In the lead up to the United Nations Climate Change Summit (COP26) Australia has been ranked as a D- by most global media and social media users. Data shared today by a leading global SaaS provider of media intelligence and social analytics, Meltwater Australia, shows that more than 1000 international publications have described Australia as “the worst greenhouse gas emitters”. In addition, more than 2,800 mentions referencing the Australian government’s “failure to commit” were posted socially in the last month.
Yesterday Adelaide United Football star Josh Cavallo become the first A-League Footballer to come out as gay while actively playing. It was an historic moment for the sport as Josh joins a small group of out players globally, most of whom came out only after they had retired.
Following the 21-year-olds announcement on social media, an outpouring of support from the football community has dominated both news and social media conversation.
Meltwater’s four-year battle with the Copyright Agency has been resolved, with The Copyright Tribunal today ruling that it has accepted the Copyright License proposal put forward by Meltwater almost in its entirety.
The Tribunal soundly rejected the proposed license structure from The Copyright Agency. Instead, it accepted in full the offer proposed by Meltwater, as well as ruling that Meltwater is now able to enjoy an expanded set of rights regarding the use and distribution of the content across Asia Pacific. This includes the expansion of the library of content from six to 12 month and the extension of the license term to four years.
