Comments on: The Rebate Issue: A Letter From the Gov’ner

By: edvard

edvard — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 22:53:55 +0000

The fact of the matter is that the liberal government is only good and pandering fear. All it’s policies are driven by it and will need it to be re-elected. They are always going to be controled by a select few of religious nuts who think that video games are the revelly and the coming of satin and judgement. This coonan, an over the hill moron (i wish this didn’t have to boil down to age, however she is clearly out of touch) who can’t even get the telco’s to meet and ensure a sound business plan to further Australias broadband, and bring it out of the 20th century. Instead of carrying on about it in obscure online forums let your vote do the talking. The opposition is meeting with the GDAA so maybe they have a better clue.

By: Seamus

Seamus — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 20:59:42 +0000

Don’t forget: now we’re in election mode, it might be a good time to ping the Labor camp on whether they would support adjusting the Screen Production Incentive scheme to include the Games Industry.

By: Jeremy Kupsch

Jeremy Kupsch — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 06:03:18 +0000

I’m sorry, but how will increasing the labour force in films and television benefit games?

By: Anon

Anon — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 05:49:08 +0000

Hmm. I wonder what would happen if a VERY large publisher should happen to set up a presence in Australia. A publisher large enough to have its own lawyers and a vested interest in saving money on the production of its games in Australia.

Do you think the government would listen to a multi billion dollar corporation with a branch in Australia?

You know, just speaking hypothetically...

By: NegativeZero

NegativeZero — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 04:24:09 +0000

As I said last time, Helen Coonan simply has no idea what she’s doing. It looks like her staff have even less of a clue than she does.

By: r1nce

r1nce — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 04:17:31 +0000

Dang! Knew I wouldn't be the only one to send this in.

The Australian Government. Supporting new IP since... Wait.

By: Nomet

Nomet — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 04:12:11 +0000

Thanks for the update guys. I’ll keep hastling too.

By: Logan Booker

Logan Booker — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 03:38:03 +0000

@David Fowles: You could always try and get Russell Crowe on board. They’d have to improve your chances.

By: David Fowles

David Fowles — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 03:25:24 +0000

I am angered that my game adaption of Romper Stomper has been rejected as quickly as my proposal for a Bad Boy Bubby game. “Romper Stomper Melee” was set to be the Smash Bros of Racism. I’m legally barred from describing the BBB game’s premise.

By: Gibson Wood

Gibson Wood — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 03:04:54 +0000

The dignified effect of the suit is kind of undermined by the fact the person in the photo’s using a SingStar microphone!