This paper suggests that the forgotten domain of the complex and vigorous debates about the future of higher speed broadband in Australia is the experience and expectations of users and consumers with broadband. Research to date about such user experiences, especially in Australia, has essentially concentrated on Internet services and mainly with narrowband users. Yet...

This study explored psychological aspects of the Internet practice of blogging, including blogging practices, blogging motives and engagement in identity exploration in emerging adulthood. Emerging adulthood is a theory of human development that proposes a new life stage between adolescence and adulthood stemming from recent societal changes (Arnett, 2000). Specifically, the study predicted that a...

Research indicators point to a 3D Web encompassing online virtual worlds in which users form communities, do business and create and sell virtual products. The current number of participants in such environments is estimated in the tens of millions. This new web environment brings with it an array of complex policy issues in the area...

Following independent MP Peter Andren's announcement that cancer has forced him to withdraw from active politics, his former chief of staff Tim Payne reviews his parliamentary career. Payne briefly discusses ten areas where he believes Peter Andren has made a significant contribution. “There are many more,” he writes, “but ten is enough to make the...

Whilst there has been considerable progress in the human rights of sexual and gender minorities in recent decades, this report highlights the extent to which significant inequalities persist, particularly in respect of relationship recognition.