Filter supporters talk, Australia listens
Guest post by Danu Poyner There was a lively debate about mandatory internet filtering on ABC Radio National’s ‘Australia Talks’ program Tuesday night. While those who have been following the issue closely will recognise much of the conversation, the debate was interesting because it covered new ground in certain areas. Specifically, we got to hear...
Video: EFA interview on Channel Seven’s Morning Show
Here’s Dale Clapperton’s interview with the Morning Show on Channel 7 form this morning. Also: Sunrise video here (including phone poll). You’ve got to watch this. Kochie has no clue.
Can a clean feed be introduced without legislation?
Dale Clapperton asks a very important question: Can Labor implement a ‘clean feed’ without legislation? He writes: To get any legislation through the Senate at the moment, Labor require the support of either the Coalition, or all seven of the other Senators (five Greens, plus Steve Fielding and Nick Xenophon). If the Coalition oppose the...
Online freedoms and rights talk, Melb, 20th September
Dale and Colin from EFA will present a talk on online freedoms and rights at Melbourne’s Software Freedom Day this Saturday the 20th of September. Dale writes at NoCensorshipAus that they will be focusing on the Commonwealth government’s current Internet censorship agenda. Where: The Hub, 17 Waterview Walk, Docklands, Melbourne When: 20/09/2008 (EFA says 11AM,...
Family First wants sites promoting anorexia to go, what next?
I raised a few of my own concerns about what was written in the filtering article that appeared in today’s Australian, but EFA Chairperson, Dale Clapperton, has dissected the article with much more precision. He highlights two of its biggest problems: Random statistics that cannot be confirmed, and Family First senator Steve Fielding’s call for...
