[Apple](http://www.apple.com) announced some shiny new things today. Given that the Australian dollar is around 92 cents, we'd hope for a good exchange rate. What has Apple actually done?…
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From [ABC News](http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200701/s1823033.htm) is this brain dead bit of policy: >Australian Young Labor is calling on the ALP to adopt a policy of not taxing people under 18.…
2007 will be, almost certainly, the year we see the next Federal Election. According to [the timetable published by the AEC](http://aec.gov.au/_content/When/elections/faq_elections.htm) the election has to occur between 4…
Exciting times: Kim Beazley has put his job on the line by announcing a caucus leadership ballot for Monday morning. Ballots will also be called for the deputy…
News Limited reports: The Australian Capital Territory record the highest life expectancy for males and females at 79.9 and 84 years respectively. Which they headline 'Live longer, live…
First, the background (from the Sydney Morning Herald): The annual Walkley Awards for journalism were rocked by an attack on stage on Thursday night at the Crown Casino…
First off: I miss Jeff Kennet. I haven't cared about Victorian politics very much ever since he left the scene. That said, it seems that the Victorian government…
From The Courier-Mail (via Boing Boing): THE United States has slapped a ban on Vegemite, outraging Australian expatriates there. I don't feel that I'm exaggerating when I say that…
The Australian Government Attorneys General's Department has just announced (long overdue) changes to copyright law with respect to making personal copies of television shows and CDs. Most of…