R18+ for Games campaign launched
A recent article reports that the discussion paper on whether Australia should introduce an R18+ rating for video games is not likely to be released. Australia is the only Western country without an R rating for computer and video games. If a game is deemed unsuitable for MA15+ by the Office of Film and Literature Classification, […]
EFA's Dale Clapperton on Sunrise
EFA’s Chair, Dale Clapperton, was interviewed on Channel 7’s Sunrise program on 29th October about the government’s proposed mandatory filtering policy. A phone-in survey on the program revealed that 80% of respondents were opposed to the censorship plan.
Can Labor implement "clean feed" without legislation?
by Dale Clapperton A question that has been asked a lot recently is this: can Labor implement their ‘clean feed’ proposal without legislative amendments? Much turns on the answer to this question. To get any legislation through the Senate at the moment, Labor require the support of either the Coalition, or all seven of the […]
The Mark Newton letter
There has been a great deal of publicity in recent days about a letter written by Mark Newton, a network engineer with a leading Australian ISP, to a government Minister concerning the Australian government’s proposed mandatory Internet censorship scheme. The letter resulted in an apparent attempt by the office of the Communications Minister, Stephen Conroy, […]
DFAT briefing on the current state of ACTA
by Nic Suzor Today I attended a briefing session on ACTA (Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement ) hosted by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). I felt it was a good meeting, and I really got the sense that DFAT were interested in public participation. There was a good deal of frustration on both […]