An interesting issue came up this week in the Australian (and international) media landscape, with the story of Madeleine Pulver.

For those hidden under a rock, this 18-year-old Sydney schoolgirl was attacked in her home, an apparent collar bomb placed around her neck, and various extortion demands set out by her attacker.

The suspect was arrested in the . . . → Read More: To pixel or not to pixel? That is the question

In July 2004, I was watching television in a hotel room in Chicago, Illinois, eating a slab of cheesecake from the world-famous Cheesecake Factory. It’s a memorable moment because the cheesecake was so good. But also because a little-known Senate candidate, Barack Obama, was knocking socks off at the Democratic National Convention.

We had been in Boston . . . → Read More: Obama’s speech was all cheese – I’d prefer the cheesecake

When I worked in journalism, Freedom of Information was jokingly referred to as Freedom from Information. The process of applying to the relevant government department, paying your monies and inevitably being denied information again and again was left to the most persistent and hard-headed of reporters.

The FOI legislation was amended in May 2010, and it’s likely . . . → Read More: New era of FOI legislation opens up Government to scrutiny