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“There’s no precedent to look to regarding the top-selling artist of the digital era becoming a total free agent.” Four scenarios for Taylor Swift’s new record deal. It’s possible she could receive $20 million per album. - Variety
Consultant procurement system is not working, says NSW auditor general
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“It’s hard to avoid noticing that J.C. Gabel, a tall, almost burly transplant from Chicago, is — among other things — a bit of a ranter. … But the difference between Gabel, 42, and most people who declaim loudly on the patios of bookstores is that a) he’s generally — or at least arguably — right most of the time and b) he’s managed to put his money where his mouth is. … Surviving in the current publishing climate is impressive; thriving and expanding is almost bizarre. And Gabel and company have done it.”
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Blockchain's potential to revolutionise government systems
Expert identifies several proof-of-concept projects where governments around the world are using blockchain to remove traditional citizen pain points.
Surviving australian politics: 4 reforms to stop ousting leaders
LEADERSHIP: Australian politics looks increasingly like a reality TV show, so what can be done to bring stability and end the near-constant Canberra coups?
What is frank and fearless advice, and how to give it
Blockchain's potential to revolutionise government systems
Expert identifies several proof-of-concept projects where governments around the world are using blockchain to remove traditional citizen pain points.
Surviving australian politics: 4 reforms to stop ousting leaders
LEADERSHIP: Australian politics looks increasingly like a reality TV show, so what can be done to bring stability and end the near-constant Canberra coups?
'Staying alive': When the world's most powerful banker is the DJ
Facing
a dozen king-size day beds filled with millennials, the incoming chief
executive of Goldman Sachs got behind the DJ booth.
I
am part of the resistance inside the Trump administration