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Monday, June 17

On the importance, and vulnerability, of protester social media

Hong Kong residents protesting moves to allow extradition to mainland China used a “secure” social media platform to communicate and organise. But it was targeted, forcing some onto less secure platforms and into the glare of state surveillance, writes Stanley Shanapinda.

Your views: on churches sheltering homeless, and Gulf tensions

Today, readers comment on a city councillor’s call for churches to open doors to homeless on cold winter nights, and identifying those behind oil tanker attacks.

So much content, so little imagination

In an era of endless and immediately accessible content, we are losing the capacity and the desire to go deeper into art and ideas, writes Blair Boyer.

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Your views: on churches sheltering homeless, council factions and Shed 26

Today, readers comment on a call for churches to open their doors to the homeless on winter nights, the impact of council factionalism, and Labor commitment to Port Adelaide.

Once proven safe, hailing flying taxis will become normal

Uber Air’s intent to launch an aerial taxi service in 2023 puts renewed focus on drone technology and safety. But when proven safe, the public will accept pilot-free passenger drones in the sky as it has other forms of transport, argues Matthew Marino.

Your views: on a council gag order, and boosting wages and the economy

Today, readers debate whether a selective gag order harms or benefits councils, and suggest how to kickstart a stalling economy.

Team Adelaide's counter-productive exercise in power politics

The Adelaide City Council’s dominant faction has made a misjudgement in seeking to limit the ability of its political opponents to speak to the media, argues David Washington.