Submitted by James Purser on Tue, 20/03/2012 - 21:24
Well, you can't say that Australian politics is dull.
Submitted by James Purser on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 22:54
Thought I would put something up for the end of the week.
Over at angrybeanie.com I've put up a quick look at the Independent Media Inquiry report and their brilliant idea to start counting page hits to determine whether your site counts as real media or not. 41 hits a day is the magical number by the way.
Submitted by James Purser on Thu, 26/01/2012 - 22:40
So two things happened today.
The first was a near riot that necessitated the evacuation of the Prime Minister and the Opposition leader from an awards ceremony meant to highlight the work of emergency workers.
The second was WIN Television blowing it again.
If you haven't caught up on the events today then I heres a brief timeline I've put together from various sources:
Submitted by James Purser on Mon, 19/12/2011 - 12:30
The Illawarra Mercury ran an article on the weekend entitled "IT tipped to boom in Illawarra", the basic premise being that as manufacturing winds down, Information Technology and Communications are tagged to grow and fill the gap.
Excellent, I personally think that Wollongong and the Illawarra makes a perfect spot to setup an IT shop if you want to be close to sydney without the costs of being based in Sydney.
Submitted by James Purser on Mon, 12/12/2011 - 20:49
I've just submitted the following to the Illawarra Mercury over this article
"I am writing to you regarding your article entitled “Gay marriage battle in Throsby” in which we are told that state MP Noreen Hay has led the charge in trying to muzzle federal representative Stephen Jones over the topic of same sex marriages.
Submitted by James Purser on Mon, 24/10/2011 - 15:59
Here I am stuck in the middle with you.
(Warning, rambling rant follows)
Here's the thing. The political debate in this country sucks. It really does. Either we have Captain No leading the opposition, or we have a government that continuously seems to fail comms 101.
Submitted by James Purser on Tue, 18/10/2011 - 23:27
Just thought I'd throw in a quick thing about the #occupy protests that are occuring around Australia at the moment.
Submitted by James Purser on Mon, 19/09/2011 - 11:02
The proposed changes to the immigration laws that the Labor Party is hoping will salvage their Malaysia Solution have been released.
I've had a brief skim through the legislative changes and this is what leaps out at me first up:
Submitted by James Purser on Wed, 14/09/2011 - 20:54
So today, Stephen Conroy, Minister for the Digital Economy and other Buzz words, announced an independent inquiry with the following terms:
a) The effectiveness of the current media codes of practice in Australia, particularly in light of technological change that is leading to the migration of print media to digital and online platforms;
Submitted by James Purser on Mon, 11/07/2011 - 11:17
Look Australia, I don't know how to sugar coat this so I'll just come out and say it.
We are a Socialist nation. More specifically we are a Socialist-Capitalist nation and we have been for decades. The signs are all there, the commitment to universal health care, comprehensive welfare sector while at the same time maintaining a free market economy (with some regulation).
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