Category Archives: Australia

Queensland Floods and the Web

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Bryn

Floods have devastated Queensland and other parts of Australia. The area underwater is greater than France and Germany. At times like these I am always amazed at the great and positive ways how Web 2.0 technologies are used; whether social … Continue reading →

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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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