Regular readers will notice that my posts frequency has dropped over the past week. Whilst I still want to maintain the frequency of posting everyday I made the decision last week that I wasn’t going to post just for the sake of posting. One problem with the internet is that there is an over abundance [...]

The Australian Tech world is abuzz today. For those that haven’t been following, the man behind the twitter account for fake @stephenconroy has been today sacked by Telstra. But, we need to back up to get some context. Stephen Conroy is the Federal Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy. That means he is [...]

Today is one of those days that will change the face of the planet forever, but most people won’t even notice. Tata, an Indian car company today released the Nano, the world’s cheapest car at a shade under $AU3,000. India is the world’s second most populated nation. It has over a billion people living in [...]

I had the pleasure of going for a hike on the weekend. When I go hiking I like to get away from civilisation and enjoy nature and the serenity of the outdoors. But on the weekend to get out into nature I had to go past signs of human development. My hike started from the [...]

There is a classic scene in an episode of the West Wing that I love. Josh sends his assistant Donna to a self-help seminar. Josh wants Donna to research the self help guru because the opposition Presidential candidate espouses the guru’s mantras. Donna returns to Josh’s office and he asks her to open the guru’s [...]

Over the last 2 days we have seen the best and worse aspects of the Australian Senate. But before we delve into that, it is time for a quick catch up on the history, politics and civics classes that I think a few of my readers might have slept through in their schooling. Australia is [...]

Here is a chicken or the egg kind of discussion for you. Theology, Faith and Mission. Which comes first?   By first I don’t mean has most importance, because I believe they are all equal. I mean which comes first in a quasi-chronological sense. Some would say that theology comes first. Once we work out what [...]

Today is a good day to think about our heritage. I have an Irish name and a modicum of Irish blood coursing through my veins. Does that make me Irish? I don’t think so, but it does have some influence on who I am. Historians of Australia have noted our unique culture owes a lot [...]

So you have a big decision to make, how do you do it? No doubt you rely on some sort of information. Today I got asked a question about my understanding of and involvement in social justice. (The interview went well, thanks for asking!) I talked about my interest in Fairtrade. I spoke about how [...]

In the spirit of Twitter’s #followfriday (where you suggest twitter users people should follow) I thought today I would share with you some of the people and places on the internet I find useful. Please note I do not endorse any sites I link to below, I take no responsibility for their content and am [...]