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• Sandwich Gate: Julia Gillard Better Take Cover
  on May 12, 2013 in journalism global voices twitter media blogosphere
  My latest Global Voices Online post is Australia's Sandwich Gate: PM Julia Gillard Better Take CoverThe mainstream media have been accused of trivialising political coverage in Australia over an incident involving Prime Minister Julia Gillard and a s...
• Spencer and Gillen's Extraordinary Online Legacy
  on May 4, 2013 in indigenous aboriginal Australia
  Spencer and Gillen A Journey through Aboriginal Australia is a new website launched at Museum Victoria on 5 May 2013.It is the result of a collaboration that has involved a large number of institutions around the globe.'This website showcases noteboo...
• Australia: National Disability Insurance Scheme Funding At Last
  on May 2, 2013 in global voices activism insurance twitter blogosphere citizen media
  Australia: National Disability Insurance Scheme Funding At Last (Global Voices Online):(NDIS campaigning logo – Courtesy: Every Australian Counts)On the trending twitter hashtag #NDIS, there have been lots of people prepared to pay the levy wh...
• Black Humour from Inside Syria
  on May 1, 2013 in peace war
  Syria Inside is looking for support for its movie of the same name. Donations or other help greatly appreciated.Not sure about it - check out their website and watch the video below:'Syria Inside is a black comedy movie - assembling the most tragic s...
• Al Gore: Peril and Opportunity of the Climate Crisis
  on Apr 29, 2013 in sustainability global warming technology climate change activism science
  Al Gore on 'Peril and Opportunity: Solving the Climate Crisis and Reinvigorating Democracy' April 23, 2013 Stanford UniversityThanks again to Mary Vincent at Smart Tech News:"On April 23, 2013, Al Gore gave a riveting and engaging Stanford Unive...
• Climate One Video Montage: Not an Academic Exercise
  on Apr 25, 2013 in sustainability global warming technology climate change environment science
  Video: Stephen Schneider Climate One Montage:'A montage of the former Stanford Woods Institute Senior Fellow and renowned climate scientist Stephen Schneider discussing climate change.'Thanks to Mary Vincent at Smart Tech News.
• Let's Have a Book Burning Party
  on Apr 21, 2013 in facebook media
  The mad men from Leo Burnett advertising created this campaign. Watch it anyway!From their YouTube channel:"The city of Troy, Michigan was facing a budget shortfall, and was considering closing the Troy Public Library for lack of funds. Eve...
• The Great Broadband Wagon
  on Apr 14, 2013 in global voices technology blogosphere citizen media
  Great Broadband Wagon Rolls on in Australia is my latest weblog for Global Voices Online:The Opposition’s national broadband policy, released on 9 April 2013, was always going to be highly contentious in Australia. It is not just for geeks but also...
• Reflecting on Media Reform
  on Apr 13, 2013 in journalism news activism media citizen media
  Media Reform on Life-support is my first post for Australians For Honest Politics:The near capacity crowd at the Centre for Advanced Journalism’s session The Post-Mortem on Journalism Reform: What Happens Now? belied the conventional wisd...
• Thrilling News: James Price Point Saved from Gas Hub
  on Apr 11, 2013 in indigenous environment Australia
  James Price Point is a very special place. It has been the centre of a major dispute about where to put a LNG Gas Hub in North Western Australia. Some background at: The fight over Kimberley gasAlso: Hands Off CountryToday's news Environmentalists we...
• Whistleblower Fires Coal Seam Gas Debate
  on Apr 2, 2013 in sustainability mining global voices activism environment blogosphere citizen media
  My latest post for Global Voices Online:Whistleblower Simone Marsh has added fire to ongoing arguments about the environmental impact of the coal seam gas (CSG) industry in Australia. 4 Corners, a current affairs program on ABCTV (Australian Broadcas...
• Video: ThinkBrigade's Multimedia Journalists
  on Mar 27, 2013 in journalism media blogosphere citizen media
  A message from some of the people who have been reporting for ThinkBrigade from around the globe in the last year:  ThinkBrigade's Multimedia Journalists...
• Big Mac and a Coke: No Thanks!
  on Mar 23, 2013 in global voices activism environment blogosphere citizen media Australia
  A Big Mac and a Coke have not been some Australians' idea of happiness in recent months. Something about the fast food and drink mob inflames the passions. Two of my posts this week for Global Voices Online look at activists' responses to the two big...
• Social Media Wars: Police Brutality Claims at Sydney Mardi Gras
  on Mar 11, 2013 in global voices activism LGBT media blogosphere citizen media
  From my web roundup for Global Voices about the claims of police brutality at the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras:Sydney Mardi Gras police contingent 2013Image courtesy: Zsoolt – flickr, NonCommercial 2.0 Generic licenseVideo involving participan...
• How Climate Change is Destroying the Earth Infographic
  on Feb 24, 2013 in global warming climate change
  An infographic from Learn Stuff How Climate Change is Destroying the EarthThey would welcome feedback.
• Israeli/Australian Prisoner X - Ben Zygier: Mystery Remains
  on Feb 23, 2013 in global voices media blogosphere citizen media Australia
  Questions remain about the life and death of Israeli/Australian, Prisoner X - Ben Zygier, a Mossad spy. He apparently committed suicide whilst in secret solitary confinement in an Israeli prison in 2010.Reporter Trevor Bormann of Australia' ABC TV'S...
• Global A to Z: Navigating Elections 2013
  on Feb 18, 2013 in elections
  If you get sick of local politicking 2013 style, consider taking up global poll-watching instead. There will be more than figurative blood on traditional news and current affairs platforms, but to get the definitive stories, please join us at Global...
• Secret Life and Death of Australian-Israeli Mossad Spy ‘Prisoner X’
  on Feb 14, 2013 in global voices twitter blogosphere citizen media Australia
  My latest post for Global Voices: Secret Life and Death of Australian-Israeli Mossad Spy ‘Prisoner X’Revelations by Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s (ABC) progamme Foreign Correspondent on 12 February, 2013 have fired up Australian onliner...
• Australian Sport: Drugs, Match Fixing and Organised Crime
  on Feb 11, 2013 in facebook Australia
  My weblog for Global Voices:Australian Sport: Drugs, Match Fixing Linked to Organised CrimeIf Australia has a national religion, it is sport in all its forms. The shared obsession is being sorely tested at present. Allegations of illegal drug taking...
• Climate Deniers Crank Out Conspiracy Theories
  on Feb 6, 2013 in global warming climate change environment blogosphere science
  Climate denier blogosphere reaction to conspiracy study confirms conspiracy ideationFrom Cindy Baxter, NZ climate action campaigner:Perth - 6 February 2013 -- When Australian climate psychologist Stephan Lewandowsky published a study showing that tho...

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