Keywords: Social Networking
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AUSTRALIA
- Ashleigh Green
- 03 August 2010
20 Comments
Since being sworn into power on 24 June, Gillard has faced questions regarding her unmarried status, her decision to remain childless and her physical appearance. It is possible that our obsession with the private lives of celebrities and politicians stems from the lack of real intimacy in today's society.
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AUSTRALIA
- Fatima Measham
- 05 August 2009
3 Comments
Cory Aquino will be remembered for the role she played in the Philippines' People Power Revolution of 1986. It was the first instance in modern times where civilians, not the
military, unseated a corrupt leader without even a call to arms.
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MEDIA
- Adam McKenna
- 27 July 2009
6 Comments
As we continue to become tools of our tools, we risk mistaking online social networking for social capital. Social networking is widespread because humans are social animals, and technology has changed the way we live, interact and seek to interact.
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ARTS AND CULTURE
- John Bartlett
- 16 March 2009
3 Comments
The old economic rationalist model favoured by large publishing houses is waning. Enter the small, independent publishers who have a love affair with books, as well as low overheads and the time to lavish care on the books they produce.
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AUSTRALIA
- Michael Mullins
- 22 December 2008
7 Comments
Just ten days after the killing of Melbourne 15-year-old Tyler Cassidy, a Sydney woman was wounded at the weekend, in yet another police shooting. It's time to question the extent to which we should be proud of the anti-authoritarianism in our culture.
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RELIGION
- Frank Brennan
- 06 October 2008
'Lee and
Christine Rush are your average Ozzie couple, except that their teenage son Scott is on death row in Bali having been
convicted of being a hapless drug mule. It will not go down well on the streets of Jakarta
if Australians are baying for the blood of the Bali bombers one month
and then pleading to save our sons and daughters the next month.'
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INTERNATIONAL
- Peter Cronau
- 24 December 2006
1 Comment
Barely reported by Australia's media, Papua New Guinea's AIDS crisis is on track to cause the collapse of the country's economy, with AusAID forcasting a 37.5% decline in the labour force by 2020. From 3 October 2006.
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ENVIRONMENT
- Tim Thwaites
- 11 December 2006
1 Comment
The animated family conversation was becoming louder. Looking for signs that it was disturbing the other passengers, there was no need to worry. On a tram which was two-thirds full, almost all were staring into space, plugged into their iPods.
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MEDIA
- Margaret Cassidy
- 13 November 2006
1 Comment
New media extended the life and added an additional dimension to the continued use of a range of old media, in the lead up to this month’s mid-term congressional elections in the United States.
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MEDIA
- Margaret Cassidy
- 30 October 2006
Members of the Zebo online community are encouraged to blog with a commercial focus, to keep a shopping journal of shopping experiences and tips.
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ARTS AND CULTURE
- Peter Cronau
- 16 October 2006
16 Comments
Barely reported by Australia's media, Papua New Guinea's AIDS crisis is on track to cause the collapse of the country's economy, with AusAID forcasting a 37.5% decline in the labour force by 2020.
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MEDIA
- Margaret Cassidy
- 21 August 2006
The physical music store is in serious decline as people buy and download online. Internet social networking points such as YouTube and MySpace are also providing music distribution outlets, and also vehicles for many young wannabe and established artists to promote their songs.
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