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Victorian bushfires

Free speech, online communication and the law

by Lee Hopkins on February 20, 2009

in Victorian bushfires, legal, politics

So rather than keep fracturing the conversation, please whip over to Laurel’s latest post on this all, “Australia: David Galbally Vs Social Media”

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Why antiquated law(yers) must go

by Lee Hopkins on February 18, 2009

in Victorian bushfires, ethics, legal, politics, public speaking

Marvel again at the ludicrousness of Galbally’s emotion-driven argument. Sheer and utter nonsense. The genie is out of the bottle, ol’ boy, and it ain’t going back in…

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The range of temperatures Australia deals with

by Lee Hopkins on February 18, 2009

in Victorian bushfires

At RAAF Edinburgh [a regional airport], the temperature rose to 41.7°C at 3:04 a.m. Such an event appears to be without known precedent in southern Australia.

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Donating their time, effort and resources

by Lee Hopkins on February 11, 2009

in Victorian bushfires

How you can help out the Victorian bushfire victims

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A letter from Donna – and how to help the animals

by Lee Hopkins on February 11, 2009

in Victorian bushfires, ethics

RSPCA in Victoria is accepting donations for the animals that are now homeless, ownerless, hurt, maimed and, for far too many, murdered/dead

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Advice to Victorian police: SHOOT TO KILL!

by Lee Hopkins on February 11, 2009

in Victorian bushfires, miscellaneous

I don’t often swear online, but when mongrels do this to their fellow countrymen and women, shoot the bastards!

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Sitepost.com.au and their bushfire sale

by Lee Hopkins on February 10, 2009

in Victorian bushfires, marketing, tools

Incredible offer from sitepoint – 5 books for price of one

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More than words can say

by Lee Hopkins on February 10, 2009

in Victorian bushfires, ethics, nonverbal communication

Tears pouring unashamedly down my face now. Goodness, I love my country.

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More on the Victorian bushfires

by Lee Hopkins on February 10, 2009

in Victorian bushfires, blogging, micro-blogging, miscellaneous, videoblog

So when I read comments in newspapers and online, or when I hear comments on radio and television that call people ‘firebugs’ I feel anger wash over me; such a term is a ‘feel good’, lightweight refusal to acknowledge what these people actually are – arsonists and murderers.

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Fires in Victoria and Social Media in Australia

by Lee Hopkins on February 10, 2009

in Victorian bushfires, blogging, ethics, micro-blogging, podcasting, tools, videoblog

I want to have a look at how Social Media in Australia has responded to the devastation of the Victorian fires.

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