Author Archives: Michael Wyres

Hypocritical Turnbull Demanding ‘Answers’

A most curious post appeared this evening on Malcolm Turnbull’s website, calling for answers from Stephen Conroy over the rollout numbers for the National Broadband Network (NBN) in greenfields estates. Some Simple Questions for Stephen Conroy You really want to play this game hey Malcolm? How about all the questions from Conroy you repeatedly refuse […]

What Exactly Are Coles Doing Here?

I found these two apparently identical chickens – (apart from weight) – in my local Coles store on Sunday, and found myself wondering what was going on with the labeling and the pricing: The “extra large” chicken came in at 2.178kg, while the “large” chicken came in at 1.944kg. That’s only 234 grams of “difference” […]

Another Contradictory Coalition Broadband Message

I caught an interesting piece of a speech in the House of Representatives last night, a speech which seemed to further muddy up and contradict the broadband message of the Federal Opposition. The speech came from the the Member for Hasluck, Ken Wyatt. ADJOURNMENT Hasluck Electorate: Broadband “I call on Minister Conroy to intervene and […]

Why The Dangerous Dog Laws Need ‘Fixing’

About a month ago, I was involved in an incident that saw two roaming, uncontrolled ‘pitbull-style’ dogs attacking a tiny little dog being walked by a little girl on a leisurely Sunday morning in my usually quiet street. I wrote about the incident at the time, happy that I was able to help a young […]

Online Abuse and Feeding The Trolls

The recent online incident where model and television personality Charlotte Dawson was systematically and relentlessly hassled on Twitter, until she attempted suicide, has again highlighted the dangers one can face when interacting online. Attacks from so-called internet trolls can come for little or no reason, or as part of a targeted and specific campaign against […]

Another Turnbull Conflict Of Interest?

Hot on the heels of a potential conflict of interest from opposition communications spokesman, Malcolm Turnbull, and his investments in France Telecom, another possible conflict of interest investment has risen. It is apparent that Turnbull’s wife Lucy has a shareholding in Vodafone, in information taken from a register of poltical interests published by the Sydney […]

Rail Failures: A Question of Protocol

Last night, both V/Line and Metro Trains Melbourne (MTM) commuters were delayed due to various problems with the rail network in Melbourne. Some V/Line customers were heavily affected by a points failure at Southern Cross Station which prevented some trains from getting out of their platforms to start their journeys. On the Frankston line, an […]

Windows 8 Committing Suicide?

I had a small chuckle to myself the other day, when Windows 8 threw this status message at me: Note that the title of the application it is complaining about is “Microsoft Windows” and it is asking if it should just end it all! Euthanasia or suicide? You be the judge.

Turnbull’s French (Internet) Connection

Despite his constant opposition to the government’s FTTP National Broadband Network (NBN) policy, it seems that Malcolm Turnbull isn’t being totally upfront with Australians with regards to his alternative plan. Not that this is much of a surprise. Turnbull Likes Fibre to the Home – in France “Opposition communications spokesman Malcolm Turnbull is opposed to […]

Please Secure Your Pets

Yesterday morning, I had the misfortune to having to confront two roaming “pitbull-style” dogs, who attacked a defenseless little dog being walked by a distraught little girl, outside our home. I was in time to save the dog’s life, but only just. A few more seconds, and I’m certain that little Annie would no longer […]