IT took Rob Oakeshott 17 minutes to say "I do" to Julia Gillard - how long would it take him to call, "Order" if he were Speaker in Federal Parliament?
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).