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AI News Opinion Updates

A Productivity Commission Submission on AI in Australia

My response to the Productivity Commission’s Interim Report on Harnessing Data and Digital Technologies, focussing on AI regulation, productivity impacts and protecting and enriching Australia’s cultural and creative landscape.

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News The Project Updates

The Project’s Difference Engine

As the curtain closes on 16 years of The Project, I look back on my own 8 years of delivering news differently.

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Comedy News The Project

Movie Buff! Going To The Cinema Counts As A Light Workout

Good news for cinephiles – apparently every trip to the flicks is making you fitter.

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Comedy News The Project

Why Flirting At Work May Actually Be Good For You, According To Science

A new study suggests that a little cheeky flirt in the office can be good for keeping stress levels down – so long as it’s mutual and between peers.

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Comedy News The Project

The Top Status Symbols For 2020’s Snobs: Crying, Sobriety, And Owning A Train Instead Of A Phone

The upper-class bible Tatler has announced their list of top status symbols for 2020… and it’s not easy to keep up with the Windsors.

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Comedy News The Project

It’s A Word-Off! Which Word Of The Year Is The Real Word Of The Year?

It’s that time of the year: the Word of the Year! But will the dictionaries agree?

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Comedy News The Project

Punks Join Forces To Save Green-Mohawked Turtle

Endangered Mary River Turtle gets a hardcore following.

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Comedy News The Project

Avozillas Will Destroy You With Delicate Buttery Flavour

Queensland family farmers growing monster fruit.

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Comedy Good News Week News

That was a year, it was (GNW 23/11/09: monologue)

It was all happening in our quiet little corner of the world.       Dictatorship in Fiji, anti-govt riots in Thailand, terrorist training camps in Indonesia, recession in Japan, missile tests in North Korea, a new cold war between China & the U.S., & right next to it all… us!   The Indian-bashing, Sri […]

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Comedy Good News Week News

U.N. Rudd (GNW 23/11/09: 12 Months in 7 Seconds)

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd makes an historic address at the U.N. General Assembly, an hour late to an empty room.   It was Kevin’s big moment & no-one was there.   Apart from a few New Zealanders making sheep noises. / doing armpit raspberries. The U.N. Assembly members were also upset at the delay.   […]