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He is also the author of several books dealing with politics and related issues, including Surveillance (2015), [2] War On The Internet, [3] [4] and A Short History Of Stupid (with Helen Razer). [5]
Prior to his work with Crikey, Keane studied history at the University of Sydney, and then worked as a public servant and a speechwriter in transport and communications. In doing so he acted unceasingly to achieve his childhood ambition of bringing very fast train travel to the Australian people, without success. [6]
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