National affairs
9 May 2011
Broadband will soon reach small communities in remote Australia. But a few details need to be sorted out first…
Books & arts
4 May 2011
The Internet Movie Database changed the way we think about films, and now it’s influencing the industry itself, writes Richard Johnstone
National affairs
7 April 2011
What does the government really want from its review of media policy, asks Julian Thomas
National affairs
18 November 2010
Officials from Australia and eight other Pacific countries meet in Auckland on 6 December to begin their fourth round of negotiations for a trans-Pacific free-trade agreement.…
Books & arts
6 October 2010
Terry Lane reads a few new novels, and a pile of old ones, on his brand new Kindle, and discovers that it’s not always the same experience
National affairs
23 August 2010
Broadband might have divided the major parties before the election, but there’s not going to be so much difference now, writes Jock Given
Books & arts
7 July 2010
“If it stays humble and moves with the swiftness of a fox, it will be difficult to catch.” Jock Given reviews Ken Auletta’s Googled
Books & arts
27 May 2010
The iPad goes on sale in Australia tomorrow. Jock Given reads two books about books and wonders what to do with the rest.
National affairs
16 May 2010
What does $25 million worth of consultancy conclude about the national broadband network, asks Jock Given
National affairs
1 April 2010
Simon Birmingham has breakfast at Tiffany’s, and it’s another day in parliament’s social media landscape, writes Peter Brent
International
17 February 2010
Buzz brings Google closer to its goal of tracking every step we take, writes Vivienne Waller
Essays & reportage
11 February 2010
Media companies’ campaign against internet piracy suffered a major setback last week when a federal court judgement let internet service providers off the hook for their…
Podcasts
16 November 2009
Six months into the job, the ABC’s director of news, Kate Torney, talks to Peter Clarke about where the national broadcaster is headed
Podcasts
9 August 2009
Peter Clarke talks to four journalists and researchers about alternative futures for journalism
International
6 July 2009
A pyrrhic victory for the American recording industry shows that fast broadband and new applications demand a rethink of the law, writes Julian Thomas
Podcasts
5 May 2009
Fifteen years after it was first proposed, digital radio is almost here. Has it come too late, asks Jock Given in this interview with Peter Clarke
International
14 April 2009
The eighty-one year old candidate with his own Facebook group symbolises how India’s parties are trying to come to grips with millions of young voters, writes Kate Sullivan
National affairs
7 April 2009
Fresh back from overseas, a prime minister makes a stunning telecommunications announcement. And the historical parallels don’t end there, writes Jock Given
Podcasts
24 March 2009
There’s no turning back for the news media. Margaret Simons discusses the threats and opportunities with Peter Clarke
National affairs
29 January 2009
The evidence suggests that publicly listed media companies are digging their own graves. Does this mean a return to the age of moguls, asks Jonathan Este
National affairs
27 January 2009
The pay TV industry has opened up a new front in its battle with free-to-air, writes Margaret Simons
Books & arts
14 January 2009
As a political tool the internet is neither “top down” nor “bottom up,” argues Mark Bahnisch in this review of The Myth of Digital Democracy
National affairs
17 December 2008
Are Australians abandoning the news? Drawing on new survey material Sally Young looks at the drift away from conventional news and the evidence about where audiences are going