Australia
Australian pilot combines CBDC project with carbon credit trading
The idea creates major implications.
Australian government blocked websites with “informal” requests, meaning takedown requests went unrecorded
Avoiding official procedure.
Australian senators refuse to investigate the WHO pandemic treaty
Labor and Greens voted against efforts to scrutinize the controversial treaty.
Australia agrees on digital ID rollout and data sharing
Centralizing data.
Reality TV star dropped from management over Instagram post critical of “drag queen story time”
After people complained.
Australia is concerned it can’t stop “misinformation” in private conversations
Fresh attempts to try and undermine a right to privacy.
Australia launches biometric and QR app that grants access to services
It also serves as a digital ID.
Australian company directors have just one week to be forced into mandatory digital ID
There’s a growing pushback over privacy concerns.
Australia considers centralizing digital ID
More central control.
United Nations anti-misinformation push spreads offline to new poster campaign
A major “Verified” campaign.