News from the other side of the world: Volume 4

Its been awhile since I've done one of these.

The big story is the Tsunami in the Solomon Islands. Both Australia and New Zealand have pitched in with the relief efforts. Now there's concern about disease. The tsunami also raised concerns about Australian safety and the day of the quake, a lot of shoreline businesses closed down.

One of the biggest stories down here is that of Ian Thorpe accused of doping by a French newspaper. Ian Thorpe is, not surprisingly, trying to clear his name. This is apperently wearing him down. There's also a lot of debate amongst Australians as to weather or not he did it. This sounds a lot like the cases of Lance Armstrong and Floyd Landis which, if they have taught us anything its don't fully trust these tests or the French media. This story could become huge depending on further revelations.

In addition to clearing his name, Thorpe is "embarrased to be Australian" over the treatment of Aboriginal people.
The debate on Euthenasia just got a lot hotter due to this Sydney case.

There's a lot of controversy about how Australia's Aviation Safety council handled a plane crash two years ago.


Western Australia's got bank all of a sudden.


I love sports, and I love the media, so when the two collide its a must read for me. Telstra is quite upset about how its NRL video is being used.

Glenn McGrath is coming after England in the World Cup. The match is only 4 days away and the Ashes Series is still on the minds of Australians. (The Ashes is a cricket series Australia plays against England. The Aussies usually win, but not this year. That didn't go over so well.)

A light edition this time, but as always happy reading.

Alan