Network for Internet Investigation and Research Australia

You may have seen some recent media reports into the phenomenon of ‘internet addiction’ in young people. Dr Philip Tam, who has previously written a guest post on this blog on the topic of overuse of the internet, has launched a new website NIIRA with his colleagues to promote discussion, debate and dissemination of topics related [...]

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I’ve just signed…

…the contract for my first novel to be published! I’ve been very quiet here recently, that’s because there’s been a lot going on behind the scenes. I’m thrilled to announce at last that my novel (provisionally titled ‘That Day’, but it may well change) will be published by Hachette Australia in early 2013. I found [...]

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