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  • New AU laws to target online porn, e-crime

    Senator Richard Alston, the Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, has flagged new laws to crack down on Internet harassment and the usage of the medium to advocate violence.

  • Alston pushes porn PIN to reduce phone bills

    Government driven draft standards, which could force ISPs to restrict access to online pornography via premium rate services unless customers have a PIN and have given their written approval to access these services, have been released for public comment.

  • EXCLUSIVE: Alston hits back - Part 2

    In the second instalment of this two part series, Federal IT Minister Senator Richard Alston talks exclusively to ZDNet Australia about Internet censorship, tackling spam and his future in the IT portfolio.

  • EXCLUSIVE: Alston hits back

    In the first instalment of this two part series, Federal IT Minister Senator Richard Alston talks exclusively to ZDNet Australia about broadband pricing, Telstra's service levels and Australia’s cyber-terrorism initiatives.

  • Internet dumping burning unsuspecting consumers

    The practice of Internet Dumping has been growing recently, and many people are sceptical of the Australian Government's attempts to control the practice.

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