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With all the fun of the upcoming Presidential election in the States, it might be easy to forget about politics on the other side of the planet. But this is an issue I feel needs more attention, not just because I'm Australian and it will effect me, but because if it happens in a country like Australia, I wonder how long before other advanced '

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That's really worrying, that it's not being covered properly at all in Australia. Being in Japan, I have no idea what's going on back home. I leave it up to you guys to stir some shit on my behalf until I get back!

I'm actually anti-filter for all websites. If you want to make sure people can't access illegal websites, do as kegom suggested and create new jobs for people in an industry designed to hunt down illegal sites and shut them down, one by one. It's doable, if a big task. I don't think you can justify nation-wide filters as a way to protect children because there are many houses in Australia with NO children, plus it's the parent's responsibility to raise and protect their children, not the governments. Set up some sort of government project to donate Net Nanny programs to families that request them. Don't make it nation wide. Parents need to look after their own damn children, and that includes monitoring what they watch and view on the internet.

Aha, well, you know me, I've always hated Rudd. ;D Howard was a cunt too, but I hated him less. At least Howard didn't use the same pre-election tactics as Rudd though - he didn't air a bazillion ads saying "I WILL GIVE YOU THE FAST BROADBAND THAT HOWARD IS KEEPING FROM YOU" (and he did do that - you were in the car with me one day when one of them came on the radio, and I was completely baffled) and then land this shit on us. And from what I recall of their policies, Howard actually had a better communications package on offer that would offer broadband coverage to more rural areas than Rudd's, filtered or not.

Even if it was Howard pulling this stunt, I'd still be angry, because it's wrong to censor like this. Believe me, I'd still be here ranting in my journal! ;D

(You have to admit that the Rudd videos were funny though. I think the guy that actually made them was pro-Labor - I'm glad that didn't stop him from being hilarious though.)