This is an interesting initiative. The federal government has produced The Guide to Open Source Software for Australian Government Agencies.
I understand that a private members bill was put forward by either the Greens or the Dems in the Senate and subsequentially rejected which required government agencies to at least weigh up the benefits of [...]

This is very exciting.
I’ve been a big fan of Lessig for some time.

The 1.0 Guide To The Blogosphere For Marketers & Company Stakeholder (launches PDF).

Science Minister Brendan Nelson has advocated the use of Nuclear Technology in Australia based on the fact that it is “green” energy.
It is certainly an interesting debate. In fact, the wonderful James Lovelock has lost a few friends of late by advocating the use of Nuclear power as a “green” alternative to fossel fuel.
Clearly [...]