Category: Australia

This Isn’t Terrorism Aug 2009

Reports today about the AFP arresting 4 men in Melbourne who were allegedly planning to attack a military base in Victoria is being called "terrorism" by the Prime…

Australians Are Racists Jun 2009

"Aboriginal people are 13 times more likely to be locked up than other Australians." That’s a figure that comes from the National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee (NIDAC…

The ACMA debacle just gets worse Mar 2009

What the frak does online poker have to do with child pornography? Nothing. Nothing at all. This is just one example of how stupid, wrong and frakking disgraceful…

Read the Register of Senators’ Interests here Jan 2009

Awesome work from Matt and Kat over at OpenAustralia (see my June 2008 interview) who are… … the first website to make the Register of Senators’ Interests available…

Kevin Rudd Lives Up To (My) Expectations Dec 2008

Well there you have it. Kevin Rudd is as much as scumbag as John Howard. It didn’t take long for his true colours to show. A year after…

Your Story : Internet Filter and No Clean Feed Rally Dec 2008

My mate Ian Kath (or, as my kids refer to him, “that guy who made the lightsabers for Star Wars”), was with us at the No Clean Feed…

Bloggers Unite! Dec 2008

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G’Day World #353 – Antony Loewenstein on Internet Censorship Nov 2008

Have you donated yet to the TPN Pledge Drive? Help support independent media! My guest today on G’Day World is once again Australian journalist and author Antony Loewenstein.…

PM Rudd Is A Creationist Aug 2008

From the “Houston We Have A Problem” department… Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said on radio today: “For me, it’s ultimately the order of the cosmos or what I…

Australian Censorship and Human Rights Aug 2008

I did a show yesterday on China’s censorship and human rights record. A few people have told me that in Australia, we can say what we like and…