Digital resources tagged with ‘technology and society’

Australia dials up

Trevor Barr compares the complex and slow access to the Internet in the 1960s to today's high speed broadband service.

Beginnings of the Internet

Trevor Barr provides a brief history of the inception and development of the Internet.

Blogging

Blogging can be used as a means of pursuing a cause.

Broadcasts in cyberspace

Trevor Barr contrasts the privileged access to public television broadcasts with the free information exchange on the Internet. Stephen Mayne celebrates the value of ABC Online as a national resource and describes how activists have used the Internet to successfully broadcast their alternative views.

CAAMA & Indigenous Broadcasting

A broadcast studio at Radio Redfern in the late 80s. Christina Spurgeon talks about the importance of providing media services to remote Indigenous communities to the culture, identity and language of Aboriginal Australians.

Captain Cook - Cook's Chronometer

On James Cook’s second voyage of discovery he takes part in a grand scientific experiment to test a chronometer that the Admiralty hopes will allow navigators to measure lines of longitude.

Censorship in Media

John Safran discusses censorship in Australian media.

Convergence

Trevor Barr talks about convergence and the partnership between media broadcasters and Internet service providers.

Creating an Australian Image

Stuart Cunningham explains how innovations in technology have transformed television content.

Hackers

In the 1980s members of an underground hacker community called The Realm hacked into the Internet via a university network.

Imparja: Indigenous Broadcasting

Imparja Television allows Indigenous communities to tell their stories and to communicate both with each other as well as the wider Australian community.

Independent media

Trevor Barr talks about independent media and behind the scenes at Radio Redfern as another show goes to air.

Indymedia

Stuart Cunningham talks about how and why Australian content has changed over the last 40 years.

Kahootz Xpression - Quiet Night: Remembering

This Xpression illustrates the meaning of the poem and contains English text/subtitles to follow the spoken Chinese translation.

Kahootz Xpression - The Journey

The Xpression portrays a Vietnamese family migrating to Australia. It illustrates the differences of location, environment and culture.

Kahootz Xpression - The Message

This Xpression explores how children communicate today via the internet. In the past, writing a letter or postcard was the most dominant form of sending messages.

Launch of TV

Liz Jacka provides a brief history of the debate on how to establish television broadcasting in Australia. Tim Bowden recalls the enthusiasm with which Australians embraced television.

Nuclear Fall Out

Strontium 90, one of the deadliest poisons known, is a by product of the nuclear testing which Great Britain conducted in Australia in the 1950s and 1960s.

Online Communities

ALTOS - an online chat community based in Germany - provided a 'world without borders' for its members.

Questioning Tradition

Tonga's constitutional monarchy is undergoing change.

Reality TV

An excerpt from a live 'eviction' episode of the popular reality TV series Big Brother. Scott Goodings describes his experience of watching reality TV.

Rebuilding Bougainville

A man from the rugged mountains of Papua New Guinea's Bougainville single-handedly set up a mini power station in his village.

Royal Exhibition Building

During the 19th century, Melbourne’s Royal Exhibition Building was an architectural masterpiece which showcased Australia’s arrival on the world stage as an economic powerhouse.

Royal Tongan Celebration

The people of Tonga prepare to mark their King's birthday and 25th anniversary of his reign.

Song for the King -- Vika and Linda Bull interview

Vika and Linda Bull talk about the importance of their heritage and connection to Tonga.

The CSIRAC Computer

The story of the CSIRAC computer. Designed and constructed by the CSIRO, it was the first fully automatic electronic digital computer.

The Digital Divide

Trevor Barr reminds us that more than half of the world's population does not have access to the Internet. Stephen Mayne shares his belief that the digital divide will prevent Internet broadcasts from reaching entire populations in the way that television or radio broadcasts can.

The Digital Realm

Christina Spurgeon talks about crossing the digital divide.

The Tyranny of Distance

Behind the scenes with the people who work to provide land-line telephone services.

TV and family life

The Doonan family relax together at home in front of the television - their 'permanent visitor'. Liz Jacka describes the role of the the Vincent Committee in establishing local drama production for Austalian television. Megan Spencer remembers some of the shows she and her family watched together.

TV Soap Opera

TV soap operas have the ability to reflect Australian society and culture and connect people through the shared memory of watching a television show.

World Internet Project

Trevor Barr links the rise in Internet users with the change in lifestyle practices of television audiences.

World Wide Web

Websites are the new vehicles for advertising.