Blog Post Two: political participation
Sign an e-petition
I singed a e-petition to increase the speed limit of Caloundra Road From 80km/h to 100km/h between the racecourse road interchange and Kawana Way (link Road) - http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/work-of-assembly/petitions/e-petitions
Respond to a professional blogger at a major news site
I responded to The Australian, It was about an advertisement that PETA has made showing Prime Minister Julia Gillard as she might look in 40 years. I made the comment, but The Australian has to look over it first before posting it online. If so my name will be Jasmine.Sky - http://blogs.theaustralian.news.com.au/mediadiary/index.php/theaustralian/comments/peta_targets_gillard_in_ban_live_export_ad/
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What is Barak Obama up to today?
I found the information on his official twitter account. http://twitter.com/#!/BARACKOBAMA
It quotes “Over the past week, President Obama signed patent reform into law and addressed the UN General Assembly. Watch:
I could send him a message about the importance of freedom on the Internet via twitter, I couldn’t as I’m not a member of twitter.
What are the Australian Government's plans to censor the Internet (the so-called "Clean Feed")?
Minister Conroy has announced that he will introduce “mandatory ISP-level filtering of Refused Classification (RC) –rated content.”
• The filter will be based on URL filtering of a blacklist of between 1,000 and 10,000 URLs.
• The list of URLs will be based on the current ACMA blacklist, and will be supplemented by lists from international organisations (probably IWF).
• RC computer games will be excluded from mandatory filtering until the completion of the R18+ review.
• Additional funding will be available to encourage ISPs to offer voluntary filtering systems.
“Filtering will not inhibit the access of people determined to create, distribute or receive child sexual abuse material.”
When will the NBN get to your place? What are the benefits?
Planning and construction of the NBN is well underway.
On 16 September 2011, the final mainland first release site was launched in Willunga (SA), following Townsville (Qld), Brunswick (Vic), Kiama Downs/Minnamurra and Armidale (NSW).
People in these sites are being progressively connected to the NBN as part of trials being carried out by retail service providers.
Commercial services will begin from October and more providers will be offering services from that time.
To date, 12 retail service providers have passed through NBN Co’s certification process in readiness to test services. They are: AAPT, AARNet, Adam Internet, Exetel, iiNet, Internode, ispONE, Nextgen Networks, Optus, Platform Networks and Telstra.
The benefits of the NBN are:
Business – “The increasing availability of ubiquitous high-speed broadband connections and the establishment of an effective online presence will allow Australian businesses, particularly small businesses, and not-for-profit organisations, to participate in a global marketplace”.
Households - " timesaving activities such as telecommuting, remote work and study opportunities, information gathering, price/product discovery and access to health services".
Environment – “An NBN-empowered digital economy can improve Australia’s environmental sustainability by supporting applications that encourage more efficient use of water, energy, transport and infrastructure”.
Education – “The availability of ubiquitous, high-speed broadband has the potential to significantly extend the reach, availability and quality of education services, particularly in regional areas, to help meet these needs”.
Health and aged care – “Increasing pressures on Australia’s health system from an ageing population, increased rates of chronic disease, and health workforce challenges mean it is critical to consider opportunities to deliver high-quality services more effectively and efficiently”.
Find out who your local, state and federal representatives are.
Local representaitive – Broadwater – Ms Peta-Kaye Croft (Parliamentary Secretary for Emergency Services)
State representative
Federal Government members are:
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