ADVOCACY, POLICY & NEWS
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It's Time to Tell Mum
We’re excited to announce that EFA have today launched a new campaign to raise public awareness of the Government’s internet filter: “Time to Tell Mum.” The campaign features well-known comedian Akmal Saleh and exhorts Australians to tell their mums about the filter plan and what it won’t do for Australian…
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AAT upholds EFA link deletion
Many people do not know that the internet in Australia is already heavily censored, even before the Rudd Government’s plan for mandatory ISP filtering is implemented. In fact, Australia almost undoubtedly has the most restrictive internet censorship regime in the Western world. Under amendments made to the Broadcasting Services Act…
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On folly, freedom and filters
Wearing my EFA Board Member hat, I spoke today at an event at Parliament House hosted by the Menzies Research Centre in a debate with Tony McLellan of the Australian Christian Lobby. The audience was primarily members of the Australian Liberal Students Federation; young Liberals destined for jobs as political…
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Senator Ludlam slams filter in Parliament
Greens Senator Scott Ludlam yesterday rose to address the Senate specifically on the subject of the Rudd government’s mandatory internet filter. The speech is easily the most substantial given in Parliament to date, and was withering in its assessment of the merits of the scheme. Calling the filter “an inappropriate…
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Senate answers shed some more light on filter
Senator Conroy’s office today provided answers to Questions on Notice asked by Greens Senator Scott Ludlam some months ago. Among the dozens of answers reiterating standard positions were some welcome details that have been frustratingly hard to come by before. You can download the entire exchange (see below), but here…
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Technology Addiction?
A Joint Select Committee on Cyber-Safety has been set up as of 15th of March 2010. While this is a good thing as far as investigating ways in which Australians might need help or guidance online, those interested in online rights might be concerned that a committee has as much…