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"Second Life" launch - Melbourne's famous laneways now part of a virtual world

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Teenage sexting a problem, police warn

There are concerns a growing number of teenagers are using 3G mobile phones to send pornographic pictures of themselves and others

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Staying up-to-date on the Victorian Bushfires

How to stay up-to-date with the latest Victorian bushfire information online without putting extra load on the CFA website.

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Jon Faine vs the Mobile Generation

An interview about a new study into teen depression turned into an on air debate about whether technology connects or isolates us.

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Caught in the net

Robyn Williams, from Radio National's 'The Science Show' co-hosted with Jon Faine, as they talked about internet addiction with RMIT lecturer John Lenarcic, and psychologist Sally-Anne McCormack.

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Broadband for seniors

At the age of 103 May Rush has decided she wants to use the internet and she's reaching her goal with the help of a new initiative.

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MC Hammer on why he's huge on twitter

It's approaching 20 years since MC Hammer released his smash hit U Can't Touch This, but his popularity hasn't waned if the rapper's twitter following is anything to go by.

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Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Simon Overland responds to damning...

Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Simon Overland responds to a damning Ombudsman's report that has been tabled in Parliament.

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Climate vitriol

Discussion on climate change is evolving into exchanges that are getting ugly and vitriolic.

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Police probe Google: Communications Minister speaks to Jon Faine

Is the referral of Google to the Australian Federal Police the latest in a tit for tat between the Australian Government and the internet giant over the Government's proposed internet filter? Senator...

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Overdue and over budget

Stateline can reveal the new much-hyped information technology system for the state's courts is proving to be a disaster.

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Ultranet fails during student-free training day

A student-free day for State School teachers to train on the new education Ultranet ended with frustration for some, with many teachers unable to log on to the $77 million system. Richelle Hunt spoke...

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'First class broadband' vs 'quickly and practicably': The broadband options...

Labor, Coalition face off over internet policy

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ACCA exhibition closed early following copyright concerns

A controversial exhibition at the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art has been packed down more than a week before it was due to close. Red Symons talked to artist Deborah Kelly about her campaign...

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Few American friends for Wikileaks

Academic Noam Chomsky and activist John Perry Barlow are among the few public supporters of Julian Assange in the USA.

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Wikileaks 9/11 conspiracy theory undermines democracy: Jon Faine

Faine rejects claims Assange set up to hide 9/11 truth

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Putting the printing press to rest

Ballarat man John Fry has decided it's time to end his 51 year career in printmaking, an industry he's seen go from the craft of printing press to mass production.

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Children's hospital to run on old IT system

The State Government has conceded the new $1.2 billion Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne will open without an up-to-date information technology system.

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Finger scanners to keep tabs on librarians

Librarians are used to scanning books, but the librarians themselves may be getting scanned if a local council in suburban Melbourne has its way.

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CFA release GPS enabled FireReady app

The CFA have released GPS enabled smart phone apps which target emergency information to users

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