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Forget utegate, grocery choice …Conroy delivered the week’s worst decision

June 27, 2009 – 8:49 am

As widely reported, but over-shadowed by other scandals and fiascos, was Stephen Conroy’s decision to censor the internet more extensively than previously thought. This decision is likely to alienate a large swag of voters who are otherwise favourable to Labor.
Inquisitr: “The Australian Minister for Censorship has today confirmed what I’ve been reporting for nearly two [...]

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Opposition divides on broadband plan

April 7, 2009 – 2:14 pm

The vehement opposition of Malcolm Turnbull and Senator Minchin to the Government’s broadband masterstroke has been undermined from within:
The federal government’s surprise decision to establish its own company to build a national broadband network is not a new concept, the Nationals say.
The rural-based political party came up with the idea in 2005.
“It’s almost a complete [...]

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At last, a broadband solution

April 7, 2009 – 9:40 am

THE Federal Government has announced the “largest infrastructure decision in Australias history” after deciding not to award the national broadband network contract to a company.
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said the Government would lead the development of a national fibre-to-the-home broadband network up to “100 times faster than what many people use now”.
“Years of failed policy [...]

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Tor might thwart Conroy’s censorship

December 25, 2008 – 9:07 am

The Rudd Government is not the first to try and control what its citizens can access on the Web and one of the solutions is a thing called Tor:
Tor is a freely accessible network that allows Internet traffic to flow through it securely and anonymously. Tor helps to prevent websites from tracking users and can also [...]

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The Australian Government has its first blog

December 9, 2008 – 3:08 pm

And some people said it would never happen. Grandly called an e-democracy trial, I wonder whether they’ll get some comments on internet censorship? I support it anyway let’s see more of it. I wish the NSW Government had a blog hhmmm.

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