Today: Tuesday 19 July 2022

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Results from the recent The Daily Aus survey of readers on all matters COVID with the Omicron variant ramping up in Australia.

TikTok confirms user data from Australian's can be viewed by China. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-07-13/tiktok-admits-australian-data-accessible-in-china/101233320

Hardware giant, Bunnings and low cost department store retailer Kmart found to be tracking customers via facial recognition. Government body will investigate. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-07-13/bunnings-kmart-investigated-over-facial-recognition-technology/101233372

The Netherlands looks set to be the first country to make working from home a legal right. Too many bosses are rooted in the past and think only the best work can be done at the office.

Disaster payments are restored for Aussie workers who need time off for COVID after ending in June.

New segment called Quick Fire where I'm presented with a series of names and I have to ramble off a sentence or two on each.

Resources in the podcast can include, The Daily Aus (https://linktr.ee/thedailyaus), ABC News Australia (https://abc.net.au/news), The Guardian Australia (https://www.theguardian.com/au), Morning Brew (https://morningbrew.com)

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CORY O'CONNOR

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