Vote WikiLeaks: Julian Assange to run for Australian Senate
If Assange were to be elected and be unable to take up his position in person for over two months, WikiLeaks claims the Australian Constitution allows the Senate to select of another candidate from the same party to serve instead.
On Jan 30, 2013 by Curt Hopkins
Australians can vote for pirates this year
The Pirate Party has had a hard time outside of Europe until now.
On Jan 23, 2013 by Kevin Collier
Reddit nets unknown Aussie singer 250,000 YouTube views
Is Celia Pavey set to become the next Carly Rae Jepsen or Psy? OK, not quite yet—but thanks to a post on Reddit, the Australian singer-songwriter might have a shot at YouTube fame.
On Jan 16, 2013 by Mike Fenn
Controversial site pays Australians to monitor unsuspecting Brits
A British company called InternetEyes is paying Australians to monitor U.K.-based security cameras and report any criminal activity.
On Jan 3, 2013 by Kevin Collier
Australian Defence Force considers tweeting military operations
Will Australia’s military follow in the footsteps of Israel’s?
On Dec 5, 2012 by Kris Holt
Australian wins $208,000 from Google in landmark defamation case
It’s the first time a plaintiff has won a defamation case entirely based on Google search results.
On Nov 14, 2012 by Kevin Collier
Police ask Facebook to remove page that reveals unmarked car locations
Victoria, Australia police say the page could compromise their operations, and its owner could face charges.
On Oct 22, 2012 by Jordan Valinsky
Australian Red Cross apologizes for homophobic Facebook post
A spokesperson for the nonprofit organization chalked up the error to “bad wording.”
On Oct 16, 2012 by Jordan Valinsky
Australian court orders Twitter, Facebook to remove posts about murder defendant
A chief magistrate in Victoria, Australia says negative posts about Adrian Ernest Bayley could unfairly influence jurors.
On Oct 12, 2012 by Kris Holt
The Morning GIF: The masked man
Mimi Leung and MiRon collaborated on this totemic wonder.
On Oct 12, 2012 by Lorraine Murphy
Anti-sexism Facebook page targeted with death threats
The creator of an Australian group that promotes women in politics has received three separate threatening messages.
On Oct 8, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
How the Discovery Channel uses Reddit for marketing
Plus: a worm orgy, manipulating a virtual economy, and how to have good posture.
On Oct 8, 2012 by Kevin Morris
How Facebook helped rescue a missing 4-year-old boy
A missing boy with Down Syndrome was found within a day thanks to a search effort that spread through Facebook.
On Oct 4, 2012 by Michelle Jaworski
Australian emergency service sites defaced in Muslim protest
The attack was an apparent retaliation for Australia’s decision not to censor “The Innocence of Muslims.”
On Oct 2, 2012 by Chase Hoffberger
Police demand Facebook ban pages attacking lead suspect in Australian murder case
“It’s not for Facebook pages or anyone else to be taking justice into their own hands,” declared Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Ken Lay, after the public rallied around Facebook posts condemning suspect Adrian Ernest Bayley.
On Oct 1, 2012 by Kevin Morris
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