Week 6 Tutorial

E-petitions

Through online activities you can do many things, such as signing an e-petition as shown by the screenshot below. This petition looks to enforce a 'never to be released' sentence of serious child offenders. This is something I look to support because no child should have to face something so horrible. The link to sign this petition can be found below!

Sign the Petition!

The reference is as follows:
Steinberg, H. (2014). Current e-petitions. Retrieved from Queensland Parliament: https://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/work-of-assembly/petitions/e-petitions

   

Professional Bloggers

Through professional blogs we can gain knowledge from those who specialize in certain areas. Commenting on these blogs gives you a sense of involvement on the topic being introduced and allows you to communicate with the blogger themselves. 

References are as follows:

Barrett, S. (2014, September 2). The Joys Of Children’s Books. Retrieved from Blogger News Network: http://www.bloggernews.net/134850#comment-4974884

Barack Obama

Barack Obama is up to plenty today through his Twitter Feed. 

He tweets about how we should reject cynicism. 

He tweets about Tanyce the cancer survivor.

And how this has been the least productive congress in history.

Keep up to date and follow Barack Obama at the following link:

Barack Obama

You can in fact send Barack Obama a message on the importance of freedom through Twitter.

References are as follows:

Obama, B. (2014). Barack Obama. Retrieved from Twitter: https://twitter.com/BarackObama

Censoring the Internet

In 2012 the Australian Government was planning to censor the internet through an internet filter. This was an attempt to block child pornography websites through the internet and a large majority of things on the blacklist of the internet. This plan was aborted as it was recognized that the government, no matter how hard they tried, would never be able to effectively shut down these websites with out controversy as it would block safe sites also. 

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References are as follows:

N/A. (2012). Government backflips on internet censorship. Retrieved from News.com.au: http://www.news.com.au/technology/government-backflips-on-internet-censorship/story-e6frfro0-1226513689077

NBN Benefits

The National Broadband Network (NBN) can provide us with ten recognizable benefits to our lives.

1. Telehealth 
2. Remote Learning
3. Videoconferencing
4. Gaming
5. Smart Homes
6. Working from Home
7. Media and Entertainment
8. Faster Two-way Internet
9. Interactive Shopping
10. Reach out and Touch Someone

References are as follows:

APC. (2011). The top 10 benefits of the NBN. Retrieved from APC: http://apcmag.com/life-in-the-nbns-world.htm

Representatives

My local representative is Luke Howarth.

My state representative is Campbell Newman

My federal representative is Teresa Gambaro.

Local Member

The last time Yvette D'arth spoke was on the 6th of March 2014.