Blogs

More on the Fisherman's Bend thing Monday 21 February 2011 “It must insist we don’t go down the high-rise route but that we have high densities,” [RMIT planning professor] Buxton says.
Baillieu plans inner-city housing revolution Friday 18 February 2011 Mr Guy said the project was an opportunity for growth in an area of the city similar to the urban renewal that took place in Vancouver, Canada, and some other North American cities.
Milli Vanilli Movie Thursday 17 February 2011 A decorated film-maker is taking on the story of shamed German pop duo Milli Vanilli.
It's official: Nokia bets on Microsoft for smartphones Friday 11 February 2011 Nokia will adopt Windows Mobile as its main smartphone platform in a wide-ranging agreement with Microsoft.
How to Shoot an Anvil 200 Feet in the Air Wednesday 19 January 2011 via youtube.com I wonder if it’s possible to use a Mentos-Diet-Coke array to accomplish the same thing?
Dr Dan Goldacre talks about placeboes Wednesday 19 January 2011 Very funny, yes yes. But, um, what’s with the orchestra behind him?
Metro on track, if not on time, with $20m profit Tuesday 18 January 2011 Train operator Metro posted a $20 million profit in its first seven months of operation, despite failing every month to meet punctuality targets set by the Brumby government.
Show and tell: electric car version Friday 14 January 2011 …If you’re calling your car electric and it has one of these,” [Nissan USA boss Carlos] Tavares said, producing a car muffler from behind the podium from which he was addressing the crowd, “you’re only muddling the message.
Museum of Old and New Art, Tasmania Thursday 13 January 2011 Works showing a man copulating with a dog and another full-frontal painting of a transsexual may well provoke protests – though Walsh, who grew up down the road in working class Glenorchy and is a self-confessed eccentric, says that is not his aim.
Ten-year plan for big Hastings port Saturday 8 January 2011 THE Baillieu government will use a national ports strategy to help push through plans to develop Hastings as a big container port within a decade.