News (57)

  • 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.

  • Govt: Web porn blocking test will go ahead

    The government has squashed speculation that its Internet content-filtering trial had been brought to an end prematurely.

  • Porn wars: episode II

    In which the government stops at nothing to manipulate public opinion against all evidence and the advice of experts... again.

  • The battle over triple 'x'

    By the end of this year, Internet users could have an extraordinarily convenient place to find pornography: a new .xxx top-level domain.

  • Porn a 'winning hand' down under

    More Australians spent the Olympics trawling for Internet porn than checking sporting results online, according to a report from Internet ratings company Media Metrix.

Blogs (1)

  • 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.

Features and Case Studies (6)

  • Time for a .xxx domain?

    The concept of a .xxx domain for sex-oriented Web sites has had its share of critics, but attorney Eric Sinrod believes it is an idea whose time has come.

  • ISP-level content filtering won't work

    Federal Government plans to introduce ISP-level filtering to provide a 'safer' internet experience for Australian families are likely to be met with significant resistance from within the ISP community.

  • 50 significant moments from internet history

    We take you through 50 defining moments of the internet.

  • Election 07: Coonan vs Conroy

    With only weeks to go to the election, how are the main parties shaping up on their tech promises?

  • Blame the computer

    Is it just me, or are you also tired of technology copping the blame for what are obviously people problems?

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