The second in the two-part series from Kim Sauberg on allowing citizens to better use technology to uncover truth.
Despite having ironed out some significant flaws of late, it seems that the PM's leadership is in terminal decline.
By Alex Schlotzer: There can be little doubt that Tony Abbott has stumbled into a wasps’ nest over his party’s opposition to a flood levy. Unfortunately for him, and his beleaguered colleagues, instead of compromising, he’s decided to try to smash his way out. It all started with what’s been dubbed as the “summer...
The combined swing in primary vote against Liberal and Labor is almost entirely represented in the increased Greens primary vote, with the rest being distributed among the minor parties and independent.
Melbourne-based writer, blogger and activist Kevin Rennie originally wrote this article on an East Timor solution for refugees for an international audience as part of the European Journalism Centre's Th!nk3 blogging project. We reprint it here with his kind permission.
when you look at the statistic that refugee and humanitarian visas make up just 0.03 percent of all visas granted last year, you wonder why this issue has become so politicized and such a sticky policy issue leading into the election.
By Jon Moore: Part IV There is a mantra amongst the Left Greens regarding energy efficiency and lower energy costs. They believe energy efficiency is the first step to “saving the world”. The argument goes along these lines: If we use energy more efficiently then we will use less, if we use less we...
By Simon Hukin: Every human age is characterised by a peculiar destructive obsession. From the religious charlatanism of the dark ages to the ascent of dictatorship in the early twentieth century, as a civilisation we have an enduring passion for self-harm. However, most of these preoccupations have been both largely self-evident and rebelled against....
In this first of a two-part series, Simon Hukin examines how sport is leaching vital funding from the Arts.
In his second of a five-part series, Jon Moore explains that it is impossible to revert to a previous "Golden Age" and warns that we must adapt to changing circumstances or perish.
By Alex Schlotzer: The Internet filtering ‘debate’ is pretty much dead in the water. However with the announcement of the mandatory ISP-level internet filter proceeding, the web’s nearly melted down. Australians on Twitter and Facebook began decrying the further erosion of our civil liberties. But just as quickly began an erroneous debate about what...
Simon Hukin, General Secretary of the W.A. Secondary Students' Association and General Manager, Quantum Butterfly Studios has penned the above open letter to Senator Conroy listing his concerns about the recently-announced mandatory Internet filter.
Originally published in theangle.org in three parts, we bring you the full post of Simon Hukin's discussion on a Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS).
By Rich Bowden: As a special presentation for our readers, theangle.org will be running live coverage of the count from the twin by-elections this weekend in Bradfield (NSW) and Higgins (Vic) using the Cover it Live software. Both seats were vacated by outgoing Liberal party luminaries Brendan Nelson and Peter Costello and are considered...
Alex Schlotzer. More than a couple of generations appear to have forgotten what unions have done for them.
Alex Schlotzer leaves the question open to (good clean) debate using his thoughts below as a catalyst.
