The Australian Government’s proposed censorship of internet usage and sites demonstrates that that we should never take the pre-election promises of our political masters seriously, particularly their assurances of providing a more open and inclusive…
Here’s the official line of the bureaucrats, the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy. “In May 2008 the Australian Government committed $125.8 million over four years to support a comprehensive range of cyber-safety measures, i…
Before this year’s Beijing Olympic Games, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd chastised the Chinese authorities for blocking full access to the internet for the assembled world media: "My attitude to our friends in China is very simple", he said. "T…
THE federal Government has released details of its long-awaited call for expressions of interest on live internet-service-provider content filtering trials. The Government is asking all ISPs to participate, as their feedback is important. Child protectio…
The head of big Australian ISP, iiNet, Michael Malone, has labelled the Communications Minister the worst we’ve had in the 15 years. He said he would sign for the "ridiculous" trials, scheduled from December 24 this year. Separately, in Senate…
Net Registry argues that online business in Australia is the forgotten casualty in the recent debates over Senator Conroy’s internet filter. "This issue isn’t about censorship – it should be about the damage these plans could inflict on the internet…