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[Audio clip: view full post to listen] The Hicks case has finally been resolved and everyone is a winner! “It was a good result for Hicks because he finally has a date for release and a chance to be close to his family, although he will not earn a cent from selling his story to [...]

23% of the Australian population was born overseas. Of the people born in Australia, 26% had at least one parent who was born overseas.

Last night on Difference of Opinion: ABC (9:30pm – Monday) the panel of experts were basically trying to debate the individual merits of nuclear, coal and renewable energy. However they were all saying that ‘their’ technology will be better and more efficient in 10 years. Well guess what? – the technology will always be better [...]

The Honourable John Howard, Prime Minister of Australia, 26 January 2008: “Australia Day has always been an occasion when all Australian celebrate the amazing country we live in. We gather together to celebrate the prosperity and the freedom of our country. “However, we forget that the land we now stand on has always been the [...]

I have heard about this ground breaking internet community and have studied virtual communities at university, however the story on Four Corners last night did reveal issues that I had never thought about, including: How would a virtual Stock Exchange work within Second Life? However later I also thought that the real world stock exchange [...]

Today the Sydney Morning Herald: Good Weekend magazine reports – Meal or Medicine? Source: SMH: Good Weekend – Melissa Sweet, “Meal or Medicine?”, 17 Mar 2007 “Eating fish could prevent heart disease. Then again, it might not. It depends on who you listen to. With the media and marketplace awash with claims and counterclaims about [...]

In my opinion, Race: The power of an Illusion is a must see documentary. My favourite part of the documentary was when they proved that I (that is, me, myself, centophobia) may have more genetic similarity to someone of a different ‘race’ than someone of my own ‘race’. Which raises the question – what is [...]

Earlier this week the Prime Minister’s office revealed they were preparing a submission to review the rights of homosexual couples (ABC). Conveniently revealed during Syndey’s annual Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras (the PM is a clever little fella), the laws would give citizens in same-sex relationships equal rights as people in heterosexual unions, in areas [...]

This is a small sample of one of the flags that could replace the current Australian flag. The design was created by Brendan Jones and the full design can be viewed at ausflag. This flag is definitely my favourite as it uses the Aboriginal and Australian flags together, separated by a strip of white which [...]

Spurlock and his girlfriend, Alex, spend thirty days living on the minimum wage (around US$7 per hour). Spurlock uses a Temp agency to do a number of jobs, while Alex is employed washing dishes in a cafe. At different times they both have to go to hospital for treatment but find that the free clinic is understaffed with only 20 patients able to be seen after 5:00pm. He talks to people waiting in the line to find that some had been waiting since mid-afternoon. They are forced to go to the hospital and find the bills unaffordable on such a low wage.