Conroy in a pickle

Paris-based media rights group Reporters Without Borders last week put Australia on its list of countries “under surveillance” in its recent “Internet Enemies” report.
 
Australia joins the company of countries in danger of making the main enemies list which includes Russia, Turkey and South Korea.
The report added that in South Korea; “draconian laws are creating too [...]

Posted on March 19, 2010 at 1:45 am by Fred · Permalink · Leave a comment
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Blackout Week

It’s been 2 weeks now since I last submitted queries regarding compulsory internet filtering to the Minister of Enlightenment, Senator Conroy, see previous post. I still await reply and therefore shall begin sending his office frequent requests.
 
There are many great protests evolving against the announced internet filtering policy. One group registered the domain stephenconroy.com.au which [...]

Posted on January 23, 2010 at 12:10 am by Fred · Permalink · Leave a comment
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Minister of Enlightenment turns off the lights

Its official, Australian Minister of National Enlightenment and Propaganda, Comrade Conroy announces the death of the internet as we know it in Australia.
 

 
ABC News, Dec 15 2009

The Federal Government will introduce compulsory internet filtering.
 
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy announced the changes today following a controversial trial to filter the internet which was conducted earlier this [...]