Media Archive

  In today’s Sicily the Mafia might seem like ancient history but I discovered that it is alive and well in the heartland of the fictional Italian detective series about the life and investigations of Inspector Salvo Montalbano. First of all, a confession. I am a …

Keep it Tame, a national campaign targeting young people across Australia, is urging them to act safely and with respect when online. The Young and Well Cooperative Research Centre (YAWCRC) is aiming to change online behaviour amongst young people by teaching them …

China’s weak  copyright laws have exposed its young people, at home and abroad, to the scrutiny of powerful corporations, leading the Chinese Government to improve public awareness of copyright protection. On November 16, NBC Universal  sent a warning to a Chinese student studying …

I’m sitting in an exquisite organic restaurant. My stomach is tactfully empty in preparation for a feast of 14 delicate courses. I sip my water impatiently, participating in distracted chit-chat with my beau as we await the arrival of our first plate. …

In my world, a teasing text message is a real turn-on. An innuendo-loaded Facebook status floats my boat. A frisky email? Totally hot. As many can relate, this is my twenty-something world of modern dating. Wooing in a technological era. Techno-romance has always been …

Africa is a continent, not a country. The 54 African countries are unfailingly either ignored in our media or the stories that we see are negative. Africa has positive stories to tell but editors in Australia choose not to let us hear …

The internet is playing an increasing role in converting people to atheism according to the Australian Atheist Foundation, writes Vanessa Schlenert. Atheist forums are extremely popular online and are becoming a large factor in getting religious people to question their faith. The …

Italian company i’m Watch has provided a perfect example of how media and technology are seamlessly converging with the launch of the first real smartwatch, writes Ilaria Bettinelli in Milan. No more missed calls, or frantically searching for your smartphone in your …

As an audio guru and Tafe teacher of audio and radio production at Sydney’s Tafe campus at Petersham, I have tutored many students over the past ten years  but one of them stands out miles in front of the rest, writes Brian Newington. …

  Sensationalist headlines claiming that dolphins are bisexual have exploded online thanks to a misinterpreted phrase used in a scientific paper published in March. Media reports across the globe have claimed that male bottlenose dolphins engage in “extensive bisexuality” and “resort to …