Gay marriage! So here are a few arguments, for and against, from the comments section of Australian news websites. Real people, with real opinions, telling us what they really think (usually with incorrect grammar and spelling). It’s wrong: Opposition comes from the position that there is a morally right way of expressing sexuality, and a [...]

Brisbane Time (+10 GMT) 6:35pm: Tsonga to serve. 6:47pm: First serve a little wild. Novak wins the first point. An omen? 6:49pm: Djokovic breaks in the first game. Not such a great start for the Frenchman. 7:00pm: A nervous start for both players. I’m predicting Nole will win! We are back on serve. Fourth game [...]

(Source: David Dale – Who We Are – A snapshot of Australia today) This kind of language I can handle. What really bugs me: ‘Mundy’, ‘Toozdy’, ‘Winzdy’, ‘I done some shopping today’ and ’10 k’, ’3 pair’ and ’50 tonne’.

(David Dale – Who We Are – A snapshot of Australia today) Which is weird because I always thought that people drank when they were feeling depressed. Who can afford three glasses of wine per day though? These people obviously have high disposable incomes. Do you feel delighted, pleased, happy, average, unhappy, discontent, or terrible? [...]

Hopefully. It has been revealed that Dodo, an Australian internet service provider and telecommunication company, has had a 700 per cent increase in complaints launched with the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman in the last 12 months. The Ombudsman recorded 50,000 complaints for Telstra, including landline telephone, mobile and internet services, while Optus had 20,000. Dodo had [...]

The Reserve Bank of Australia has lifted interest rates to an 11-year high of 6.75 per cent. My question is: if the economy is going so well and both parties are suggesting that they are experts at managing the economy and keeping interest rates low, why are they both making huge election promises? Answer: it [...]

36 per cent of Australians believe that you have to be Christian to be ‘truly Australia’!? WTF? (David Dale – Who We Are – A snapshot of Australia today) I felt reassured that 91 per cent of people thought that feeling Australian was enough to make someone ‘truly Australian’, and I can accept that becoming [...]

Facebook recently disclosed it’s plans to monetise the company’s rapidly growing user base (around 30 million active users). Less than four years old, Facebook is worth around $15 billion (given the 1.6% share Microsoft bought for $240 million). How it works: Users can then sign up as “fans” of that brand and engage with it [...]

I’d like to begin by disclosing that I am a member of the Australian Democrats. We are another step closer to the Federal Election with Senate preference flows being submitted last Saturday (3 Nov ’07). Firstly, a brief description of the parties in the Senate contest (some of these parties are only running in certain [...]

Well the election has been called and I’m excited! John Howard today announced that the Federal election will be held on November 24, 2007. The electoral role closes on Wednesday, so for those hundreds of thousands of Australians who aren’t enrolled, or are enrolled incorrectly, update your details now. When making the announcement Mr Howard [...]

Nearly two million Australians (1,906,000) watched Corinne Grant get booted off Dancing with the Stars last night. I do like Corinne but I don’t think she’s a dancer. She gave it a go, so good on her. The real news is the ratings though. Channel Seven achieved the top five rating programs for Tuesday night. [...]

So I always thought it would be great if you could just play Australian lotto online, except when you go to the normal websites (for example, Golden Casket) to sign up, it says you have to take identification down to your nearest newsagency before you can play. I thought that was dumb! Anyway, now you [...]