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an enemy of the open society
This article from The Australian, entitled “Silencing Our Basic Freedom”, is compulsory reading for anyone who cares about the future of democracy in Australia. This blog is frequently critical of that particular newspaper, but on this issue it is fighting… -
it had to be howled on the streets by newsboys to bus conductors
Seemingly out of the blue, Australia’s main media outlets have actually agreed on something other than money and their desire for more money, and have got together to launch a campaign called “Australia’s Right to Know.” The focus of the… -
spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, baked beans, spam, spam, spam and spam
As a result of the infinite joys of spam, the comment system is unfortunately going to require a name and email address – which will naturally not be used for anything other than comment moderation, published, disclosed to any third… -
they got Charles Darwin trapped out there on Highway Five
This comic says something pretty succinctly that I have been thinking a lot lately. It’s by the excellent American cartoonist Ted Rall, who is simultaneously black, bitter, perceptive and extremely funny (warning: and at times, rather left-wing, although… -
freedom just around the corner for you
There is an interesting post on Samizdata (a UK blog best described as libertarian or individualist in philosophy) about the complicity of Western companies such as Google in the crimes of totalitarian regimes, and particularly China :…one
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top 10 civil liberties violations of 2006
I came across this handy list of the top 10 civil liberties violations of 2006 in Australia.
Near the top of my personal list would have to be #9, Freedom of Information and the effect of the High…
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world’s #1 terrorist won’t fly
This guy was prevented from flying to London because he was wearing a t-shirt featuring the words “World’s #1 Terrorist” and a picture of George W Bush. Our good friends at Qantas refused to let him fly on the basis…