PRIME Minister Julia Gillard and Greens leader Bob Brown last week decided that Australia’s media needed to be reviewed.
“I anticipate that we’ll have a discussion amongst parliamentarians about this, about the best review and way of dealing with all of this,” Gillard said. Brown agreed: “It’s a good thing that we have a look at that.”
It’s always a good thing when politicians become involved in the workings of the free press, as any resident of North Korea will tell you. In advance of an offi cial new media regime, the remainder of this week’s column has been edited to comply with future Gillard-Brown directives.
Polls show that most people are xxhappy with the carbon tax and can’t wait to throw the government xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx back to xxxxxx Canberra xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxx for xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx another term.
xxxxxxxxxxwexxxxxxxxxx deserve a Prime Minister with a voice like xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx x xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx x smooth xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx xx legislative process and a xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx x xx Senate dominated by the mentally xxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx x x excellent.
Imagine how xxxxxx things will be if these absolute xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx x xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx x Labor and Greens politicians xxxxxxxxxx remain in power. It’ll be xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx xxx dreamlike xxxxxx
The carbon xxxxxxx tax is like xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx x xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx x winning the lottery xxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx x xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx x except with a xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx x lot xxxxxxxxxx more xxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx x puppies. xxxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx That’s why people xxxxxx want it.
xx let’s list every single one of this government’s failures:
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xxxxxxxxxx none xxxxxxxxxx really xxxxxxxxxx it’s xxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxx all good xxxxxxxxxx.
Recall again Julia Gillard’s promise last year: “There will be xx carbon tax under the government I lead.” xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxx not xxxxxxxxxx a xxxxxxxxxx lie xxxxxxxxxx
Nothing says leadership quite like xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxx xxxxxxxxxx living with a hairdresser xxxxxxxxxx. His shed is probably full of xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxx Jesus. xxxxxxxxxx
Media control
TimBlairthe columnist you can’t ignore
email [emailprotected] blog thetelegraph.com.au
Schools must get online to Thomas
Tudehope DO you want to lose 10pounds of ugly fat? Cutoff your head slu*t!’’ the14-year-old girl says to
her classmate. ‘‘Hahaha I lovethis,’’ another classmate adds.
Cyber bullying in Australianschools is spiralling out of control.We are at risk of losing ageneration of young Australians toan online culture of ‘‘anythinggoes’’ with no concern for thewelfare of others.
A social media ‘‘module’’should be introduced into thenational curriculum urgently.
The lack of adequate socialmedia education is glaringlyobvious as each week brings a newsocial media ‘‘scandal’’. AFacebook party with 250,000guests or a comment that hascaused offence are now predictablerather than out of the ordinary.
Who is teaching the children ofthe digital age about cyber safetyand how to appropriately shareinformation through socialnetworking sites? In short, no one.
A simple Facebook search willreveal just how prevalent bullying,slander, gossip and outright
Often, not exact,best for travellers
COMMON senseor cop-out?Views will bedivided over aresearch report’srecommendations
to scrap Sydney’s strict by-the-minute schedules for buses andtrains and to replace them withless structured, but hopefullyfar more frequent, services.
We are inclined to thecommon sense point of view.
In an ideal world, withreliable trains and buses thatweren’t subject to the whims ofSydney traffic conditions, itmight be reasonable to expectour public transport system tofollow a precise timetable.
But it is far more realistic toput in place a system offrequent transportopportunities — a guarantee ofseveral per hour, perhaps,instead of a promise thatcertain trains or buses willarrive at nominated exact timesduring that hour.
Other major cities worldwidealready work on similar
systems, which seem suited tothe on-demand style of modernlife. Indeed, Sydney’s own redMetrobuses are geared tofrequency rather than precisearrival and departure times.
One concern over such asystem is how it will interlinkwith connecting services,especially those that by theirnature — such as rail and busservices to areas beyondSydney’s centre — cannot offera frequency option.
The answer would be servicesthat, as the research reportrecommends, communicatebetter with each other. It shouldnot be impossible to hold a trainto Newcastle, for example, for afew minutes if a connecting busis slightly delayed.
Other recommendationsincluded in the report aresimply basic upgrades.
If McDonald’s can offer freeinternet Wi-Fi in itsrestaurants, there’s no reasonthe same service shouldn’t beavailable on our buses, trainsand ferries.
New era in shopping
THIS week will witnessthe dawn of Costco,with the members-onlyUS superstore opening
its first NSW outlet in Auburn.For reasons both retail and
cultural, this is an importantevent. In commerce terms,Costco brings furthercompetition to existingsupermarket chains, whichshould lead to reduced prices. Ata time of great pressure onhousehold budgets, this isparticularly welcome.
Culturally, Sydney will nowbe able to undergo a shoppingexperience already familiar inthe US, where Costco andsimilar mass-produce storesenjoy followings that arealmost cult-like.
Fans hail Costco as theChuck Norris of shops. When itcomes to scope and supply,Sydney has never previouslyseen the likes of it.
If it catches on, expect localbusinesses to follow Costco’sexample. The race is on.
22 opinion monday, july 18, 2011 Home Delivery - Call 1800 022 552
Neglectleavespipis onthe brink
MalcolmHolland
IF they were as cute as akoala or as majestic as awhale, there would be
outrage far and wide at theplight of the pipi.
