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An Australia With No Google – A Search For Search? 

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22), Google has said it might pull out of the country if changes are not made to the proposed news media bargaining code. That code would, in broad terms, mandate that companies such as Google and Facebook would bargain with content publishers, specifically over the value of the news that is distributed over Big Tech platforms.

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Australia To Test Coronavirus Vaccine; US Doctor Claims To Have Potential Cure

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DW.com, Germany’s international news outlet, reported the Australian government scientists have begun the first stages of testing for a potential vaccine against the coronavirus. That’s good news, because a recent PYMNTS survey of U.S. We will keep working until this viral enemy is defeated.”.

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SMB Financing Fuels Week Of B2B Venture Capital

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Bad news hit the startup community this week as new analysis from CBInsights revealed a significant decline in venture capital (VC) funding in the first quarter of 2020. With the new funding, Ecwid said it will buy out previous, early-stage investors, as well as to double its staff levels and expand operations.

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Wild Cards? Gambling, Payroll, Other Models Provide Fresh Fuel For Prepaid

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That Las Vegas trade show memory came up during the PYMNTS discussion when Cregan shared what has influenced, and still motivates, EML as it expands from its base in Australia into Europe — and, now, to the U.S. He said that using payroll cards (in conjunction with the merchant coalition) can save employees $5 to $10 per month.

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Liberal MPs pour cold water on inquiry backed by Frydenberg into bank lending for coal projects

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Related: Australia's banks are well placed to weather Covid crisis, RBA says Related: Nationals call for ANZ boycott after bank's push for net zero emissions Continue reading.

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Under the cover of Covid, Morrison wants to scrap my government's predatory lending protections | Kevin Rudd

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The PM wants to repeal laws my government introduced to protect Australians – and the banks are popping champagne corks Pardon me for being just a little suspicious, but when I see an avalanche of enthusiasm from such reputable institutions as the Morrison government, the Murdoch media and the Australian Banking Association (anyone remember the Hayne (..)

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Australia urged to support Asian Development Bank plan to end fossil fuel financing

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Thirty-five organisations implore Australia, which is ADB’s fifth-largest shareholder, to help the region ‘make a just and equitable low-carbon transition’ Get our free news app ; get our morning email briefing The Australian government is being urged to support an end to the financing of fossil fuel projects as the Asian Development Bank prepares (..)