[LINK] Green light for internet filter plans

[rene]

On Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:36:29 +0800, Kimberley Heitman wrote:
> In 1999, Labor had the guts and the brains to oppose this nonsense. I
> recall stirring speeches by Labor MPs which resonate as well today.

Ditto.

> I think the best measure to ensure accountability is to make sure
> that every entry on the blacklist needs approval by a Parliamentary
> vote. See
> http://www.dbcde.gov.au/online_safety_and_security/cybersafety_plan/refu
> sed_
> classification_content_list_review/how_to_make_a_submission/online_submi
> ssio n_form for how to agree.

What an excellent idea! (And, it would probably entertainingly turn 
Parliament into more of a circus than it is now - imagine them arguing 
about whether a book such as Nitschke's Peacefull Handbook should be RC, or 
controversial abortion images, or a satirical article in a university 
student newsletter allegedly promoting shoplifting, etc, etc, ad 
infinitum.)

Irene