[Link] How Fast-Fashion Giant Shein Used Big Tech to Change the Way We Shop

Read: 23/1/2022 www.vice.com

Depending on where you’ve been scrolling online this past year, you might have seen ads for a company called Shein, bearing taglines like “Make every day your Shein day!” and offers to win 250 outfits with a single click.

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[Link] Australia’s Future Fund invested in weapons manufacturers that have sold arms to Myanmar military

Read: 29/11/2021 www.theguardian.com

Australia’s sovereign wealth fund, the Future Fund, has invested in a Chinese state-controlled weapons manufacturer that has sold combat aircraft to the Myanmar military, which is accused of crimes against humanity.

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