Archive for March, 2010
Sunday, March 28th, 2010
Senator Conroy will debate ISP filtering with Colin Jacobs from Electronic Frontiers Australia, network engineer Mark Newton and Professor Catharine Lumby on Radio National this Monday the 29th of March at 6PM AEDT. Michael Grace from Internet filtering and web access company Netsweeper will also be on. The full ...
Posted in Internet Censorship | 8 Comments »
Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010
In his first major TV appearance regarding the filter since Q&A and Insight in early 2009, Senator Conroy will head back to the tube Wednesday evening in an attempt to sell government's mandatory net censorship plan to the masses on Channel 10's The 7PM Project. A rare occurrence for a ...
Posted in Internet Censorship | 24 Comments »
Friday, March 19th, 2010
There's news this morning that some parents who took their tween children to Aussie Lady Gaga concerts are gagging because of the adult nature of the concert. Rewind. Yes they are upset because a performer, renowned for her racy costumes and hybrid-burlesque-strip-show music videos, put on a concert that was ...
Posted in Music Censorship, Parental outrage | 21 Comments »
Tuesday, March 16th, 2010
Update 17 March 2010: Here's some interesting news. Ludlam has now won the seat, previously reported as being awarded to Senator Fielding. Senator Fielding - 35 votes, Senator Ludlam - 37 votes. Was this a revote?
Family First Senator Steve Fielding has won a seat reserved for minor party ...
Posted in Internet Censorship, Safety and Education | 15 Comments »
Friday, March 5th, 2010
The ABC's Hungry Beast recently conducted an extensive interview with the Australian Classification Board's Greg Scott about the censorship of the female anatomy, in particular the vagina. It's part of a story on Labiaplasty. I suggest you watch it below and read the complete transcript here (as well as check ...
Posted in Book Censorship, Censorship Policy, Health Censorship | 15 Comments »
