Interesting times: A Christian Fundamentalist group
has purchased Australia's most powerful shortwave transmitter, formerly owned by Radio Australia, with the
intention of aggressively evangelising at Australia's northern neighbours.
Now the dominant radio voice of Howard-era Australia will be a voice of
Fundamentalist Christianity.
This, no doubt, won't help Australia's already strained relations with Indonesia (a
country with a 90% Islamic majority). Not surprisingly, communications
minister Richard "Broadcast Services Act" Alston has defended the sale.
(the local murdochs)