Word-whore. I write 'em. I talk 'em. Information, politics, media, and the cybers. I drink. I use bad words. All publication is a political act. All communication is propaganda. All art is pornography. All business is personal. All hail Eris! Vive les poissons rouges sauvages!
It was Budget week, a week full of more annual reports, and the week we saw the proposed changes to the Privacy Act in the wake of the Optus data breach — and all the other recent breaches.
Continue reading “Digital developments from Canberra 11”
As the spring series of The 9pm Edict continues, Rishi Sunak becomes the new prime minister of the UK — at least at the time of recording — so who better to join us than Scottish author and social researcher David F Porteous?
Continue reading “The 9pm State of Lenny Kravitz’s Underpants with David F Porteous”
Monday 17 to Sunday 23 October 2022 was an astounding week in British politics, so I made a podcast. I also had quite a few drinks, but we won’t talk about that. I will mention that there was a lot of rain, however. Thanks, La Niña.
Continue reading “Weekly Wrap 647: So much good food while the UK disintegrated before our eyes”
There’s so much happening at once! In this episode of The 9pm Edict podcast, it’s all the excitement of history being made — for 45 days.
Continue reading “The 9pm Reinvention of All the Things in the UK, US, and Australia”
There weren’t any big-ticket items this week. It’s the calm before next week’s storm of a Budget session of Parliament. That’s why there’s so many reports to read. Next week will also see reforms to the Privacy Act.
Continue reading “Digital developments from Canberra 10”
I did a lot of sleeping during my week of Monday 10 to Sunday 16 October 2022 but I’m not sure why. However there was a brief break in this year’s near-continual presence of La Niña and that made for a pleasant change.
Continue reading “Weekly Wrap 646: Not such a productive time but here’s a slightly stale waratah”