Australian Internet filtering policy dumped

Originally Posted by TarJak

Some more commentary: http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/c...109-292dc.html
How Conjob can call this backdown a success is beyond me. The battle way be over but the censorship/control of our digital lives war goes on...

Spin = truth in our favourite Luddite's mind,(or what passes for one in his tiny head) ,one good thing that came out of this is jim Wallace's head nearly exploded when this was announced ,(For the non-Australians Jim Wallace and his Australian Christian lobby are Australia's version of religious nutbars like westboro ,he's been the loudest voice demanding this filter!).

[TarJak]

Originally Posted by darius359au

"one good thing that came out of this is jim Wallace's head nearly exploded when this was announced ..."

One lives in hope...

[troopie]

Now we just need Nicola Roxon to drop this idea of mandatory two year storage of everyones personal internet and phone usage data.

Originally Posted by troopie

Now we just need Nicola Roxon to drop this idea of mandatory two year storage of everyones personal internet and phone usage data.

What is it with the labor party in this country - they call the coalition nazi's etc But their always the one's trying create a police state here when their in power