3 posts and columns on Australian Broadcasting Corp.

Let That Be a Lesson: Nothing Will Ever Come Between a Teenage Boy and His Porn

in News on August 28, 2007 at 12:01 am PT

Good thing the Australian government’s $84.8 million NetAlert Internet filtering program was never intended to take the place of parental supervision, because it’s already been cracked. Tom Wood, a 16-year-old from Melbourne, managed to bypass the filter in 30 minutes on the day it was released to the public. “I downloaded it on Tuesday to [...]

Nepotism Is What Sergey Says Is Nepotism.

in News on May 24, 2007 at 3:23 pm PT

ABC Island, a Sandals for Vandals

in News on May 24, 2007 at 12:07 pm PT

ABC has bombed again. This time, however, it’s not the American network in a Nielsen cave, but the Australian Broadcasting Corp. that has fallen prey to Second Life vandals who trashed ABC Island, leaving a vast crater where the company’s virtual oasis once stood. ABC Amphitheatre, the Ecohouse, Dreamtime Cove and the Island’s favorite destination, [...]