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1 Hot, Crowded and Old Bernard Keane , 2020 single work essay
— Appears in: Meanjin , Summer vol. 79 no. 4 2020;

'In 2020 Australia’s airports are empty and run on skeleton crews; aircraft are parked on tarmacs across the country, the border is shut to all but returning Australians and well-connected millionaires. We’re about to experience life in a low-migration scenario—lower demand, lower housing prices, lower growth, lower congestion—at least until the pandemic ends.' (Introduction)
1 2 y separately published work icon Surveillance Bernard Keane , Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2015 8787401 2015 single work novel crime thriller

''They called him an info-terrorist and launched a worldwide hunt for the hacker humiliating the Australian government. But by the time they'd caught their man, there was a new superwarrior in the annals of the Cyber War . . .'

'The government is spying on everyone. But who is spying on the government?

'A ruthless online activist group called Kittehsaurus Rox has hacked into top-secret Cabinet information and gone public with it, creating widespread panic and embarrassing a government that will stop at nothing to hunt down 'KSR'.

'Journalist and cyber-expert Kat Sharpe is chosen by KSR to break news of their operations, and overnight she becomes the media sensation she has always longed to be. But as she gets closer to KSR and its circle of supporters, she can't shake the feeling that something doesn't add up.

'Cybersecurity company Veldtech Industries is in line to make a fortune out of the carnage created by the hackers. But they have their own desperate secrets to protect - from the government and from each other.

'Surveillance is a thrilling, timely novel about the price we pay for our 'security' and the lengths companies - and governments - will go to hide the truth.' (Publication summary)
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