Nicholas gruen


Slow, slow little steps to Government 2.0

The Government Response to the Report of the Government 2.0 Taskforce was released yesterday. Too bad that the Rudd government has a distinctly mixed record when it comes to turning good intentions into legislative and operational reality.

Tanner: The government is going l33t

Like watching your dad explain hip hop: Finance Minister Lindsay Tanner says “the government wants to blog” and use Web 2.0 tech to better engage with voters. What a n00b.

How the media trash important stories when their rivals scoop them

News Ltd’s handling of the six economists’ call for a new inquiry into the financial system was revealing.