Media
Making a joke of politics
Politcial cartoonists employ the most deadly weapon of all – humour. This year’s collection of political cartoons looks back on......
Murdoch eye’s Telstra’s Broadband, Network 10
There has been speculation that Rupert Murdoch is interested in acquiring Network 10, which his son Lachlan chairs, which he......
Andrew Bolt, racial discrimination and free speech
There has been much speculation in the media about the election promise of Attorney-General George Brandis to supposedly repeal the......
CHOGM about to put Sri Lanka in spotlight
Two Australian journalists are reportedly being deported from Sri Lanka today after attending a human rights meeting in Colombo. The......
Newspaper conservation: preserving snapshots of history
For many people, reading the daily newspaper is just a short-lived morning ritual which ends with crumpled sheets of paper......
New media goes soft
In the constantly moving media industry, ‘soft’ news and entertainment programs appear to be on the rise and gaining more......
Remote broadcasters network in the desert
The fifteenth National Remote Indigenous Media Festival wound up this week after a 6 day meeting at Ntaria, or Hermannsberg,......
Australia can do better on reporting from Asia
It was Gough Whitlam who first pushed Australia to develop better relationships with Asia, a vision supported by former Prime......
Cafes against the Murdoch Press give people a different read
The blatantly anti-government front pages of newspapers like the Daily Telegraph have sparked huge debate around the country about whether......
Study identifies driving forces behind global warming denial
US researchers have released a study into the driving forces behind climate change denial. The research, published in the journal......