114. 114. Stats Apps, SME Spin and Banking Pain

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This Excel feature is amazing. Take a photo and upload it straight top Excel. 
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/insert-data-from-picture-3c1bb58d-2c59-4bc0-b04a-a671a6868fd7
ABS has an app. For those stats nerds out there, this is awesome. Has key economic indicators and also 2016 Census info on postcodes, etc. You can also customise your own Key Indicators. 
https://twitter.com/ABSStats/status/1153514839249170433?s=20
A linked in profile description that makes the complex simple.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/arfitzgerald/
After years of banks spinning their performance to us ANZ’s brilliant new add shows the spin small business owners use to appear successful. 
https://twitter.com/ANZ_AU/status/1131340918810976256

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BREAKING | National Australia Bank was today forced to admit an embarrassing breach of 13,000 customers’ personal data, including contact details and driver’s licence numbers . 
https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/financial-services/national-australia-bank-admits-to-data-breach-13000-customers-affected/news-story/d690644976567e6f645022c5ebabd114
ACCC’s 23 recommendations to take on the large digital businesses. Could get ugly. Interesting take on journalism suffering. 
https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/holistic-dynamic-reforms-needed-to-address-dominance-of-digital-platforms
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