But the pipi is a tasty littleshellfish which lives underthe sand of our surf beaches,and they have been part ofNSW’s coastal life sincesaltwater Aboriginal tribesprized them as an easy meal.
Then in the late ’80s, thepipi became an ingredient inour modern foodie obsessionwith new tastes.
While state Labor wasspruiking its greencredentials by creating aseries of marine parks,incredibly it continued toallow commercial fishing forpipis without any quotas.
As a result, the pipi hassuffered a devastatingcollapse in numbers in NSW.
An average pipi is five orsix centimetres long andweighs a few grams.
In 1984-85, about 50tonnes of pipis were takenfrom NSW beaches bycommercial fishers.
In 1999, on just one beach— Stockton Beach nearNewcastle — 191.2 tonnes ofthe tiny bivalve wereharvested, according to astudy by the University ofWollongong and the NSWFisheries Research Institute.
In 2001, 700 tonnes wereharvested from NSWbeaches. Since 2001, 4000tonnes of pipis have beenstripped from our beaches.
That’s 4000 tonnes of acreature which individuallyweigh a few grams.
In 2009-10, just 14.2 tonnesof pipis were takencommercially, a sign thatmore than a decade ofenvironmental idiocy hadtaken its toll.
Now the NSWgovernment has been forcedto impose drastic newrestrictions on the taking ofpipis from NSW’s beaches.
A size limit of 40mm willbe enforced and commercialpipi fishers will each only beallowed to take 40kg of theshellfish a year.
It’s a sign of how dire ithas become — commerciallimits measured not intonnes but in kilograms.
But even that is notenough for many in NSWcoastal towns, who are angrythat they cannot now evenfind a bare handful of pipiswith which to bait theirbeach fishing lines.
A local from Port Stephensquestioned the governmentallowing even the new limitswhen it is still not knownhow many pipis are left.
‘‘Fisheries has stated thatharvesting will continue sothat ‘scientific data can begathered for the continuedmanagement of theresource’,’’ the local said.
‘‘Where have I heard thatbefore? Oh yes, it’s theJapanese argument forwhaling.’’
Insulation fi res were caused by xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxx xxx global warming xxxxxxxxxx making xxxxxxxxxx pensioners xxxxxxxxxx explode.xxxxxxxxxx Only by spend xxxxxxxxxx xxx ing xxxxxxxxxx everything we earn xxxxxxxxxx can Sarah Hanson- Young xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxx xxxx xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxx stop it. xxxxxxxxxx The Greens are xxpopular and xxattractive.
xxxxxxxxxx Australia’s biggest industries are acting xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxx xxxx and xxxxxxxxxx xxxx being xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxx xxxxxxx on Twitter.
As Winston Churchill once said, xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxxxx watch GetUp! videos on YouTube. xxxxxxxxxx
According to xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxx science xx xxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx x the Great Barrier Reef will be destroyed
xxxxxxxxxx again xxxxxxxxxx by xxxxxxxxxx Tony Abbott’s cycling hobby xxxxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxx xxx xxxxxxx meat ants.
It xxxxxxxxxx is xxxxxxxxxx important to xxxxxxxxxx know that xxxxxxxxxx Liberals xxxxxxxxxx will xxxxxxxxxx take xxxxxxxxxx away xxxxxxxxxx your rugby league xxxxxxxxxx it’s xxxxxxxxxx a xxxxxxxxxx true xxxxxxxxxx
fact xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxwhen we look at
Wayne Swan, the nation screams xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxx for xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx more xxxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxxxxxx
Gillard’s clean energy future is the greatest pile of xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxx free xxxxxxxxxx employment xxxxxxxxxx since xxx xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxx xxxxxx xxxxxxx ever.
Polls show that most
people are xxx happy
a blocking great ideaPress gang: WayneSwan, Julia Gillard andthe Greens
protect kids from anti-social networkingdefamation is online. Importantly,most online bullying occurs inopen forums and pages so otherusers can easily participate andengage in siege-like harassment.
Federal and state governmentshave attempted to address cybersafety issues with awarenessprograms aimed at increasingstudents’ and parents’understanding of the medium.While these initiatives ought to bewelcomed, their implementationhas been piecemeal, failing totarget the root causes of cyberbullying and unmatched by a
deeper understanding of thetechnology that drives it.Moreover, almost all of theprograms have been opt-in with noreal incentive for schools orparents to get on board.
By teaching social networkingskills and awareness in schools,students will be equipped with thenecessary skills to identify andmanage online risks as they arise.Classes should make use ofscenario-based exercises thataddress cyber bullying, internetsafety, privacy and online etiquette.
Scenarios would not simply be
confined to the avoidance ofembarrassing photos or crudelanguage but the danger posed byanonymous third parties.
Armed with the knowledge thattheir teachers are competent inusing social media, students wouldbe less likely to engage in openslander for fear of getting caught.
Schools must bear some of theresponsibility for what theirstudents do, say and share online.In most cases, a significant amountof bullying is undertaken online atschool and continued in therelative safety of their own home.
By working with parents andstudents in the classroom and athome, teachers can foster aresponsible environment of socialmedia use where lessons are learnt,identity is protected andfriendships can be fostered. But leftwithout the necessary safeguardsand oversight, the medium willcontinue to grow as a haven forbullying and online predators.
Thomas Tudehope is a directorat social media intelligence firm
SR7 and a former adviser toMalcolm Turnbull
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