happy mutants Hey, Melbourne! I'm coming to see you this week (Sydney, Adelaide and Wellington: you're next!) Cory Doctorow
videos Free audiobook of Car Wars, my self-driving car/crypto back-door apocalypse story Cory Doctorow
wide Official City of Melbourne IP address used for biased edits to Wikipedia page for Occupy Melbourne prior to local election Cory Doctorow
video Melbourne cops made to look foolish by protesters in tent costumes get vindictive revenge by stripping protester to underwear in park Cory Doctorow
art Fascinating short doc about Keith Haring's mural in Melbourne and its stolen signature David Pescovitz
Gadgets Save the planet with a coffee pod sampler of tasty flavors in eco-friendly, compostable capsules Boing Boing's Shop
coronavirus Australian mayor caught on camera drinking in public just hours after he warned public to stay at home Carla Sinclair
australia Michael Bublé performed a private concert of Christmas songs for a trio of gorillas Thom Dunn
infosec After banning working cryptography and raiding whistleblowers, Australia's spies ban speakers from national infosec conference Cory Doctorow
middle east Australian academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert sentenced to 10 years in Iran prison Mark Frauenfelder