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!
In the three weeks since the first sitting of the Albanese Labor government, the major developments in the digital and cyber realms have been about robodebt royal commission and the COVIDSafe app.
Continue reading “Digital developments from Canberra 3”
This week the Albanese Labor government’s legislation program continued to focus on health, aged care, and the environment, but there’s still a few items of interest to us.
Continue reading “Digital developments in Labor’s second week of Parliament”
In the first three sitting days of Parliament, the new Albanese Labor government did… what? When it comes to the digital realm, not a lot. But here’s a post anyway.
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The Great Sog of La Niña continued through the week of Monday 29 November to Sunday 5 December 2021. This was a huge contrast with exactly two years ago, when Sydney was shrouded in bushfire smoke.
Continue reading “Weekly Wrap 601: A soggy start to official summer, with links to bushfires and Parliament”
The most remarkable event in the week of Monday 3 to Sunday 9 February 2020 was the rain. A lot of rain. In just three days Wentworth Falls received 279mm. With another 100mm expected before 9am Monday, that’ll be more than half the total rainfall of 2019.
Continue reading “Weekly Wrap 506: Parliament returns, and so do the rains”
My week of Monday 12 to Sunday 18 August 2019 saw an end to the snow and an unexpected return to Health Patrol tasks, but I also wrote a couple of interesting bits. Read on…
Continue reading “Weekly Wrap 481: Parliamentary processes beyond the snow”