[LINK] 'creepy' Google

[Kim Holburn]

Good heavens - Aborigines can't own erotic material in the Northern  
Territories?  They'll be asking travellers to declare porn when they  
arrive in Australia next - oh wait they already started doing that:
<http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2010/s2905520.htm>.

Slightly more extensive policies than the pirate party and not bad  
policies although there is at least one I don't agree with but running  
a country has to cover a lot more ground than that.

On 2010/May/26, at 11:18 AM, David Boxall wrote:

> On 25/05/2010 5:40 PM, Fred Pilcher wrote:
>> ...
>> http://www.sexparty.org.au/index.php/policies
>>
>> you may find that they're worth supporting. They're a little
>> single-issue focussed, but at least they're focussed firmly on
>> fundamental human rights. Not a bad start IMHO.
>> ...
>
> The politics might be off-topic for Link, but some of the policies  
> aren't:
>> *Censorship*
>>
>>    * Bring about the establishment of a truly national classification
>>      scheme which includes a uniform non-violent erotica rating for
>>      explicit adult material for all jurisdictions and through all
>>      media including the Internet and computer games.
>>
>>    * Introduce an R and X rating for computer games
>>
>>    * To overturn mandatory ISP filtering of the Internet and return
>>      Internet censorship to parents and individuals.
>>
>> *Education*
>>
>>    * To bring about the development of a national sex education
>>      curriculum as a first step in preventing the sexualisation of
>>      children.
>>
>>    * Development of a national internet education scheme for parents.
>>
>> *Equality*
>>
>>    * To enact national anti discrimination laws which make it illegal
>>      to unfairly discriminate against people or companies on the
>>      basis of job, occupation, profession or calling.
>>
>>    * To bring about equal numbers of women in the Parliament through
>>      enabling the Federal Discrimination Act to have jurisdiction
>>      extending to political parties.
>>
>>    * To create total equal rights in all areas of the law for gay,
>>      lesbian and transsexuals.
>>
>>    * Overturn racist laws that ban Aboriginal people from possessing
>>      erotic and sexual media in the Northern Territory.
>>
>>    * Ensure the sexual rights and freedoms of people with a
>>      disability and the elderly.
>>
>> *Health*
>>
>>    * To enact national pregnancy termination laws along the same
>>      lines as divorce law — which allow for legal, no-fault and
>>      guilt-free processes for women seeking termination.
>>
>>    * The listing of Viagra, Cialis and other drugs used to treat
>>      sexual dysfunction, on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.
>>
>>    * Overturn restrictions on aid to overseas family planning
>>      organisations that reference abortion.
>>
>> *Protection of Children*
>>
>>    * Convene a Royal Commission into child sex abuse in the nation’s
>>      religious institutions.
>>
>>    * Develop global approaches to tackling child pornography which
>>      focus on detection and apprehension of the producers of the
>>      material.
>>
>> *Workplace Relations*
>>
>>    * Ensure that the introduction of paid maternity leave is fair and
>>      equitable for small businesses.
>>
>>    * Abolish sex slavery and sexual servitude by introducing non
>>      morality-based immigration policies that allow bona-fide sex
>>      workers to work legally in Australia.
>>
>> *Other*
>>
>>    * Ending the tax exempt status for religions.
>>
> Not much there that I'd disagree with.
>
> The web site would benefit if they gave the animated gif's a miss,  
> though.
>
> -- 
> David Boxall | Drink no longer water,
> | but use a little wine
> http://david.boxall.id.au | for thy stomach's sake ...
> | King James Bible
> | 1 Timothy 5:23
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