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  • ISP level porn filtering won't work, says Coonan

    New restrictions for adult content on converged devices like 3G phones will soon be introduced to parliament, but filtering at the internet service provider (ISP) level won't work, according to Communications minister Helen Coonan.

  • Aussie taxpayers to fund porn filtering

    The federal government will spend AU$116.6 million in taxpayer money to provide all Australian families with free Internet pornography blocking software.

  • Web porn blocking sparks war of words

    The government and its Labor rivals have been indulging in a slanging match over the Coalition's plans to introduce Internet porn blocking software.

  • AU$189m govt porn blocking plan unveiled

    Prime Minister John Howard last night announced a Coalition plan to clean up Internet porn, in an effort to woo Christian voters.

  • Aussie anti-porn Net filter gets closer

    The federal government's plan to provide a free child-safe Internet filter to every Australian family is progressing, with the Commonwealth today calling for industry help with the technical details of the idea.

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  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    No sex please, we're Labor

    The council rubbish truck didn't pick up my bin last week. Instead, the garbage contractor left a big yellow sticker highlighting exactly why my old egg shells, rancid fruit, microwave pizza boxes, an ancient and smelly pair of sneakers, and the odd brick had been left to rot on my property.

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