Comments on: Newspoll: 58-42

By: William Bowe

William Bowe — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 05:00:30 +0000

New thread.

By: bob1234

bob1234 — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 05:00:06 +0000

JF?

By: Gary Bruce

Gary Bruce — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 04:58:31 +0000

About JF?

By: bob1234

bob1234 — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 04:52:40 +0000

I think Grattan has a point.

By: Gary Bruce

Gary Bruce — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 04:49:48 +0000

I think this is a case of Grattan reading to much into things.
http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/rushrush-brings-risks-for-rudd-20090409-a234.html

By: The Finnigans

The Finnigans — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 04:24:39 +0000

The future is closer than you think. You use your mobile to start and execute a secured commerce transaction. The “credit cards” are embedded in your mobile SIM card and you use your mobile camera to “scan” the product QRcode, you are your own check-out person, no queuing. Payment done and receipt sent to your mobile. One bill, a monthly statement from your Telco.

If you are buying digital contents, they are delivered to you VIA the FTTH-NBN to your IP enabled gateway box in your home, seamlessly. Brave new world.

Singapore - Feb 18, 2009 - Contactless mobile payment

CONSUMERS are one step closer to being able to pay for products and services via a contactless virtual credit or debit card using mobile phone. By next year, the Government will appoint an agency to oversee the rollout of a nation-wide contactless payment system, including making sure that the system works across all telcos, financial institutions and retailers. It will also consider subsidising retailers that need help with the cost of necessary infrastructure like contactless payment terminals or doors, to ensure the effort succeeds.

http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_339917.html

By: Diogenes

Diogenes — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 04:07:51 +0000

ratsars

So for a community to miss out an access to NBN they must not only be small they must also be isolated.

I’d be surprised if 10% of the population lived in towns meeting that description. I gather there isn’t a list of who will get NBN and who won’t. The Libs are whipping up hysteria in lots of towns at the moment.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 04:04:25 +0000

These arguments about who might MISS OUT are laughable. THEY DONT HAVE IT NOW. So due to the (quite obvious) logistical and financial cost of rolling something out to 100%, do we just do, as Howard did, NOTHING???

By: Diogenes

Diogenes — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 03:53:09 +0000

Dr Good

The “laying on of hands” is exactly what many patients come for but it doesn’t actually fix many illnesses. Many problems that people see GPs about are self-limiting and reassurance and diagnosis give patients the equanimity to wait it out.

In lots of chronic diseases like diabetes, hypertension and high cholesterol it’s not necessary to see the patient very often in your rooms. The results could be sent through to the doctors rooms with most small changes sorted out over the internet. Of course if things are going downhill or either party is worried, a physical consultation could happen. But “virtual” appointments would cover 3/4 of visits.

There’s a long way to go before doctors and patients are happy with a big change like that though. If it works for the country patients, it could be trialled with city patients.

By: steve

steve — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 03:46:15 +0000

NTDTV has an interesting report that Technlogy shares are rising due to increased demand in Japan and Taiwan but they seem to have missed the most significant announcement in Australia this week.

And some of the economic data form the region also provided hope for a recovery. Japanese core machinery orders posted a surprising increase of 1.4 percent.

But over in Australia, there's been a slowdown. Data shows that the country shed jobs at the fastest pace in six years, while unemployment jumped by the most since 1991.

http://english.ntdtv.com/ntdtv_en/ns_bus/2009-04-09/632782757228.html