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The Australian Government today confirmed that it would proceed with broadscale internet censorship in Australia following a trial into ISP based internet filtering.
Delivered pre-Christmas so as to minimize debate on the plan, Reichsminister for censorship Stephen Conroy ...
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Podcasting in Australia has had a mixed and interesting history. Australia can boast of having the world's first podcasting network ThePodcastNetwork (TPN,) but the space in Australia has primarily been dominated by large media outlets, while TPN ...
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Hobart, Australia (Inquisitr Wire) – Hybrid Television Services (ANZ) Pty Limited, the exclusive licensee of TiVo® in Australia and New Zealand and the creator of CASPA™ On-Demand, today announced the Institute for a Broadband Enabled Society (IBES) ...
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Optus, Australia's second largest telco has today confirmed that it will upgrade its network to offer 100mbps internet, matching a similar commitment from Telstra in November.
Optus will spend AU$25 million upgrading its HFC network in ...
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The Pirate Party Australia is calling for founding members following the confirmation of its constitution and election of its first office holders.
Under Australian Electoral Law, the party must have 500 paid members to be recognized at a ...
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Some of the strongest advocates for internet censorship in Australia are now pushing a new idea to save kiddies from the dangers that apparently lurk behind every website: a "panic button."
According to Fairfax Media, the panic button ...
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An adventurous couple who got it on, naked, at the top of a Sydney clock tower are now internationally famous following widespread circulation of cell phone photos and videos of the brazen act.
The unidentified pair engaged in a risky ...
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Canberra, Australia (Inquisitr Wire): The Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority’s (ASADA) new website, which features an online tool to help athletes check medications, has been launched by the Minister for Sport Kate Ellis.
“Australia has an international reputation of ...
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Australia's biggest telco, and previous monopoly player has finally announced that they will switch on their 100mbps FTN network, a huge FU to the Australian Governments National Broadband Network.
The Fibre to Node Network, which was rolled out ...
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After rightfully being called out by irate fans who weren't happy at paying hundreds of dollars to see Britney Spears lip sync, Britney has vowed never to return to Australia.
The Britney Australia drama (is drama the ...
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Melbourne (Inquisitr Wire): Internationally renowned China economics commentator Arthur Kroeber and Austrade’s Regional Director for North East Asia Laurie Smith have outlined how a post-GFC China will offer a wide range of new opportunities for Australian trade ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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. ...
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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.
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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