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The Australian Government for the first time since their election may be considering optional internet censorship, the original policy they were elected on. Australian Minister for Censorship Stephen Conroy today (Tuesday local time) told a Senate estimates committee that the "Great Firewall of Australia" could be implemented by a voluntary industry code, as opposed to legislation.

The Australian government has stepped up its efforts to censor internet content, announcing on December 15 that it plans to introduce laws for mandatory filtering before next year's federal election. The measures would be activated in 2011 and force all Australian internet service providers (ISPs) to block sites from a secret black-list maintained by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA).

somebody ranting about politics on their blog.. tags given: 2010 australian federal election, alp, julia gillard, liberal party, politics, tony abbott

Blog post on the 'other' parties in the 2010 election... tags:

independant candidate views on education for the 2010 election... tags given: abraham seviloglou, australian federal election 2010, deakin electorate, education, employment, foreign students, independent federal candidate, industrial relations, social cohesion, temporary workers, wealth

censorship for the sake of retailer's fair go.

plan of introducing a broad censorship law by the government, across Australia

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Clusty search - from the politics, Or Australian Censorship, tag.

I've already been asked whether or not the change in PM will result in a change in Australia's Internet censorship policy. (Found via Yippy)