Australian Government To Prohibit Infrastructure Competition for National Broadband Network

A document tabled by Stephen Conroy, Australian Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy today shows that the Australian Government is considering crippling infrastructure competition in an attempt to make its National Broadband Network (NBN) viable. The ... continue

Australian Police under fire for verbally abusing, feeding prisoner garbage

Police at a station in the Northern Territory of Australia have come under some much deserved scrutiny recently for verbally abusing a burglary suspect in their custody and feeding him garbage. The prisoner was the butt of jokes ... continue

Left 4 Dead 2 appeal rejected in Australia, but awesome new trailer leaked

The rough most definitely came with smooth today for Left 4 Dead 2 fans. We'll start with the bad news first: if you're Australian, you won't be playing the Left 4 Dead 2 Valve wanted you to play. ... continue

Giant seagull invades Aussie news broadcast

Apparently the Mars-like sandstorms aren't the only sci-fi plagues walloping Australia- a news broadcast appears to show a giant seagull looming over a background of Melbourne. Related posts:Mythbusters Jamie Hyneman bowls with a giant golf ballCheeky Aussie baby ... continue

PSP Go basically dead already in Australia

The PSP Go's atrocious start is showing no signs of brightening up. In its first two weeks on sale, retailers in the UK and U.S. both dropped the price of Sony's new handheld in a bid to ... continue

Major project to develop sustainable garden for Royal Exhibition Building

Melbourne, Australia October 20 (Inquisitr Wire): Museum Victoria is undertaking a major project to transform an unsightly car park at the Royal Exhibition Building, Australia’s first World Heritage listed building, into heritage gardens based on the original ... continue

Balloon boy is so five minutes ago, check out train baby

An Australian mother got the shock of her life as her child's stroller rolled off a platform onto a train track and into the path of an oncoming train. CCTV caught the dramatic scene as it unfolded. The ... continue

Why you should visit New Zealand before Australia

For those who aren't regular readers of this site, this site is Australian owned. We're hosted in the United State because Australian hosting is insanely expensive, but so is visiting here as I found out tonight. Let me ... continue

Less gory Left 4 Dead 2 cleared for release in Australia

If ever a screenshot could be called prescient ... A few weeks back, Australian censorship body the OFLC (here represented by the chap smacking Australia in the gob) refused to classify Left 4 Dead 2, banning the game ... continue

How the Pirate Party could win seats at the next Australian Election

The Pirate Party of Australia has been getting its act together of late, with a draft constitution published and a call for office bearers as part of the path towards registration as an official party with the ... continue

Left 4 Dead 2 banned in Australia

If you live in Australia and desperately wish to play Left 4 Dead 2, prepare for some bad news.* The OFLC, the notoriously hard-to-please censorship body that classifies all of Australia's films and videogames, has given Valve's shooter ... continue

Epic Win: Australian Government to force wholesale separation of Telstra

The Australian Government has announced that it will force the wholesale separation of Telstra, Australia's former monopoly, and still dominate communications company. Stephen Conroy, best known outside of Australia for his moves to introduce Chinese style censorship, made ... continue