Not 1, Not 2, Not 3, but 6: The Trials and Tribulations of Lockdown in Australia

Written by: Garrett Halak While a post-pandemic  ‘new normal’ seems near for the United States, Australia’s once-glamorous Covid-19 situation has become far from perfect. Still boasting a minute death toll in comparison to most other countries around the world, Australia remains far from victorious in terms of returning to mobility and normalcy. While lockdown lengths…

Fiji’s Online Safety Act: A ‘Trojan Horse’ for Internet Censorship

By: Jack Urban In May 2018, the Republic of Fiji, led by Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, passed into law landmark legislation geared toward creating a safe online environment free of cyberbullying, cyberstalking, trolling, fake news, harassment, and revenge porn. Despite this, the Online Safety Act (OSA) failed to get any opposition party member’s vote. Why?…