Right. So. Australia does finally have a new government. Of sorts. Congratulations to Julia Gillard and the Labor party – and biggest congratulations to the Greens, with 9 seats in the Senate, Yeah baby! However… That was frakkin’ ridiculous. Gillard, Labor, you need to sort your shit out. Srsly. We came thiiiiis close || to...
I read today (via Wikileaks) that Conroy’s Internet filter is on hold. Well, actually: A spokeswoman for Communications Minister Stephen Conroy said yesterday the legislation would not be introduced next month’s or the June sittings of parliament. So that means? With parliament not sitting again until the last week of August, the laws are unlikely to be...
There’s a lot of discussion lately about the interenet filter/blackist/censorship plan of Senator Stephen Conroy. Here’s the latest I’ve read: Conroy’s response to Crikey (tweeted by @Mactalk). In it, Senator Conroy writes, well, like a politician. He engages in so much double-speak my eyes crossed while trying to read it. The comments provided very...
