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    Following the news a teenage boy has cracked the government's filtering software in half an hour, the Communications Minister has warned parents to be vigilant about their children's exploits online whether they use filters or not.

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    The Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, Senator Helen Coonan, has welcomed the decision by the Internet's governing body ICANN to scrap plans for an adult-orientated top level domain.

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

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