Drugs and an ElectionDrugs and an Election
As mentioned in my previous post [1] the government is using our money to advertise its policies. I previously covered the “Internet as a threat to children” issue, the other[...]
Category: Politics
Internet and an ElectionInternet and an Election
Before the election was called the Howard government (being unethical in every way) started using public money to campaign. Part of this election campaign was two documents sent out to[...]
Senator OnlineSenator Online
I’ve been asked for my opinion of senatoronline.org.au which claims to be Australia’s only internet-based political party. The claim may be correct depending on what you consider to be “Internet[...]
Reach Out – Only to People with New ComputersReach Out – Only to People with New Computers
There are currently some adverts on Trams in Melbourne for some sort of community organisation. They have an amusing picture of an “Amazon” character from an RPG with statistics such[...]
War is Bad for the EnvironmentWar is Bad for the Environment
I just read a nutty post claiming that Neo-Conservatism is good for the environment [1]. The first bogus claim is that Saddam had WMD and war was required because he[...]
Public Security CamerasPublic Security Cameras
There is ongoing debate about the issue of security cameras, how many should there be, where should they be located, and who should be able to access the data. I[...]
Eating CorpsesEating Corpses
Davyd Madeley writes about vegetarianism for the environment [1] which is listed in Wikipedia as Environmental Vegetarianism [2]. He links to an article on the Huffington Post [3]. The Huffington[...]
The Surge and War for OilThe Surge and War for Oil
On scienceblogs.com there is an interesting article about statistics and “The Surge” in Iraq [1]. It explains how there is not yet enough data to statistically determine whether The Surge[...]
George Monbiot’s Solution to Emissions TradingGeorge Monbiot’s Solution to Emissions Trading
I previously posted about Interesting Ideas from George Monbiot, one of which was to establish individual emissions trading. Gyros Geier disagrees with this and cites the current emission trading schemes[...]
Photography and Censorship at APECPhotography and Censorship at APEC
World News Australia reports that Police forced three tourists to delete photos of a fence. Apparently the officers in question believed that such photos would be a threat to security.[...]