Archive for September, 2008
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
Hoping to ease concerns mobile service providers have about mandatory ISP filtering, a spokesperson for Senator Conroy said the Government does not anticipate prescribing what technologies can and can't be used to filter Internet access, 'rather it is anticipated that a minimum level will be set and ISPs required ...
Posted in Internet Censorship | 2 Comments »
Monday, September 29th, 2008
Firstly, the Queensland Consumer Association is enraged that an energy drink called Cocaine will soon be available in Australia (it's already in stores in the US and Britain).
The association's state secretary Max Howard said calling a drink Cocaine is just wrong and trivialising an illicit drug is unethical. He'll seek ...
Posted in Advertising Censorship, Parental outrage | 12 Comments »
Sunday, September 28th, 2008
When it comes to videos being seized by Australian Customs, Refused-Classification remains the best source of information (if not the only). This week they write that Not the Bradys XXX and Learning the Ropes #1: Male Submissive have both been confiscated by the ACS:
'...We can inform you that Will Ryder's ...
Posted in Film Censorship | 4 Comments »
Sunday, September 28th, 2008
Silent Hill: Homecoming, the latest game in the survival horror franchise from Konami, has been refused classification by the Australian Classification Board.
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The local distributor of the game, Atari, told GameSpot that the ...
Posted in Game Censorship | 3 Comments »
Thursday, September 25th, 2008
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I come across heaps of great censorship related websites and blogs each day, but I don't post about them because they aren't about Australian issues or because I don't have time. 99% of the time it's the latter. So instead of ...
Posted in Intergalactic Censorship Patrol | No Comments »
Thursday, September 25th, 2008
Details are sketchy, but this advertisement for fashion label Van Heusen will not be allowed to run on the rear of Brisbane City Council buses. It's been deemed too racy.
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Even us precious Brisbane folk can tolerate some ...
Posted in Advertising Censorship | 4 Comments »
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008
The ugly side of free speech:
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This sticker was stuck on a car driven by Ron Owen, a gun lobbyist and publisher of 'pro-militia' magazine Lock Stock & Barrel. Understandably, lesbians from Gympie weren't too pleased when they saw it so they took Owen to ...
Posted in Censorship News Bites | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008
New Zealand's Office of Film & Literature Classification is teaching school students the fine art of classification and censorship. Michelle Baker from the OFLC said their Censor For A Day program is an opportunity for students to learn how censorship really worked and to apply it to future films.
Bay Of ...
Posted in International | 1 Comment »
Monday, September 22nd, 2008
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South Australian Attorney-General Michael Atkinson has landed himself spot number six in Zoo Weekly's annual Top 50 People We Hate List. I wonder why.
Atkinson outranked accused child sex offender Dennis Ferguson, Toadie from Neighbours, and Corey Worthington. Good effort.
Posted in Politicians and Prudes | 2 Comments »
Monday, September 22nd, 2008
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Nick Minchin has replaced Bruce Billson as shadow minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy. News Report.
In 2003 Minchin, Tony Abbott and Alan Cadman (amongst others) formed the 'Family Policy Group' to persue the interest of families in parliament. All three are linked to ...
Posted in Politicians and Prudes | No Comments »
