Neutral News http://neutralnews.forumotion.net/feed/? Latest topics Sun, 30 Nov 2008 16:13:11 GMT 10 Neutral News http://www.apregion.com/images/globe.jpg http://neutralnews.forumotion.net/feed/? oceania indymedia http://neutralnews.forumotion.net/neutral-news-f3/oceania-indymedia-t22.htm Lachlan http://oceania.indymedia.org/]]> Neutral News Sun, 30 Nov 2008 16:13:11 GMT http://neutralnews.forumotion.net/neutral-news-f3/oceania-indymedia-t22.htm#38 http://neutralnews.forumotion.net/neutral-news-f3/oceania-indymedia-t22.htm Vivendi Corp. http://neutralnews.forumotion.net/public-transport-f8/vivendi-corp-t18.htm Justin Vivendi the French multinational that currently owns and operates our beloved Connex - it maybe interesting to know, also have acquired Canal+ (and subsidiary projects), Universal Music, and NBC! Talk about an all powerful corporate master... or just another reason why we should not buy tickets and defiantly should not pay fines. Corporate Socialism, i think not.. it is Fascism! Public Transport Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:50:09 GMT http://neutralnews.forumotion.net/public-transport-f8/vivendi-corp-t18.htm#27 http://neutralnews.forumotion.net/public-transport-f8/vivendi-corp-t18.htm Over-Pricing of oil is hidden behind a multitude of excuses http://neutralnews.forumotion.net/price-of-oil-f6/over-pricing-of-oil-is-hidden-behind-a-multitude-of-excuses-t10.htm Justin The practice of flipping the price of oil has become second nature for oil traders around the world through schemes that daily and unnaturally manipulate price. Check out this Al Jazeera info, eventually we have to ask the question "How can these mega rich mother effers (exxon, Chevron, total, sinopec, bp, etc, etc, etc...) be allowed to fleece the public?!" Q&A: Oil prices and the economy Price of Oil Sat, 02 Aug 2008 10:39:14 GMT http://neutralnews.forumotion.net/price-of-oil-f6/over-pricing-of-oil-is-hidden-behind-a-multitude-of-excuses-t10.htm#15 http://neutralnews.forumotion.net/price-of-oil-f6/over-pricing-of-oil-is-hidden-behind-a-multitude-of-excuses-t10.htm Kevin Rudd at KPMG http://neutralnews.forumotion.net/expansive-episode-ideas-f4/kevin-rudd-at-kpmg-t21.htm Lachlan For some time Kevin Rudd worked at the firm KPMG one of the 'Big Four Auditors' alongside Price Waterhouse Coopers, Ernst & Young, and Delloitte Touche Tohmatsu. KPMG has represented companies from Halliburton to SONY. The firm has also been embroiled in a number of tax scams and was even the subject of an episode of PBS' frontline called Tax Me if You Can It would be interesting to investigate who exactly Kevin Rudd was involved in representing. It has been difficult to track down info ... Expansive Episode Ideas Sat, 01 Nov 2008 12:17:53 GMT http://neutralnews.forumotion.net/expansive-episode-ideas-f4/kevin-rudd-at-kpmg-t21.htm#31 http://neutralnews.forumotion.net/expansive-episode-ideas-f4/kevin-rudd-at-kpmg-t21.htm New Episode Ideas http://neutralnews.forumotion.net/expansive-episode-ideas-f4/new-episode-ideas-t20.htm Lachlan Australia in Afghanistan (and Iraq)
The N.T. Intervention
The Australian Republic
The 'Education Revolution' so far]]> Expansive Episode Ideas Sat, 01 Nov 2008 11:29:16 GMT http://neutralnews.forumotion.net/expansive-episode-ideas-f4/new-episode-ideas-t20.htm#30 http://neutralnews.forumotion.net/expansive-episode-ideas-f4/new-episode-ideas-t20.htm An intro some ideas and some info http://neutralnews.forumotion.net/media-ownership-media-law-in-australia-f5/an-intro-some-ideas-and-some-info-t19.htm Lachlan Okay, SO, I did some research to try and track down the range of companies involved in media ownership in Australia and it is indeed a complicated