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Ric Vatner talks Politics - The Refugee Problem
Ric Vatner talks Politics - The Refugee Problem

When is a queue jumper a refugee? Or should we ask when is a refugee a queue jumper? Australia gets less than 1% of the world wide asylum seekers coming to this country by hook or by boat but that gives the opposition enough to scream about and it seems Julia Gillard is listening.

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10 Minutes That Changed the Country
10 Minutes That Changed the Country

Ric Vatner asks did Rudd deserve to get fired? Is Julia Gillard the best man for the job of PM? And what do Australians expect in a leader? The Labor party number crunchers ditch Rudd before the electorate ditch Labor – will it work?

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Mopping Up BP's Polluted Image
Mopping Up BP Mopping Up BP's Polluted Image
This week, The Listening Post focuses on the scramble by the White House and BP to contain the negative press spilling across the media about the Gulf of Mexico disaster. Also, we bring back excerpts from our interview with actor, rapper and avid new media user, Riz MC.

It was a news story that hit the headlines the day it broke over two months ago and the disaster in the Gulf of Mexico remains at the top of news agendas around the world even today. For BP - the oil company at the centre of the

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BP Spills Coffee
BP Spills Coffee BP Spills Coffee

BP Oil Spoof

The disaster off the Florida coast is no laughing matter but some times taking a lighter approach helps to explain a complicated situation. In this spoof a coffee spill during a BP board meeting turns into a major problem as one hair brained scheme after another fails to mop it up.

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The Easy A
Easy A Film Review – Alex from MovieBuzzers.com

Memories from my past

This film reminded me of an incident that happened when I was young (see article for details). If I’m not mistaken you will have experienced something similar too. It’s meant to be a light hearted look at how an innocent action can have huge repercussions, My recommendation, see it at your own peril but make sure you lock the skeletons up before you go.

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The Minx
Miss Hannah Minx Is Love Sick

Japan is an interesting country so we are pleased to bring you this series on Japan including the Japanese word of the week by Hannah Minx.


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Confronting the Future
News Item with Catholic Priest Discussing the Moral Issues

One small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind?

The news is only days old but like a long awaited messenger, we have been expecting it with trepidation.

The answer to the question that man has been pondering for thousands of years is now in.

Like it or not and to hell with the consequence...
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How to Use a Japanese Toilet
Humour Me – A Toilet Story with a Difference

Okay, I admit, when we started doing the research for this story, it was just a curiosity item spurred on by seeing the above advert. But we did think it would be rather unique. We certainly did not expect to find that the likes of The Times, Blomberg, the Calgary Herald and many others had all writ...
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Sex And The City 2
Sex And The City 2

 

The Film Reviewer’s Prayer

 

“One day I’ll get to review a film I actually like.”

 This is another case of “Film reviews be damned, I am going to see this movie anyway” at least if you are a woman.


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How Scientists Created Synthetic Life in the Lab
How Scientists Created Synthetic Life in the Lab

Researchers Develop the World’s First Synthetic Living Cell

The announcement came on May 21st 2010, when Dr. J. Craig Venter announced that his Maryland based research team had “cracked the code” and built a DNA Chromosome from scratch.


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The Big Society
Cameron’s Big Society-An 18th Century Idea for a 21st Century Solution

Cameron’s Big Society-An 18th Century Idea for a 21st Century Solution

Britain is suffering from a lack of self confidence similar to that experienced by the Americans after Vietnam and again after George Bush. It may not be so apparent today while there is a whiff of euphoria in the air, fuelled...
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Robin Hood-FIlm Review
Robin Hood

Well I think you will have guessed my verdict and I am not alone. Russell Crowe never seems to be really in it. It might be the same director and the same star but this movie is not up to the standard set by Gladiator.

Oscar winner Cate Blanchett steals the show from Crowe with a great performance...
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Slow B2B Payers Pose Threat to Recovery
Slow Business to Business Payments Pose a Threat to Economic Recovery
I heard a programme on ABC Radio 702 this morning about concerns regarding business to business payments.
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Send Us Your Press Release – Free Service
Free Releases-Send Us Your Press Releases

We know there is a lot going on but as a small magazine we don’t have the staff to cover a lot of it. But that doesn’t mean your story is not important.

If you want eSTV to cover your launch, your business or organisation or event send us a press release and we will add it to our article data b...
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