Blak Nite Cinema

January 28, 2011 in Rants & Raves
Tags: Australia, Blak Nite Cinema, culture, Indigenous Australians, Melbourne, Victoria

Victorian Government treading foolishly

January 25, 2011 in Rants & Raves, Thoughts
Tags: environment, environmental sustainability, Liberals, Nationals, personal opinion, politics, public policy, public transport, state government, Ted Baillieu, Victoria, Victorian Liberals

The newly minted Victorian Liberal-National government is already off on the wrong tracks. And they’re doing it in a big way. They have proven to have little leadership in the areas in which they were claiming to have in the election. But let us look at what has been said and done since the new government has been elected.

3 Predictions about Social Media and Politics in Australia

January 22, 2011 in Thoughts
Tags: accountability, Australia, Internet, political technology, politics, predictions, social media, technology, transparency, voters

Social media is the new political battle ground. We saw it during the federal election and the Victorian state election. Political parties around the world have quickly jumped on the band-wagon, especially after Obama’s overwhelming success in using it for his election campaign. However, what can be expected?