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Campaign to defeat Internet Censorship in Australia
The Government is persisting with its plans to introduce compulsory internet censorship in Australia. It's bad policy. It's a waste of money, it won't work and there are better alternatives. Not to mention the threat to free speech. But let's be absolutely clear:
If you think we will defeat internet filtering just by being right or just because the facts are on our side - think again. This is politics. If we don't get properly organised with a clear and consistent message that reaches the people who need to hear it - we WILL lose.
ISP filtering gains momentum
THE federal Government's plan to implement content filters at the internet service provider level is one step closer to reality with live trials set to commence after next month.
The Government will seek expressions of interest in the second half of Octo
Australian man refused bail for insulting Thai King
Australian blogger and writer Harry Nicolaides was arrested for insulting the king on Sunday in Bankok, according to the
Privacy in Australia
The Australian Law Reform Commission’s report on privacy laws in Australia, For Your Information: Australian Privacy Law and Practice (ALRC 108), has been released.
Australia institutes code of conduct regulating online and mobile phone content
Australia unveiled a new code of conduct to regulate online and mobile phone content which will call for classifications similar to those for films, a government spokesman said. All content likely to be rated as for viewers aged over 15 will need to be
libertus.net: about censorship and free speech
A wide range of information about the current state, and history, of censorship of films, publications and computer games in a State of censorship - Australia
SAGE-AU slams cost of content filtering
Over-blocking access to Internet sites even three percent of the time will impose “significant” costs on service providers, the System Administrators Guild of Australia (SAGE-AU) has warned.
Net censorship to cost users | Australian IT
Internet users could be forced to subsidise the federal Government's quest to censor the internet, with early estimates indicating the scheme could cost $60 million a year.
iTWire - Sysadmins slam ACMA web filtering study
The System Administrators Guild of Australia has criticised the Australian Communications and Media Authority's report on ISP-level content filtering, questioning its relevance to real-world condition
Conroy welcomes ISP filtering
THE federal Government will embark on the next step of its internet filtering strategy after initial trials proved successful, Communications Minister Stephen Conroy said.
Australian Government to censor the Internet
the Australia Government has released on the proposed ISP-level filtering of online content.
ISPs crucial to child pornography blocks
The Australian Government yesterday released the findings of its much-anticipated report on a service provider-level web filtering trial conducted in Tasmania by the Australian Communications and Media Authority.
Australia introduces online code of conduct
Australia on Wednesday unveiled a new code of conduct to regulate online and cellphone content which will call for classifications similar to those for films,
New censorship rules for Australian web and mobile phone content
The Australian Communications and Media Authority has approved the IIA code of practice for online and mobile phone content in Australia
Watch on Censorship
Watch on Censorship is a community organisation with the goal of protecting and promoting the rights of adult Australians to freedom of speech and expression in all media.
Push to bring down the Golden Wall
Armidale Amnesty is joining other Amnesty groups from around Australia to campaign for an end to media and internet repression
Child Wise CEO wants Gov to re-think ISP filtering
Child Wise CEO Bernadette McMenamin has been copping a lot of flack (and rightfully so) for her article in the Australian calling for filters
Australia considering cyber treaty
Australian IT reports that a proposed cyber treaty may mean new surveillance laws in Australia:
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