The Best of News Feeds #27

Out of the hundreds of stories that have recently found their way into my newsreader – here’s a collection of my favourites together with a one line comment.

What is this world coming to?

by Fran Foo and Joe Kelly: Online ombudsman for Facebook woes?

THE federal government will consider appointing an online ombudsman following offensive content posted on popular social networking website Facebook. …

Judas would be proud!

by Peter Jackson: PNG politicians grab power to misuse public money

THE PNG PARLIAMENT has weakened the investigative powers of the Ombudsman Commission and diluted politicians’ accountability for spending government funds. It has established a so-called ‘parliamentary ombudsman committee’ that will make inquiries of its own. This removes the independent power of the Commission to investigate matters such as politicians’ and departmental heads’ travel and the disbursement of regional funds…

No comment Mr Speaker

by Isaac Nicholas: PM hits back

PARLIAMENT yesterday voted to reject the Ombudsman Commission’s report on the Julian Moti Affair after Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare delivered a scathing attack on the commission…

Poor or incompetent or both?

by Elias Lari: Highlands police phone lines cut

TELEPHONE lines in all the provincial police headquarters in the Highlands region have been cut since the beginning of the week after failing to settle the bills…

Only in PNG!

by Jacob Pok: Baki on bail

POLICE Commissioner Gari Baki escaped jail by being present in court yesterday in a case brought by his deputy Tony Wagambie. National Court judge Justice Ambeng Kandakasi yesterday set aside a warrant of arrest for Baki and also granted him bail in a contempt of court charge the commissioner is facing for non-compliance of court orders…

Fast just got faster!!

by Andrew Colley: Telstra to trial LTE in May

TELSTRA has announced that it is months away from testing 4G technology that could push the maximum capacity of its mobile broadband services up to 172Mbps within five years…

Ubuntu to the rescue…

by Munir Kotadia: Ubuntu trusted client secures Windows and Citrix

Even from a malware-infected PC. Trusted Client, an Ubuntu-based encrypted clean boot utility, has received its Common Criteria certification and been included in the Defence Signals Directorate Evaluated Product List…