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F S

Australian government pushes ahead with internet censorship - 0 views

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    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).
F S

Australian Government may backflip on compulsory internet censorship - 0 views

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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.
F S

Energies Better Spent on Rights than a Republic - 0 views

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    While Australia has been debating the important symbolic issues raised by a republic, other countries have achieved significant reform in the field of human rights. We are now alone among comparable nations in not having a statement of basic rights.
F S

IP enforcement in the UK and beyond: a literature review | Australian Policy Online - 0 views

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    18 May 2009Recent reviews and policy discussions of the various IP systems have consistently lamented the lack of hard data on the extent of the problem of infringement, what it costs and whom it affects, how firms respond, and how successful existing systems for IP enforcement are.
em_ent

Julia Gillard leads the race to the Lodge | News.com.au - 0 views

  • Ms Gillard also wouldn't say whether another election could be called if agreement could not be reached with the independents.
  • "There is obviously going to be speculation . . . my view is the focus is on stable government,"
  • Labor was hopeful of holding 73 seats in the 150-seat Parliament, and as many as 74, with only a few hundred votes to decide the final outcome.
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    Article from during the 2010 federal election, when a minority government was expected to form. Clusty category: "Minority Government"
em_ent

The Rabbit Proof Firewall « Blogging Censorship - 0 views

  • 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.
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  •  We in the United States have been lucky, so far, to avoid state censorship of Australia’s magnitude.
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    An American perspective on Australia's censorship regime in films, television and the internet.
em_ent

Anonymous Targets Australian Gov. Over Censorship In Operation Titstorm - 0 views

  • a co-ordinated protest raid against Australia’s ban on small breasts and proposed introduction of Internet censorship.
  • According to their live IRC chat, the attack may have started to wane due to a lack of numbers.
  • Editors Note to News Corp: the last time I wrote about a raid like this, you published defamatory stories suggesting this site was behind it; so just to be clear here: this is called reporting with some basic fact checking, something your organization is incapable of at the best of times.
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    Internet activists Anonymous co-ordinate a protest raid over Internet censorship in Australia.
Siera (Jihyun) Lee

Q and A from my thoughts on the internet filter | Kate Lundy - 0 views

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    link: internet-censorship-australia.blogspot.com
christian gani

Internet Censorship Australia - the Emperor still has no clothes! - 0 views

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    Public Activist site GetUp battlign against internet filtering in Australia
christian gani

Censorship By Another Name - 0 views

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    censorship for the sake of retailer's fair go.
anonymous

What's up with Australia's planned Internet filter? | TechCrunch - 0 views

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    Australia's plan to censor the internet content.
christian gani

Censorship Down Under - IEEE Spectrum - 0 views

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

Bill Kerr: ignorance and falsehood in australia's internet censorship battle - 0 views

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    comparison between ISP and PC level of filtering in the debate of censorship battle in Australia
Divya Singh

Australia Internet To Censor Over 500 Websites « yhumanrightsblog.com Blog - 0 views

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    Federal Government of Australia will be censoring over 500 websites that pertain to specific themes deemed unsuitable for Internet users. Certain communication network providers will assist in this censorship.
Harry MacDonald

Conroy and EFA back US on internet freedom - Risk - SC Magazine Australia - Secure Busi... - 0 views

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    Senator Conroy was supportive of the internet's role in promoting freedom to express political views but agreed with Clinton's observation that "societies recognise that freedom of expression has its limits". "Australians have always recognised that there is some content which is not acceptable in any civilised society," he said.
Harry MacDonald

Australia makes top 4 of internet freedom list - Computerworld - Natural Language Proce... - 0 views

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    Australia has scored highly for internet freedom in its first appearance on a Freedom House report into 37 countries, but violation of user rights and lack of access for some users were cited as concerns.
Harry MacDonald

Freedom of Expression and the Internet - UN, OSCE Reports and Joint Declarati... - 0 views

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    Any measure that limits access to the network is unlawful unless it meets the strict requirements established by international standards for such actions. The rapporteurs argued that freedom of expression must apply to the Internet in the same way it applies to all other media.
rosenberg

Who supports compulsory Internet filtering, exactly? | Solar Power Adelaide - Buy Solar... - 0 views

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    When asked "Do you agree with the Federal Government's policy to make ISP level filtering mandatory for all Australians?" 79% either disagreed or strongly disagreed.
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    A post questioning any signs of public support for a filter among Australians.
Caitlin Beyer

Google, Yahoo object to proposed Internet censorship in Australia - latimes.com - 0 views

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    latimes.com, google, yahoo, object, internet, censorship, australia
Caitlin Beyer

Vint Cerf's message to Australia: internet censorship isn't effective | The Australian - 0 views

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    message, australia, internet, censorship, australian
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