Twas on this day in 1788 that Governor Phillip landed at Port Jackson and claimed the Eastern seaboard of Australia for King George III. Australia did not become an officially unified country until 1901.
The Colony of New South Wales was essentially a penal colony, where those lucky enough to escape a hanging in England [...]
Happy Australia Day my fellow criminals.
January 26, 2010 4 Comments
Channel 10 Homeopathy Advertorial on 9am with Kim and David
August 27, 2009 5 Comments
Looks like some enterprising person has transcribed the entire advertisement/endorsement? of homeopathic vaccines on Ten’s 9 am with Kim and David.
You may find it here
Sing for us Barbara*
*Alluding to Streisand effect
Censordyne Censored
July 14, 2009 4 Comments
It seemed as if talk of the flawed government filtering proposal had gone quite. My Google alerts only dug up old news, ridicule from overseas, and dated blog posts. This no doubt, suited Senator Conroy, he could quietly let this donkey of a policy die or perhaps seize the initiative and get the jump on [...]
Censordyne – the Australian Governments response to online child abuse
July 9, 2009 1 Comment
You can sign up to the getup campaign here.
The Australian government is being obstinate.
There is no sense to the filtering proposal.
It is being driven by ideology, religiosity or politics – perhaps all three?
Save the Children oppose the ISP Filter
July 9, 2009 2 Comments
ABC Online parliamentary correspondent Emma Rodgers informs us that:
Save the Children has urged the Federal Government to abandon its plans to censor the internet, saying it will not be effective in protecting kids from online dangers. [read more]
Please Senator Conroy, when you have those who actually work on the frontline of child protection telling you [...]
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