web of bastards! But I managed to track down a fair bit and I have found some pretty helpful websites, which I'll try and post. If we do choose to focus on media in the first episode I thought a good format might be to have a newsdesk style intro followed by a couple of reports (roving style reports where we just slap together footage of different ... Media Ownership/Media Law in Australia Sat, 01 Nov 2008 11:25:26 GMT http://neutralnews.forumotion.net/media-ownership-media-law-in-australia-f5/an-intro-some-ideas-and-some-info-t19.htm#29 http://neutralnews.forumotion.net/media-ownership-media-law-in-australia-f5/an-intro-some-ideas-and-some-info-t19.htm Codex Alimentarius http://neutralnews.forumotion.net/health-f16/codex-alimentarius-t17.htm Admin Latin for food code is a collection of internationally recognized standards, codes of practice, guidelines and other recommendations relating to foods, food production and food safety under the aegis of consumer protection. It is written by the WHO and Food and Agriculture Org. in 1962 and is currently part of the WTO charter. Wiki Page Official Codex site The scary thing is the classification of nutrients as poisons and the claim that vitamins have no proven benefits for humans! A ... Health Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:45:50 GMT http://neutralnews.forumotion.net/health-f16/codex-alimentarius-t17.htm#26 http://neutralnews.forumotion.net/health-f16/codex-alimentarius-t17.htm Health, Our most Basic Right? http://neutralnews.forumotion.net/health-f16/health-our-most-basic-right-t16.htm Admin Before 2001 the most influential political lobbies were pharmaceutical companies. The World Health Organisation and the IMF have provided big pharma with a global political vehicle to forward their agenda which aims to reduce the availability of natural therapies while increasing the production of pharmaceuticals that have proven complications and side effects. The aim is to remove the age old traditional medical practices and put in place a drug system in which the large companies have complete ... Health Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:36:51 GMT http://neutralnews.forumotion.net/health-f16/health-our-most-basic-right-t16.htm#25 http://neutralnews.forumotion.net/health-f16/health-our-most-basic-right-t16.htm Citizen Media http://neutralnews.forumotion.net/research-strategies-f14/citizen-media-t7.htm Justin
Can Citizen news media projects like Neutral News present truly unbiased reporting, or does it become mere opinion?

Projects such as Democracy Now! have succeeded but many go nowhere... Why is that?]]> Research Strategies Wed, 30 Jul 2008 09:44:28 GMT http://neutralnews.forumotion.net/research-strategies-f14/citizen-media-t7.htm#10 http://neutralnews.forumotion.net/research-strategies-f14/citizen-media-t7.htm Health, our most basic right? http://neutralnews.forumotion.net/neutral-news-f3/health-our-most-basic-right-t15.htm Justin Before 2001 the most influential political lobbies were pharmaceutical companies. The World Health Organisation and the IMF have provided big pharma with a global political vehicle to forward their agenda which aims to reduce the availability of natural therapies while increasing the production of pharmaceuticals that have proven complications and side effects. The aim is to remove the age old traditional medical practices and put in place a drug system in which the large companies have complete ... Neutral News Wed, 13 Aug 2008 08:56:15 GMT http://neutralnews.forumotion.net/neutral-news-f3/health-our-most-basic-right-t15.htm#22 http://neutralnews.forumotion.net/neutral-news-f3/health-our-most-basic-right-t15.htm Trains off