In an Australian first, a columnist for the Murdoch press has successfully identified a Twitter parody account. The Daily Telegraph’s Jacob Willis was adding the final touches to his weekly column “Willis and Won’ts” when a colleague emailed him a… Read More ›
Belgian hashtag activist Rube Perrault brought calm to the scarred streets of Ferguson overnight with his #endracismnow tweet. The streets are quiet in Ferguson for the first time since the controversial grand jury decision. Quiet but not empty. People, black,… Read More ›
A hole in the wall coffee shop, located in a hidden alley-way, behind a warehouse, next to a train line, in the inner city Sydney suburb of Marrickville has this week been accused of discrimination after refusing to hire 19 year… Read More ›
The rise of internet-based “cyber-bullying” is leading to a worrying decline in the standards of good old fashioned “face to face bullying”, according to former bullying great Scott Carter. In the keynote speech at Bullyfest 2014 entitled “Future Directions in Bullying;… Read More ›
Last night’s ARIA Awards have been the source of considerable discussion after Triple J breakfast presenters Matt Okine and Alex Dyson appeared dressed as musicians Chet Faker and Sia . Okine’s version of Sia in particular attracted large amounts of… Read More ›
The cricketing world is today in uproar after a twitter account named @NotShaneWarne2 tweeted “Scott Muller: Can’t bowl, can’t tweet #GetWellHughesy.” The @NotShaneWarne2 account was apparently unimpressed that former test player Scott Muller had not joined the cavalcade of former… Read More ›
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