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  • EFA: Alston covering tracks on Net censorship failure

    The Federal Government is attempting to change freedom of information legislation to prevent the public discovering that Internet censorship laws have failed, according to civil liberties group Electronic Frontiers Australia.

  • EFA slams Australian Internet censorship

    Electronic Frontiers Australia (EFA), an online civil liberties organisation, has described the Federal Government's online censorship legislation as a failure, and recommended that Internet censorship legislation "...be repealed and the costly and failed Internet regulatory apparatus be dismantled."

  • Online civil libertarians cautiously welcome AU law

    New Australian laws designed to crack down on Internet harassment and usage of the medium to advocate violence have been met with a cautious reaction from online civil libertarians.

  • Child porn legislation questioned

    Civil liberties group Electronic Frontiers Australia (EFA) has criticised the way in which the Australian Broadcasting Authority (ABA) and the Federal Government are attempting to ban child pornography on the Internet.

  • EFA appoints first Executive Director

    After five years promoting civil liberties and free speech online Internet lobby group Electronic Frontiers Australia (EFA) has appointed its first Executive Director, former journalist, Jon Cassidy.

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