track? http://neutralnews.forumotion.net/public-transport-f8/trains-off-track-t13.htm Lachlan With Brumby promising millions spent on new trains the question remains, can the archaic rails hold them? According to information ripped from the depths of my own trivium (as in I can't remember where I heard this) the majority of Melbourne's trains are incapable of even nearing top speeds on inner city tracks, in fact they travel well below required speeds. The tracks look old so this sounds feasible however trying to get a hold of such information could be a logistical nightmare. It would ... Public Transport Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:04:42 GMT http://neutralnews.forumotion.net/public-transport-f8/trains-off-track-t13.htm#18 http://neutralnews.forumotion.net/public-transport-f8/trains-off-track-t13.htm Another meeting CANCELLED! (sorta) http://neutralnews.forumotion.net/general-administration-f11/another-meeting-cancelled-sorta-t11.htm Lachlan Hey gang, Another meeting was cancelled or postponed due to various ailments. LLoyd managed to make it round and we had a brief discussion regarding episode structure. We decided that a good approach would be an 'essay' style structure. As in; Introducing an issue by posing a specific question, detail a brief history of the issue, show some specific evidence regarding the issue in question, consultation via interview, and a conclusion of sorts. (it's sounds better when I don't have to explain ... General Administration Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:53:10 GMT http://neutralnews.forumotion.net/general-administration-f11/another-meeting-cancelled-sorta-t11.htm#16 http://neutralnews.forumotion.net/general-administration-f11/another-meeting-cancelled-sorta-t11.htm Fudged facts http://neutralnews.forumotion.net/public-transport-f8/fudged-facts-t14.htm Lachlan It is fairly obvious, through experience alone, that connex, yarra trams and all other public transport companies are ineffective and impuctual (I don't think that's a word.) Yet these companies are consistently reporting that they are meeting standards set in delivering services. However, the services delivered are clearly inefficient the ONLY way that these companies are reporting that they meet standards is by manipulating the nature of data collection itself so as to consistently meet requirements, ... Public Transport Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:11:32 GMT http://neutralnews.forumotion.net/public-transport-f8/fudged-facts-t14.htm#19 http://neutralnews.forumotion.net/public-transport-f8/fudged-facts-t14.htm First Episode? http://neutralnews.forumotion.net/media-ownership-media-law-in-australia-f5/first-episode-t12.htm Lachlan Lachlan]]> Media Ownership/Media Law in Australia Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:57:24 GMT http://neutralnews.forumotion.net/media-ownership-media-law-in-australia-f5/first-episode-t12.htm#17 http://neutralnews.forumotion.net/media-ownership-media-law-in-australia-f5/first-episode-t12.htm Purpose of forum http://neutralnews.forumotion.net/our-mission-f15/purpose-of-forum-t9.htm Admin This forum exists so as to prepare for the launch of the actual neutral news website, currently under construction. Our Mission Thu, 31 Jul 2008 02:05:53 GMT http://neutralnews.forumotion.net/our-mission-f15/purpose-of-forum-t9.htm#14 http://neutralnews.forumotion.net/our-mission-f15/purpose-of-forum-t9.htm Neutral News Mission Statement http://neutralnews.forumotion.net/our-mission-f15/neutral-news-mission-statement-t8.htm Admin Neutral News reports from a Pacific perspective relying on independent and mainstream media outlets to facilitate the spread of unbiased news.
