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ABOL- Australian Business Online
Government Communication in Australia – Communication between citizens and their governments is a key measure of the health of any democracy. In this book, authors from a range of backgrounds – political science, law, media, public policy and government, as well as those who have worked as journalists, press secretaries, PR consultants and speech writers – assess the state of government communication in Australia today. They consider the political, legal and economic context of government communication including the institutions and actors involved and the relationships between them.
This includes analysing the media-government relationship and how governments use ‘spin’, new media and expensive government advertising to influence media reporting and public opinion. The authors shine a spotlight on the work of government spin doctors, speechwriters and PR consultants but they also analyse the social framework of modern communications and how citizens, NGOs and governments communicate in a mediated world.
Australia’s laws are to be amended to make clear that network operators can undertake network protection activities without breaching telecommunications interception laws.
Information on computer networks could be extremely valuable to cyber-criminals and those who managed security of such networks had an important role in defending against criminal and malicious activities, Attorney-General Robert McClelland said today.
Presently network operators could undertake protective activities once a communication became accessible from a computer server, or at an earlier point with the consent of those using the network, he said.
Communication is more than just talking – When we communicate we give a great deal of information without using words, by our body posture, by our tone of voice, and by the expression on our face. These non-verbal means of communicating can tell the other person how we feel about them. If our feelings don’t fit with the words, it tends to be the non-verbal communication that gets heard and believed. Try saying “I love you” to your partner in a flat, bored tone of voice without looking at him or her, and see what reaction you get!
What is communication?
Communication is one person giving information to another. The information may be about:
Facts – “I got a pay rise today”
Opinion – “I reckon overtime will be cut soon”
Feelings – “I’m really scared about being laid-off soon”
