When TEN Becomes One
Yesterday Channel 10 made an abrupt announcement, that CEO Grant Blackley had been informed of the ‘immediate termination of his contract as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company’, after the unanimous decision of the board. Now Lachlan Murdoch, son of the infamous media mogul Rupert, has been appointed as CEO, backed up by the … Read more
Are private lives in the public interest?
Once upon a time, there was a minister in NSW and turns out, he was gay. Or bi-sexual. Or bi-curious. We don’t really know. Because an intelligent, measured debate about where people realistically lie on the sexual spectrum has never been attempted while covering this debate. The man had children. Chances are, it’s not as … Read more
News Outside the Norm
The internet is huge. And complicated. It’s daily newspapers, trashy magazines, historical documents and dirty photos of ladies all combined into one giant mish-mash, with every one of these options and thousands more being accessable at the click of a link. So in this huge and complex web, how do we find news sites that … Read more
ACMA: …..huh?
“Current affairs programs, such as 60 Minutes, are not subject to the requirement of impartiality, nor are they required to seek balance within a report” Well gosh. Just gosh. So… why on earth would anyone, ever believe anything that they have ever and will ever say? This gem of wisdom was published in a … Read more
Female Paedophiles
BE WARNED This was an essay and is extremely long…. And not a little disturbing. Femininity is created within our society as an almost mystical experience – even now women will claim their right to be free and independent, but the man still has to pick up the cheque and open the door. Women are … Read more
Work-University Balance
They say that life is about balance – right amount of veggies on your plate, right amount of sleep and fun and the right amount of cash to have the fun. For many people, starting university life can bring a whole range of events that need to be added on to an already busy life … Read more
Entry without an ATAR
In 2008 there were 39,068 year 12 students who applied for University with an ATAR score. But there were 1,189 applications from students without one. How did those students get accepted without an ATAR? Steiner Acceptance Lola Digaletos, a first year animation student at RMIT, graduated High School in 2008 without an ATAR score. She … Read more
Same-Sex Marriage
I’ve never marched in a protest, apart from accidentally getting caught up in an anti-Iraq war march back in the days of Dubya, for the most part because I usually felt that in some way the issue didn’t really concern me. Which, to be honest, it usually doesn’t seem like it does, governments may … Read more
Girl With A Dragon Tattoo
I walked into the cinema with no idea about what would follow, after all I have never read the novels on which this movie adaptation is based – though I have seen copies of the novels in every bookstore, and heard through friends and family members about this amazing new series by Stieg Larsson, … Read more