Neutral News believes being informed is being involved.]]> Our Mission Thu, 31 Jul 2008 02:04:49 GMT http://neutralnews.forumotion.net/our-mission-f15/neutral-news-mission-statement-t8.htm#13 http://neutralnews.forumotion.net/our-mission-f15/neutral-news-mission-statement-t8.htm KBR and ADF http://neutralnews.forumotion.net/australian-government-contracts-f7/kbr-and-adf-t5.htm Justin
There is much detail surrounding the contracts and any info will be posted

JSF Team Aus.]]> Australian Government Contracts Wed, 30 Jul 2008 08:30:30 GMT http://neutralnews.forumotion.net/australian-government-contracts-f7/kbr-and-adf-t5.htm#5 http://neutralnews.forumotion.net/australian-government-contracts-f7/kbr-and-adf-t5.htm Some legislation http://neutralnews.forumotion.net/media-ownership-media-law-in-australia-f5/some-legislation-t6.htm Lachlan Hey, I've been cruising the comlaw site (which is great, full of official legislation for primary sourcing) it's at http://www.comlaw.gov.au/comlaw/comlaw.nsf/sh/homepage For this topic specifically though it looks like we'll need to pour through a fair amount of legislation, mainly the most current version of the Broadcasting Services Act (including amendments up to no.73 of 2008) which was enacted in 1992. Linked here http://www.comlaw.gov.au/ComLaw/Legislation/ActCompilation1.nsf/0/DD1CECDB051CFFCECA25748A001846ED?OpenDocument If ... Media Ownership/Media Law in Australia Wed, 30 Jul 2008 09:16:10 GMT http://neutralnews.forumotion.net/media-ownership-media-law-in-australia-f5/some-legislation-t6.htm#7 http://neutralnews.forumotion.net/media-ownership-media-law-in-australia-f5/some-legislation-t6.htm Agenda for next meeting? http://neutralnews.forumotion.net/general-administration-f11/agenda-for-next-meeting-t4.htm Lachlan Hey everyone, I think we all agreed that we need to have at least one more actual meeting before we move all our discussions to this forum. So we should probably try and make the most of it. I'll be at work until 9 on Monday, so we can make it for 9:30 otherwise if other days work for people, let me know. I was just thinking the two main things we need to discuss at the meeting are some of the specifics regarding non-profit organisation administration and web administration, also I think we ... General Administration Wed, 30 Jul 2008 08:22:24 GMT http://neutralnews.forumotion.net/general-administration-f11/agenda-for-next-meeting-t4.htm#4 http://neutralnews.forumotion.net/general-administration-f11/agenda-for-next-meeting-t4.htm AusAid project managed completely by KBR http://neutralnews.forumotion.net/australian-government-contracts-f7/ausaid-project-managed-completely-by-kbr-t3.htm Justin Kellogg Brown & Root (KBR) Pty Ltd has been contract by the Aus. Federal Govt. to construct disaster management infrastructure in Vietnam. This project is currently running and is expected to cost $16.5 Mil, contract should be under review soon. It will be interesting to monitor developments on this issue. - Justin http://www.ausaid.gov.au/vietnam/projects/quangngai.cfm Australian Government Contracts Wed, 30 Jul 2008 08:21:19 GMT http://neutralnews.forumotion.net/australian-government-contracts-f7/ausaid-project-managed-completely-by-kbr-t3.htm#3 http://neutralnews.forumotion.net/australian-government-contracts-f7/ausaid-project-managed-completely-by-kbr-t3.htm New Member Sign up http://neutralnews.forumotion.net/general-discussion-board-f12/new-member-sign-up-t2.htm Admin Welcome to the beginnings of what we hope will be a successful citizen journalism project. If you are interested in getting involved please register as a member of this site and then post a reply in this forum with your name and area of interest (if you have one.) We look forward to your input.
Kind Regards,
Neutral News Team]]> General Discussion Board Wed, 30 Jul 2008 08:08:11 GMT http://neutralnews.forumotion.net/general-discussion-board-f12/new-member-sign-up-t2.htm#2 http://neutralnews.forumotion.net/general-discussion-board-f12/new-member-sign-up-t2.htm Superfluous must read topic list http://neutralnews.forumotion.net/must-read-topic-list-f1/superfluous-must-read-topic-list-t1.htm Admin As everything has just started obviously a must read topic list is a little unnecessary but it will become important as things get bigger. At this stage I'd suggest having a look at everything! Any suggestions are a huge help.]]> Must Read Topic List Wed, 30 Jul 2008 08:02:03 GMT http://neutralnews.forumotion.net/must-read-topic-list-f1/superfluous-must-read-topic-list-t1.htm#1 http://neutralnews.forumotion.net/must-read-topic-list-f1/superfluous-must-read-topic-list-t1.htm