Australia has become a prime target for Web-enabled agitation, as it prepares
to stage two globally recognised events in quick succession. Melbourne will host
a summit of the World Economic Forum (www.weforum.org) on 11 September, and
Sydney hosts the Olympic Games (www.olympics.com) just four days later.
According to a story at the australia.internet.com portal, protests along
the lines of the “battle for Seattle” at the World Trade Organization summit
last December could be in the offing
(www.australia.internet.com/article.jsp?sid=342670).
The World Economic Forum includes the
chief executive officers of the top 1000 multinationals, alongside influential
economists and politicians. This…
