The media is in a state of flux with younger generations moving away from television and newspapers to the internet, portable smartphones and tablet computers as a mean of not only socialising but gaining information and being entertained. Computer games are also challenging the cinema for the youthful...

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation has launched Australia’s first free-to-air 24-hour television news channel. It is a high definition television service, which comes from continuous news centre with a new state-of-the-art studio, located in the foyer of the ABC’s Ultimo headquarters in Sydney....

Dr Paul Gardner-Stephen is leading a project at Flinders University to resolve a critical problem encountered in emergency rescue situations when all communications infrastructure is knocked out in a earthquake, or where none exists in the first place, as in remote locations. His research interests include...

Sex orientated topics are continually in the news for one reason or another. Sex is often used as a selling impetus for everything from cars and clothing to magazines and movies. Some of the topics are targeted at titillation whilst others are genuine issues of great relevance to our daily lives. ...

President Kennedy and Helen Thomas The veteran reporter Helen Thomas has been forced to resign for a politically incorrect statement made to a Rabbi at a White House function. Unfortunately for her, he recorded it with a discrete hand held camera and published it on his web page, where shortly...

One would think that the rules are different at a State level. Murder within a community is a crime punishable for those who are caught, yet State murder is often argued as being justified, even when that involves collateral damage of innocent lives and property during military offences. The unfairness...

On Friday 7 May, 2010 ABC Television in Perth, Western Australia, celebrated its 50 year anniversary. To mark this occasion, ABC Perth brought together past and present staff for an ‘afternoon tea’ reunion at the ABC studios, 30 Fielder Street, East Perth on the afternoon of Sunday 16th May 2010. Geoff...

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ABC TV PERTH CELEBRATES 50 YEARS OF TELEVISION On Friday 7 May, 2010 ABC Television in Perth will celebrate its 50 year anniversary. To mark this monumental occasion, ABC Perth is bringing together past and present staff for an ‘afternoon tea’ reunion at the ABC studios, 30 Fielder Street, East...

In 2007, it was claimed that GoogleTV was in BETA, but was closed to new subscribers while they work out the deal with the networks before going live. Meanwhile sceptics claimed that Google TV was either an elaborate hoax or a very well hidden beta, as many had difficulties following the below login...