[Link] Federation 'ill-equipped' to deal with 21st-century challenges as Australia grows 'vulnerable'

Read: 21/10/2021 www.abc.net.au

More than 250 stakeholders are behind a report, as part of the National Resilience Project (NRP), that makes recommendations on topics including energy security, climate change responses, global and regional security risks, and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

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[Link] The disastrous voyage of Satoshi, the world’s first cryptocurrency cruise ship

Read: 9/9/2021 www.theguardian.com

On the evening of 7 December 2010, in a hushed San Francisco auditorium, former Google engineer Patri Friedman sketched out the future of humanity.

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[Link] Pussy Riot Members Are on House Arrest and Can't Even Get Groceries

Read: 18/8/2021 www.vice.com

Nadya Tolokonnikova, founder of Russian punk rock group and performance collective Pussy Riot, speaks with gracefully articulated rage.

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