As the Australian Tax Office (ATO) prepares to make stimulus payments to Australians as part of the $42 billion dollar economic stimulus package, a new wave of email scams are attempting to exploit unsuspecting recipients.

The scammers are sending emails disguised as official communication from the ATO and ask for personal details such as date of birth or banking details.

Its said that 1 in 20 Australians will fall victim to some form of scam this year and netting...

An outline of what the Australian government plans for the internet filter are here:

http://www.dbcde.gov.au/communicatio...bersafety_plan

WTF are they taking the piss outta me?

Starting 29 April, we will be trialling a content filtering system.

The purpose of the trial is to:

1. Allow our engineers and system administrators to understand the technology
2. Allow our customers to determine first hand the impact of one of the commercial products that could be used for the proposed Australian Labor Party internet filter
3. Acquire knowledge of the issues relating to the implementation...

Its a fact! I spend 90% of my life on the internet. That’s a pretty sad fact really but I suppose we all have to pay the bills somehow. I know that if I was in paid employment and spent half as much time at work then I’d be a multi millionaire by now.

Anyway I digress, the other day my better half was having a bit of a moan (she’s very good at that) because I never spend any time with her. She won the day and we went and spent some quality time together. During the time spent together...

I guess you all know that im a Brit who now lives in the lucky country Australia but I just love FiJi as much as I love Australia. Of course I still love the UK just as much and I will always call that place home, its just the weather does not agree with me.

When I was traveling I spent a couple of years in Fiji, I landed one of the cushiest jobs I have ever had. I worked on the entertainment deck of the blue lagoon cruise ship. It was my job to mingle and mix with all the passengers...