Admission over the NBN simply reinforces to the public who are the biggest...just like us all...
Recently the former Federal Labor Communications Minister Senator Stephen Conroy admitted that the NBN was \"overly ambitious\" with its National Broadband Network rollout targets and \"clearly underestimated\" working with the construction industry. .
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Calls to boycott the USA is a heavy row to hoe with current Australian statistics in US
A recent News.com article illustrates the statistics provided by the US Department of Homeland Security have estimated that on any given day, there may be approximately 206,000 Australians in the US (94,000 residents; 64,000 long-term visa holders, 48,000 short-term visitors).
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These philosophical ideas on approaches helpful for Christian evangelism
In a recent News.com article on attitudes and approaches that will hold up a woman\'s career, sets out some clear philosophical ideas that having reflected upon them, apply equally to the way in which Christians approach evangelism.
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Nobel Laureate (2009) Elizabeth Blackburn relates biochemistry to real life
In 2009, Australian-educated scientist Dr Elizabeth Blackburn won the Nobel Prize for the category of \'Physiology or Medicine\'. She was born and raised in Tasmania, educated in Tasmania, Melbourne (Vic) and Cambridge (UK), and she now lives and works in the USA.
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Perth woman volunteers her time in the Congo
"I felt I needed to grow mentally and spiritually, and I think that working as a volunteer is a good way to give as well as grow," said Perth woman Amy Schiebaan of her two months of voluntary service onboard the world's largest non-governmental hospital ship, the Africa Mercy, in the Republic of the Congo.
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Brisbane church leaders unite to shine a light on corruption
As part of the global Exposed campaign and coinciding with Anti-Poverty Week last week, Brisbane church leaders have joined Micah Challenge and Christians from around the world in prayer and action against corruption which keeps people in cycles of poverty.
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How about 101 - one to one evangelism - rather than listening to every modern fad
In recent months across a broad plane of hard copy and on-lined Christian sites I have read the most astonishing clap trap on - the don'ts - of one to one evangelism and not even one article - on 101 one to one evangelism.
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Response to 'Thank God you're wrong' billboard targeting atheists has 'exceeded expectations'
The head of a creationist organisation that recently posted several billboards in the United States meant to reach out to atheists has said the response \"has exceeded our expectations.\"
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What punishment when officials (in whatever organisation) gets it horribly wrong?
The Rugby League world was in uproar when the referees allowed a seventh tackle in the Cronulla Sharks – North Queensland Cowboys quarter-finals game in early September and from that illegal play the Cronulla Sharks scored and eventually went on to win by 2 points.
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The process in finding a job engages a wide range of avenues for consideration
In a recent New.com article raises the suggestion that a job seeker or someone wanting to change jobs should put into their engagement quiver of options good old Centrelink and moreover think twice before changing jobs in the current economic climate.
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Nelson Cook warms and challenges LA Coaches that sin is at the door
Nelson Cook who established Coaches of Influence 25 years ago in LA USA writes a monthly letter to the many coaches at professional, college and high school levels and the current correspondence touches the spot.
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Cane trains the life blood of the sugar industry in a grass roots sort of way
The Footplate Padre was born and raised in the Mackay region of Queensland which is a huge sugar cane growing area. There were several sugar mills in the region and they were all largely supplied in the fifties by an astonishing 2 foot gauge railway network.
