Apr
7
My review of ABC Playback… (beta)
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I just received access to the beta trial today, I decided to try it out on one of my
fave shows “The Bill.” the speed was great, I connect on 21mb/s ADSL2… I found when the
initial loading started I could hear but I couldn’t see anything, I had to click rewind
before the video came through.
The quality [...]
Apr
7
India – more 1st world than Australia, or should that be Australia more 3rd world than India?
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I was inspired to write this from a piece shown on the SBS television show Dateline last week, where the journo delved into a scheme where all school children aged to 13 must be given a cooked lunch while at school.
This program was initiated in 2001 after a supreme court decision that made it compulsory [...]
Apr
5
At the moment, no… the “great firewall of China” stops access to most articles on my blog. According to the latest media on the games China must allow access to the Internet for the duration of the games.
I’d be highly surprised if my blog is accessible for the duration of the Olympics. The deal made [...]
Apr
5
Straight from a Chinese website, sina.com has seen more than 1.19 million people rally together backing Chinese forces in Tibet, the majority of these people come from China itself. Being a fan of CCTV 9 (Chinese Communist Television), the english channel, I find this support ridiculous.
In fact all of China’s television comes from the government, [...]
Apr
4
In what I feel will be the first of many departures former Liberal front-bencher Peter McGauran has indicated he will retire from politics. McGuaran the member for Gippsland standing for the Nationals party has said he’ll leave his 25 year career in politics to pursue a career in the thoroughbred racing industry.
This departure comes days [...]
Apr
4
In his first Australian speech since his 2007 election defeat John Howard will address Brisbane Liberal party members and others later this month. During his 2007 election campaign a seat at such an occasion would set you back $10,000, even though inflation is up it will now only cost you $250 (or $150 for Liberal [...]
Apr
2
Yarra Trams – the story of a failure of public-private-partnerships…
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This is a personal story, it’s only me that’s giving an experience I’ve had on Yarra Trams but I’ve seen many have the same experience. My experience stems back two years over six episodes, but each similar and not original.
I live on a steep tram route, I don’t go on the trams often so I [...]
Apr
2
Henry the sea lion’s popularity soars whilst 300,000+ seals are slaughtered in Canada
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The popularity of a single sea lion on an Adelaide beach is unheard of whilst 300,000+ seals are killed in the annual Canadian seal hunt.
In a process which has been seen as cruel the only solution that PETA and the Humane Society can see is to pre-emptively kill the entire population of 6.3 Canadian harp [...]
Apr
2
Sir Rod Eddington, advises Victoria on public transport, pro-bono…
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A report commissioned by the Victorian Government has recommended $18 billion dollars in upgrading the states roads and public transport infrastructure.
The report was released by Sir Rod Eddington, the former head of British Airways and most recently leading up the Labor business advisory council advising on their industrial relations and small business policy. In an [...]