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Australia is famous for doing elections well, from the wholesome school hall set ups, to the much loved democracy sausage and of course scrutineering from the AEC - - its a pretty well oiled machine. But with technological advancements in e-voting, perhaps it's time we re-think how elections are run to make them more efficient and convenient. 
This week we discuss electronic voting to online misinformation, counting machines to social media blackouts. Can we have convenience and our sausage too?

First up, how and why has TikTok become Google for Gen Z? 
Plus, how an upcoming election at the UN could determine the future of the internet, the latest on Elon Musk's painful courtship with twitter and don't look up, NASA is about to go head to head with an asteroid.

When the big mobile phone manufacturers release a new phone, as Apple did this week, have we reached the limit of what we can expect? 
Plus, big tech hits back at the federal government's localisation requirements for data storage. Does it matter where our data lives?

And our panel has a go at redesigning MyGov.

Guests

Manal al-Sharif, author and presenter of the Tech4evil podcast 

Josh Taylor, reporter at Guardian Australia

Cambridge research has found that a 60cm-tall humanoid called Nao helped children open up about feelings. Is there something in this for adults?

An unconventional piece of proposed technology that will change the accent of people in call centres has opened up a can of worms for where our prejudices and expectations lie ... and it's messy.
And will there ever be a day when petrol fuelled vehicles are banned in Australia? One US state has already set a date.

TikTok has announced new steps to ensure influencers understand the rules around paid political ads. Could this be a model for countering misinformation?
Plus, a social media giant has been accused of recording every single letter you type on your keyboard

And Google wins in the High Court. 

Guest

Seamus Byrne, Head of Content at Byteside