Category Archives: Australia

Broadband for Arnhem Land

Posted on December 13, 2008 by Bryn

From the ABC’s 7:30 report, a good news story about the Broadband Revolution coming to Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory. A fibre optic cable has be laid into Arnhem Land. This is great story in so many ways: The … Continue reading →

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ABC (au) Radio National launches Pool

Posted on August 22, 2008 by Bryn

via Boing Boing ABC Radio National has launched Pool: It’s a place to share your creative work with the Pool community and ABC producers – upload music, photos, videos, documentaries, interviews, animations and more. It’s a collaborative space where audiences … Continue reading →

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NSW education downgrades Microsoft

Posted on April 19, 2008 by Bryn

via Jeff Waugh’s Be the signal. The Australian Financial Review reports NSW education downgrades Microsoft. “The NSW Department of Education has put Microsoft on notice after it agreed to extend its software licensing agreement for just one year instead of … Continue reading →

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Google celebrates Australia Day

Posted on January 26, 2008 by Bryn

Today is Australia Day and as is often the case on days of significances, Google (AU) has a special header for the day. This is the result of Doodle 4 Google My Australia a competition for school students.

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What if there was a Double Dissolutions?

Posted on December 17, 2007 by Bryn

I ended my previously post with the possibility that Rudd could call a Double Dissolutions election in his first term. I decided to do the numbers, based on the incomplete counts from the recent senate election I calculated the outcome … Continue reading →

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.. and now it is time to turn out attention to the Senate

Posted on November 26, 2007 by Bryn

The ALP has a majority in the new House of Representatives, so Kevin Rudd is the new PM of Australia, but what about the Australia’s upper house, the Senate. For people on the left of Australian politics the Senate results … Continue reading →

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Australia has a new Government

Posted on November 26, 2007 by Bryn

After more than 11 year of the Howard government, the Howard era is over. Even better it seems that Howard has lost his seat of Bennelong.

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Bob Brown on Rove

Posted on November 19, 2007 by Bryn

Rove: Who would you turn straight for? Bob: … Missy Higgins. video on youtube

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Election Odds

Posted on November 17, 2007 by Bryn

We are only 7 days out from the Australian federal election and I have been wasting spending a significant amount of time reading election related websites/blogs including: The Poll Bludger Andrew Bartlett’s blog GreensBlog Simon Jackman’s blog: he is doing … Continue reading →