Two (Very Different) Views of Queensland

Two (Very Different) Views of Queensland

18th June 2010, (0 Comments)

I’m in Queensland, talent-scouting for swing-voters for SBS Insight. In my travel kit is a new camera about the size of an mobile phone, the Flip Mino HD. More

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iPhone app maps US sex offenders — on Sydney streets (Crikey)

23rd May 2010, (0 Comments)

A popular American iPhone application, available through Apple’s Australian iTunes store, was falsely listing American sex offenders as living in Sydney suburbs for at least four months More

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If He Could Turn Back Time?

09th March 2010, (0 Comments)

Tony Abbott might feel threatened by gay people, but even if he wanted to roll back progress on gay rights, it’s unlikely he could do so, writes James West. newmatilda.com More

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ChatRoulette: First Academic Paper!

ChatRoulette: First Academic Paper!

03rd March 2010, (0 Comments)

ChatRoulette: The Nightclub of the Internet. It didn’t take long. But it seems a group of US researchers has won the race to pump out the first academic paper on ChatRoulette. More

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Is An Online Ombudsman A Good Idea?

Is An Online Ombudsman A Good Idea?

26th February 2010, (0 Comments)

Is a Government Watchdog the right thing to polcie what happens on the net? Will it keep bad stuff off Facebook? Or will any oversight in the wrong hands become a draconian regime of over-regulation. More

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