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Australia Plans to Censor the Internet

Avatar Posted by hippo 249 days ago (http://yro.slashdot.org)
Category: general
From January 20, 2008 new content laws introduced by the Federal Government will force sites to verify the age of users before accessing content intended for mature audiences (MA15+ and R18+). The laws bring i Australia Plans to Censor the Internet
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Fading into the foreground

Avatar Posted by hippo 251 days ago (http://www.ausculture.com)
Category: general
Our idea of celebrity has become perverted to the point that it’s no longer even pseudo-celebrity. It’s no longer even Paris Hilton the celebrity, it’s Perez Hilton the celebrity. It’s Fading into the foreground
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let the screens go dark

Avatar Posted by hippo 280 days ago (http://barista.media2.org)
Category: general
The Writers Guild of America is out on strike, from coast to coast, and picketing the major series. Already, Foxtel will be running repeats for those spontaneously funny late night shows which turn out to be c let the screens go dark
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Four Corners on the Intervention

Avatar Posted by hippo 295 days ago (http://aidhoss.wordpress.com)
Category: general
For anyone who’s interested in what is happening in remote aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory, but don’t want to rely on the writings of those of us who blog and have seen the effects Four Corners on the Intervention
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AFI flutters

Avatar Posted by hippo 302 days ago (http://barista.media2.org)
Category: movies | Tags: afi awards film noise
I am SO going to the AFI Awards this year.rnrnThe nominations came out today, and Noise is up for best film, best direction, best screenplay, best cinematography, best editing, best sound, best origi AFI flutters
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Shane Warne the Musical. No, seriously!

Avatar Posted by hippo 298 days ago (http://www.cricket-blog.com)
Category: celebrity
There were rumours in June last year and now it's official: Shane Warne's life is being made into a cabaret musical. Shane Warne the Musical. No, seriously!
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How many fat kids does it take to fool a journalist?

Avatar Posted by hippo 310 days ago (http://the-man-at-the-pub.blogspot.com)
Category: health
"The man at the pub" looks at the issue of childhood obesity portrayed in the media. How many fat kids does it take to fool a journalist?
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The Howard morning walk

Avatar Posted by hippo 311 days ago (http://www.esotericrabbit.com)
Category: politics
John Howard's morning walk has become one of the most loaded images in Australian politics. Its precise meaning is unfixed and mutable. It has, at various times, meant very different things. The Howard morning walk
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