Published on July 19, 2010 by Technology Slice
Work Place Laws To Get The Axe – Tony Abbott has signed a “contract” promising that WorkChoices is dead and buried but he continues to muddle his message on the controversial laws. “Give me a bit of paper, I’ll sign it here,” Mr Abbott said to 3AW host Neil Mitchell as he tried to end [...]
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Posted in Politics
Published on July 14, 2010 by Technology Slice
ABC 24 Hour News Channel – Viewers will need a digital TV set or set-top box to access the channel on a TV set, but it will also be available online and on a mobile phone. The channel will be on air in time to cover the federal election, ABC managing director Mark Scott said [...]
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Posted in Entertainment
Published on July 8, 2010 by Technology Slice
Julia Gillard Plans To Go Ahead With Internet Filter – In her first comments on the filter since assuming the Labor leadership, Ms Gillard told ABC radio in Darwin yesterday that the proposal was an effort to control the ”dark side” of communications technology. ”Images of child abuse, child pornography – they are not legal [...]
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Posted in Internet, Politics
Published on March 30, 2010 by Technology Slice
Banned Website Blacklist Will Not Be Made Public – Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has agreed that greater oversight of which websites will be banned under the Government’s mandatory internet filter is needed but has ruled out making the list public. The Federal Government plans to introduce a filter aimed at blocking access to illegal material [...]
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Posted in Technology
Published on March 10, 2010 by Technology Slice
Scientology A Dangerous Cult – Australian of the Year Pat McGorry has backed calls for a Senate inquiry into Scientology, saying its views on mental health are putting lives at risk. “They are the deniers of the realities of mental illness, which I find incredibly irresponsible and dangerous,” he told ABC Radio today. The renowned [...]
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