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Federal Government Regulates Internet Content

For everyone who is concerned about this matter and wants to get their head around the issues, the actual source documents are available as follows: * Australian Communications and Media Authority - Media Release * Online Content Regulation - Overview from Minister's Office * Broadcasting Services Act 1992 - including amendment No. 124, 2007

Human Rights Charter in Victoria

In the state of Victorian citizens will have basic human rights, like freedom of speech and freedom of religion, protected under a new charter from 2008. It's a pity the rest of us don't have the same guarantees. When will the federal government step up and

Krigsman talking sense on IT projects

In Five tips for achieving IT success in 2008 by ZDNet's Michael Krigsman gives list of five tips that guarantee successful projects in 2008, summary follows below and full post here... 1. Build a business case 2. Engage stakeholders early and often 3. Ensure strong executive sponsorship 4.

What is most likely to help you reach the top?

Summary of the tips from LifeHack on getting to the top follows, the original post is from Oct 2007 but still resonates for me. This is worth thinking about today as we all consider resolutions for 2008. 1. Whenever you can, act friendly and open 2. Don’t be manipulative

New definition of consent in rape for NSW

Changes to the law of consent in rape come into force today. I think it is a big step forward to have consent formally defined. Some people have claimed that these changes will cause frivolous cases where women will have a change of mind after the fact. But nobody has

Truly excellent post on "Why I use Twitter" by Dan York

This is a really great summary of how people are using Twitter and why from Dan York over at Disruptive Conversations, in summary he uses Twitter: 1. as a News Source 2. as a Knowledge Network 3. as a Virtual Water Cooler 4. as a way to stay up-to-

Trying hard to cancel MySpace account

About a week ago I decided to start deleting some of my lesser used online accounts, starting with MySpace. It seems that it is very hard and takes a long time to delete a MySpace account. I went to the MySpace site and followed the directions to cancel the account,

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