Monday links: Lowy poll, Africa's boom, big data, drone journalism and more

24 June 2013 11:04

More signs of economic integration between Beijing and Taipei. (Thanks Malcolm.)
The Reuters Institute has released a new report on the potential of drone journalism. The ABC's Mark Corcoran is among the authors.
Africa is booming, and new data suggests it has been doing so for longer than you may think.
Six types of lies our politicians tell.
'Big data is also whetting the appetite of the state all around the world. With the control of increasing amounts of information, the state can become both more powerful and more intrusive'. (H/t Economist's View.)
Are states that sign up to human rights treaties more or less likely to commit abuses?
The Lowy Institute's annual poll is out today, and the graph below is one of the headline findings. I reckon Australians are drawing on the past when they think about this issue, but I'm not sure I'd be as optimistic about the future:

'Down and out down under'