If Abbott had mastered the art of Kenny’s famous “hold ‘em” strategy, it’s likely we’d be having a different conversation about the leadership of the Liberal Party – and our country – right now. Instead, he’s worked tirelessly to make himself irrelevant and, worse, the object of his colleagues’ pity.
Category: Abbott’s Choice
Ultra-high definition 8K TV is coming. Virtual and augmented reality is here. The “internet of things” is coming. Australians like to be early adopters, and according to the NBN no other country is spending anything like as much per capita on fast broadband. Yet despite sinking $50 billion into the NBN, with the rollout nearing the halfway mark, Australia is slipping lower on worldwide rankings for internet speeds: as a nation we are getting 10 Mbps on average, placing us 51st. Three years ago we ranked 44th. What on earth is going on?
Source: Network error: What will be the cost of a patchwork NBN? | The Monthly
UNSW report claims Australia “putting national security interests ahead of privacy”.
Source: Australia Collects More Metadata, Intercepts More Calls Than U.S.
Before Tim Wilson was gifted the high-paying job as a Human Rights Commissioner, he hadn’t really worked unless you count “media whore” for the IPA. Sure, he had done a few courses and been on a few committees, but actual experience (or expertise) at anything was zero. What was even more bizarre was the fact…
Source: All aboard the gravy train – » The Australian Independent Media Network
CANBERRA – What’s the difference between the Syrian asylum seekers waiting in refugee camps in the Middle East and those waiting for processing in Australia’s detention centre on Nauru
Source: Choosing Australia’s Refugees: Should All Syrian Asylum Seekers Be Treated Equally?
Yesterday was the day after Tuesday. Being a day of the week, it was inevitable someone from the Liberal party’s right wing said something that reminded us our history is alive and on the backbench.The Liberal right, understandably upset that Tony Abbott has been intimidated into accepting more refugees by the human rights lawyers, demanded that Christians should be our priority.
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