Comments on: Australia’s 20 Worst Cases of Censorship and Moral Panic in 2009

By: Rohan

Rohan — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 05:48:02 +0000

Great website!

The censorship issue seems to be the new idological divide.

For the Record: Energy drinks are allowed to have 80mg of Caffeine per 250ml of drink. This a food Standards code and roughly the same as a cup of coffee. To remain consitent with their proposed energy drink ban are they going to limit people to one latte at a cafe too? I think not! Just becaue some idiot morons choose to drink 10 red bulls and get sick, the Nanny State decides every Adult in the country is not responsible enough to drink 1 or 2?

Anyone can buy a packet of 12 100mg caffeine tablets in the form of No Doze. I even found a food ingredient shop selling 440grams of PURE caffeine powder for $60! Golly The Nanny State will have kiniption when she finds out!

By: Terry Wright

Terry Wright — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 07:31:41 +0000

Great list.

A real eye opener!

Is this really what Australia is coming to? Scary stuff.

Great site BTW.

By: David

David — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:41:49 +0000

Hey thanks for running this site and getting this type of information out to the public. Cheers to a (hopefully) better 2010.

I really don’t think I’ll raise my family here if things keep going the way they are. That is, a nation spoon fed by their government. And on that spoon is a mixture of nutty draconian style laws and sugary coated, thin skinned politicians whose only worry is their rating polls.

By: Concerned

Concerned — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:24:38 +0000

I’m surprised that the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) hasn’t made this list, but considering it is scheduled to be “concluded” this year, it’ll probably make this year’s list.

An article in today’s Age:
http://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-joins-copyright-theft-talks-20100125-muhu.html

By: Rod Williams

Rod Williams — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 06:30:04 +0000

I had to deal with similar circumstances in 1991 when Aust Customs in Brisbane raided my residence, looking for illegal porn. They found illegal horror films instead. I dare say the material (Italian zombies gutting bad actors) was much less naughty than they were hoping to find. Fuck em.

By: John Butler, FSS

John Butler, FSS — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 14:50:48 +0000

I would love to hear more of this backwoods’ stuff, rmeinds me of live in england when I was a boy in 1924
Old Uncle John

By: Jackie

Jackie — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:02:08 +0000

The Nando’s add was actually used in South Africa, no banning there.

I personally watched it when I was there and yes Kitty, us gals really do have a hard time sometimes.

Although hers did look fake, they could have at least chosen one of us.

Cheers,

Jackie. D

By: Sansha

Sansha — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 01:45:06 +0000

I wonder whether it’s a problem that I find 2009′s list less outrageous than 2008′s… Either they’re tamer censorship bans or I’m starting to get used to it… Hmmmmm

By: Dave

Dave — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:15:03 +0000

Wow. I finally have reason to be happy that I live in the United States. With the possible exceptions of #14 (Banning skateboarding after dark – this is an issue for local government only, though, not a national level regulation) and #11 (Denying North Korean artists permission to enter the country) NONE of these would fly here in the States. (Despite pressure from fundie Christnuts)

Ya’ll need the ACLU down there.

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