Conroy’s Tilt towards Ankara
One of the reasons I supported Labor at the last Federal election was its apparent enthusiasm for the internet and commitment to transforming Australia in a positive way via a world-class broadband...
View ArticleHow many screw-ups before Conroy is sacked?
One thing Australians DID want from Labor following the last election was rapid delivery of fast, affordable broadband throughout Australia. That’s a matter about which there is solid poitical...
View ArticleClive Hamilton & I: Getting Personal about Sex, Lies, Hate & Censorship
A decade or so ago, I knew Clive Hamilton personally. We met a few times through common involvement in environmental issues. He appeared to be a nice man with a good head for policy and commitment to...
View ArticleWhy The Web is NOT Like TV
Yesterday I published an article called Clive Hamilton & I: Getting Personal about Sex, Lies, Hate & Censorship My main purpose was to rebut what I call the ‘Clive Hamilton Fallacy’, named in...
View ArticleThe Rudd Government: One-Term Only?
Australia’s Minister for Communications Chaos, Internet Censorship and Moral Panic rose in the Senate early this week to defend the Government’s ‘Clean Feed’ policy yesterday. It was not an impressive...
View ArticleSaga from down-under: brain surgery and the global mind
It’s an oddity of the human character that brain surgery, a very serious matter, is often the subject of jokes. Perhaps it’s our way of dealing with the frightening and unthinkable. The notion of an...
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