Burning Platforms

Burning Platforms is back for 2025. With the tech overlords in the ascendant, particularly following the US election, we take stock of the impending inferno with our regular panel Per Capita’s Peter L...

3 Maalis 202551min

In our final episode of 2024 we unpack the recent Senate Report into the Adoption of AI in Australia with Committee Chair Senator Tony Sheldon.   We also look at: Woolworth's industrial dispute over...

16 Joulu 20241h 3min

Burning Platforms dives deep into the common ground between national security and individual privacy with cybersecurity expert Miah Hammond-Errey, host of the Technology and Security podcast.   Also ...

25 Marras 20241h 5min

The upcoming US Presidential elections will shape - and be shaped by - the Web3 community. We talk with Mark Monfort from the Aus De-Fi Association on what the moment means.   He joins our panel of He...

4 Marras 20241h

As researchers are locked out of digital platforms, we contemplate a new era of control and secrecy, with responsible tech academic Gina Neff. She joins our panel of  Digital Rights Watch chair Lizzie...

21 Loka 20241h 2min

Open AI's Sam Altman has launched a new product line with a new business model and a new philosophy. But do they all line up?  Lee Schofield from ‘Future is Now’ with our regular panelists Digital Ri...

7 Loka 20241h 1min

Listen to our live virtual town hall briefing to discuss the Federal Government’s much anticipated plans for privacy reform and the launch o the Privacy Now campaign - https://privacynow.org.au/.   Wi...

19 Syys 20241h 2min

What can Only Fans teach us about the internet? Social media academic Emily van der Nagel takes us through her research with content creators and consumers to reveal the logic behind a very different ...

2 Syys 20241h 6min