"governments are at best mildly supportive of technology and at worst actively hostile." Whether or not governments should be supportive of technology, is anot

"governments are at best mildly supportive of technology and at worst actively hostile." Whether or not governments should be supportive of technology, is another complex debate with intelligent and articulate contenders on both sides of the argument. The bigger problem for Australia is the relentless anti-intellectualism that pervades the local culture.