In 2008 the Australian government proposed a mandatory filtering system of all websites that may be refused classification under Australian regulations.
This proposal has a lot of opposition, with many concerns about how it would actually work, and whether it would do what it intended, or whether it would be … Read the rest
At the time of the Global Financial Crisis (GFC), one of the government plans to help to keep Australia working was the now infamous School Halls Building Project, a part of the Building the Education Revolution (BER).
This was conceived to build school halls quickly for … Read the rest
How viable, and what is, the Australian National Broadband Network (NBN) ?
With a cost of $43 billion to fund a national broadband network of “Fibre-to-the-Home” in Australia, what do we actually get from it, and what is the cost per person ?
The easy question to answer is the … Read the rest
How much sway will the Asylum Seekers question have in this 2010 Federal Election ?
What is the real Question about asylum Seekers ?
It isn’t, as some people think, about the total numbers of refugees arriving. Australia takes a specific number, about 13,000 per year, and that’s it.
Julia … Read the rest
The 2010 Election slogan appears to be “Moving Forward”
It definitely appears that Julia Gillard would rather people look forward at what she might do, rather than backwards at what she has done or tried to do, etc., etc.
So, what has Julia Gillard done in the past ?
This … Read the rest
Will the election be called today, will the next Election be August 21st ?
The news media are hovering everywhere today, at Julia Gillards house, as she left to go to the airport, they were also at the airport waiting for her plane to touch down at 8:44, they are … Read the rest
This Resource Super Profits Tax does seem to be a bit confusing, although in some ways it should be very simple.
If a company makes excess profits selling material that is the property of every Australian, (ie: our Land) then what is wrong with that company giving some of that … Read the rest
Are you one of the many of us that often look at survey results, and say: “But I was never asked !!”
Well, you can have the opportunity if you want to:
Jessica Watson left Sydney, in the 10.2 metre “Pink Lady”, on the 18th October 2009.
She returned on 15th May 2010, after completing about 18,265 nautical miles, on her solo round the world sailing trip.
She completed the trip 3 days before her 17th Birthday.
This was a non-stop and … Read the rest
This new trend in Ultra Quiet advertising on TV in Australia…
Have you seen these new quiet adverts by Rivers and now by Honda ?
Rivers began a few months ago with very quiet and polite advertising, and now Honda have started their quiet adverts too.
What do you think … Read the rest
