Now, Australia is planning to bring the strictness with which they view films and television to the Internet.
Content that will be banned from cyberspace ranges from child pornography to discussions on euthanasia.
There is also new legislation that is being pushed by the Labor government to compel ISPs to keep track of the activities of their subscribers. It has been alleged that the government is trying to get a hold of the web browsing history of its citizens.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard says Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has contradicted himself in his claims about the carbon tax.
Ms Gillard says Mr Abbott changed his mind on whether he supported an emissions trading scheme or a price on carbon pollution as a member of the Howard government, and later as a member of Malcolm Turnbull's opposition