Defence Minister Richard Marles caused quite the stir in national media this week when he openly warned about undersea cables being sabotaged, almost a first for Australian ministers even as the move has emerged as a favoured grey zone tactic around the world in recent years. In the Baltic, subsea communications and power cables have […]
The last post here offered a round up of the dire state of rural and regional journalism in Australia, but are things any better in the capitals? And in particular, is the Canberra press gallery holding up its end of the democratic bargain? I think these are particularly interesting questions in light of the news that […]
I’m thinking again about how the interoperable and open nature of podcasts continues to be stymied by many of the industry players, and not just the usual suspects. For example, I listen to a lot of ABC content so I’d consider using ABC Listen as my main podcast app if it could *also* import RSS […]
The extraordinary developments at Fairfax have been well-covered throughout the Australian media and blogosphere. In particular, the Jonathan Green on The Drum, Andrew Jaspan in The Conversation and Eric Beecher in Crikey are very good articles, full of insight and context. But, if Fairfax falls, what will become of rural and regional papers? Or, perhaps […]