I released an important podcast episode and appeared on another
Aug 02, 2026 9:24 pm
Michael here.
Greetings from the land down under (or as I call it now "The NEW testing ground of the New World Order").
I have two podcast episodes I'd like to bring to your attention:
The next stage of Australia's Digital ID rollout starts THIS NOVEMBER
On Saturday I recorded a very important podcast episode with an Australian cybersecurity professional about the next stage of the rollout of Australia's national Digital ID scheme MyID.
This is due to happen a mere three months from now in November so you could say this information is time sensitive if you are in Australia like me.
Either way, as you probably know by now (or should know!), what happens in Australia doesn't stay in Australia and is a harbinger of things to come elsewhere.
Click here for the interview & show notes
My Interview on Courage is the Cure - Journalism: Point of No Return
Robyn from Courage is the Cure did another interview with me on her Relentless Podcast. This time we discussed the dire situation genuinely independent media is in right now and where do we go from here.
I argued that the only viable path forward is for independent media to be funded directly by the people. For maximum impact, this will require consolidation amongst the genuinely independent voices and doing so can unlock some truly remarkable outcomes.
One such possible outcome I outlined in another interview I gave to Michael Gray Griffith of Cafe Locked Out earlier this year.
Listen on the podcasting app of your choice (except Spotify)
Keen to hear your thoughts on either of these.
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