Abbot and O’Brien on broadband
Following one of the most lame policy launches I have seen (Minchin makes Conroy actually look good :/ ), Tony Abbot hit the 7.30 report last night to tote the Liberal’s broadband plan for Australia. It didn’t seem to be much more than the usual “hands off and let the market deal with it” approach [...]
Australian Federal Election 2010. A view from the Fraser electorate.
Weird weather heralds the turbulent times here in Canberra and abroad. The campaign cycle, now fully in swing, not actually as imposing and irritating as I was anticipating. The letterbox has remained relatively free of propaganda but with just over two weeks left there is plenty of time for half of Tasmania’s forest to end [...]
top 4 iphone apps – News
ABC for iPhone – This is a great one. It’s got “The News in 90 Seconds”, streaming live radio of all ABC’s flagship channels and programs plus more. Free and important! http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/australian-broadcasting-corporation/id306583229?mt=8 Fox News – Amusing! Free also, a concentrated dose of conservative America right to your iPhone. Bearable only in small amounts. http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/fox-news/id367623543?mt=8 TIME [...]
Offer for 40 ABC Learning centres | smh.com.au
A Victorian not-for-profit child-care group has offered to buy up to 40 ABC Learning centres after administrators and receivers were appointed to the troubled company last week.Try Youth and Community Services chief executive Damien Mowlam says the group has spoken with the administrators and receivers of ABC Learning and the federal government in a bid [...]
