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Image via Wikipedia PM Rudd announced today that the government would set up a new government and privately funded organisation to set up a fibre to home broadband for every school, business and home in the country. The cost is huge and much more than previously thought, but the reason for that is that the [...]
I know there are many bigger natural disasters which have occurred overseas and there are many being killed in wars as I write, but I live in Melbourne and these bushfires are the worst natural disaster ever in Australia, so yes it effects me more, despite being very angry recently about Gaza. The day they [...]
I heard Bush say in a press conference that the press had really misunderestimated him How can an illiterate person be president of the USA?
I’m sorry to see Bush go. I always got a laugh out of his stupidity. Here are some of his best known sayings. ‘The vast majority of our imports come from outside the country.’ ‘If we don’t succeed, we run the risk of failure.’ ‘Republicans understand the importance of bondage between a mother and child.’ [...]
Last night’s talk back radio was all about whether or not Google’s Street View was breaking privacy laws. Most of the callers found the ability for others to look at their house as an invasion of their privacy and a boost for burglars. They said that anyone could now look at their house on the [...]
Everyone now knows of the great Nigerian scam , where you got emailed by someone who promised you riches if you transferred a processing fee into a bank account. The amount you had to transfer was $5000. This fraud is so well known now that it is called the Nigerian 419 scam. It began in [...]
Has no one noticed that Wayne Swan looks rather like a duck? Considering his name and the uncanny resemblance, it’s surprising that more cartoonists haven’t made milage out of it. Sorry about the silly picture Wayne; I really couldn’t resist. The serious issue here is the current obsession with basic commodities like petrol prices, groceries [...]
The roslyn oxley9 gallery sent out a media release on the 23 May, 2008 saying the following: Statement on behalf of Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery and Bill Henson After much consideration we have decided to withdraw a number of works from the current Bill Henson exhibition that have attracted controversy. The current show, without the said [...]
My post is to do with the new terrorism laws passed in many countries, but I will concentrate on my own. The Australian Anti-Terrorism Act 2005 (Revised) is legislation intended to hamper the activities of any potential terrorists in Australia. It was passed by the Commonwealth Parliament on 6 December 2005. The previous Anti-terrorism Act [...]
I thought I was beyond being shocked, but this engaging and secretely filmed documentary was shocking to us in the West. It isn’t about the treatment of Tibetans, but about the effects of the One Child Policy. It was aired on the Australian ABC 4 Corners program tonight (21 April 2008) I’ll just quote here [...]
