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Rob Nicholls

Senior lecturer in Business Law, UNSW

Dr Rob Nicholls is a senior lecturer in business law at the UNSW Business School.
He was previously a research fellow at Swinburne University of Technology where he worked on spectrum policy matters and a research fellow at the Centre for International Finance and Regulation where he researched the intersection of competition law with financial services regulations. His research applies system and network analysis techniques, commonly used in networked industries, to examine error amplification. Rob is the Independent Telecommunications Adjudicator in a regime established to deal with wholesale disputes arising over both legacy services and migration to the NBN. He has had a thirty-year career concentrating on regulations and governance, particularly in networked industries. He has worked for Webb Henderson, the ACCC and Gilbert + Tobin.

If Facebook really pulls news from its Australian sites, we'll have a much less compelling product

Sep 02, 2020 14:08 pm UTC| Technology

Facebook will ban publishers and people in Australia from sharing local and international news on Facebook and Instagram if a proposal to force tech giants to pay for news becomes law, the tech giant has announced. The...

No more negotiating: new rules could finally force Google and Facebook to pay for news

Apr 22, 2020 12:49 pm UTC| Technology

Digital platforms such as Google and Facebook will be forced to compensate news media companies for using their content, under a new mandatory code to be drawn up by Australias competition watchdog. The announcement,...

Why you might be paying more for your airfare than the person seated next to you

Oct 09, 2018 12:52 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology

Price discrimination is legal in Australia where sellers will typically pick an opening price based on the likelihood that someone will pay it. We take a look at how you can get the best deal on airfares in the second part...

Economy

UK inks stopgap trade deal with Canada to get ready for Brexit

The UK signed a stopgap agreement with Canada, allowing trade between the two countries to continue under the same terms as Canadas existing treaty with the EU. The two countries are working on a new bilateral...

UN agency's heavy fuel oil ban in Arctic criticized as outrageous

The Clean Arctic Alliance criticized as outrageous the UN agency International Maritime Organizations (IMO) ban on the use and carriage of heavy oil fuel (HFO) by ships in Arctic waters as it would come into effect only in...

Vietnam only Southeast Asian country poised for economic growth this year: IMF

Vietnam is the only Southeast Asian country identified by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to be on track for economic growth this year, forecast at 2.4 percent. The IMF attributed the countrys decisive steps to...

S. Korea card spending up 6.3% during November shopping festival

Card spending in South Korea on Nov. 1 to 15 when the annual nationwide shopping festival FESTA was held amounted to 37.4 trillion won, rising 6.3 percent from a year earlier. The shopping festival drew a total of 1,784...

US to add 4 more in list of Chinese military-backed firms

The Trump administration is poised to designate four more Chinese companies as backed by its countrys military, curbing their access to US investors. The designations would increase the number in the list of Communist...

Politics

World War 3: US announces the return of guided missile destroyer to be deployed in South China Sea

The recent conflicts that several nations have with China over control of the South China Sea have raised concerns about a possible conflict breaking out which could lead to World War 3. In an effort to ramp up military...

Melania Trump humiliated: FLOTUS told to just leave after giving updates on the White House's Christmas decors

Melania Trump was bashed and harsh comments were posted on social media. This comes after she revealed the Christmas tree that will be set up in the White House for the coming holidays this year. On Nov. 23, she tweeted...

Donald Trump: GSA approves Biden's transition process but POTUS declares his fight will continue

Donald Trump finally concedes and admits defeat but not fully because while he will allow the transition to Joe Bidens administration to begin, he still insists that they will prevail. The announcement was made on Monday...

Joe Biden reaffirms ties between US and New Zealand in phone call with NZ PM Jacinda Aldern

President-elect Joe Biden is already communicating with foreign leaders as part of reaffirming relations between the US and their respective countries. One of Bidens most recent calls is with New Zealand Prime Minister...

Barack Obama revelation: Memoir reveals Angela Merkel was initially skeptical of ex-POTUS

Former President Barack Obama recently published his memoir titled, A Promised Land, where he reveals a lot about his time in politics and even after leaving the White House in 2017. Recent excerpts from his memoir reveal...

Science

Asteroid alert: 2,700-foot space rock to fly by Earth this week

Asteroids pass by our planet on an almost everyday basis with some space rocks measuring bigger than others. NASAs asteroid trackers have spotted one large asteroid coming our way and making an approach this week. An...

NASA discovery: Experts say Hubble Space Telescope may have captured a black hole

Out of all the cosmic entities to exist in the universe, none has been as mysterious as the black hole, a phenomena that have yet to be witnessed. Experts at NASA recently claimed that the Hubble Space Telescope may have...

Climate change: New study shows changes in migration patterns of Arctic animals due to changing temperatures

Climate change has affected parts of the world such as Antarctica and Greenland the most, with animals that reside in these icy regions also suffering from its effects. A new study has revealed how migration patterns of...

NASA discovery: Hubble Space Telescope captures 'cinnamon bun' shaped galaxy 31 million light-years away

Galaxies tend to look very similar to one another but only vary in size. NASA and ESAs Hubble Space Telescope has captured one galaxy that has an unusual shape 31 million light-years away. The Hubble found an...

Mars mission: Elon Musk says first settlers on Red Planet will live in glass domes

One of the goals when it comes to the upcoming Mars missions is to colonize the neighboring planet. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk recently stated that those who would become the first settlers on the red planet would have to live...

Technology

‘The Last of Us Part 2’ listing says it’s ‘enhanced for PlayStation 5

Sony and Naughty Dog have yet to announce if The Last of Us Part 2 will have a PlayStation 5 upgrade. However, a product listing for the game seems to suggest it could be in the works. The Last of Us Part 2 PS5 upgrade...

‘Cyberpunk 2077’ gameplay leaks in a 20-minute online stream

Cyberpunk 2077 is a few weeks away from its fourth release date, but a short segment of its gameplay has apparently been leaked online. Meanwhile, CD Projekt Red announced the RPG will be released with a feature that will...

The Game Awards 2020: ‘The Last of Us Part 2’ and ‘Ghost of Tsushima’ compete for GOTY

As many fans expected, two of the biggest PlayStation-exclusive titles, The Last of Us Part 2 and Ghost of Tsushima, have joined the coveted list of nominees for the Game of the Year award for The Game Awards 2020. Video...

‘PUBG Mobile India’ 2020 launch is likely as APK download briefly went live

It appears that the hope for PUBG Mobile India to launch soon is close to becoming a reality. Its APK download reportedly went live for a brief moment recently hinting at the possibility that the game could go live for...

Samsung Galaxy S21’s reported S Pen support could make the Galaxy Note series obsolete

Samsungs popular phablet lineup might no longer be part of the companys plans in 2021. Speculations about the cancellation of the Galaxy Note line heighten following reports that at least one of the upcoming Galaxy S21...