TRYING to get all perspectives on the Internet filter regime, I’ve had the opportunity to interview another interested party regarding the proposed Australian Internet Filter, the Electronic Frontiers Australia. I spoke with Colin Jacobs of whom is representing them as Internet censorship spokesman.
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Interview with Colin Jacobs of Electronic Frontiers Australia Re: Australian Internet Filter
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Your Net Under Threat
Earlier this year you might have heard the massive ruckus being kicked up by Australia’s online community. They were, and still are, angry about the Federal Government’s plan to bring in a compulsory internet filter, aimed at improving cyber-safety by blocking websites with criminal content. [Here it’s worth pointing out that the proposed filter does not only block "criminal content" but everything considered "Restricted Content" which has a far wider definition.]
The Government’s released the report into the trial and say it’s all systems go – they want the filter in place by the middle of next year. Damian Smith spoke to Curtin University Internet Studies Lecturer Dr Tama Leaver on Morning Magazine.
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ABC Radio National: Mandatory Internet Filter
The Rudd Labor government made an election promise to bring in a mandatory internet filter for all Australian web users.
The filter is part of a $125 million cyber-safety plan intended to protect children from inappropriate material on the web.
There’s still no sign of the live trial of the technology that was due to start over a month ago, and in the meantime there’s increasing opposition to the plan.
We hear opposing views on the merits of the internet filter.
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TechWired Australia: Mark Newton Interview
In the Interview Mark and Tech Wired Australia discuss what has happened in the past few weeks since we talked, including the expression of interest of which was released a couple of days ago. [This interview actually happened over a year ago now. Hard to believe we’re still debating this. Many thanks for your continuing hard work Mark.]
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TechWired Australia
Interview: User Submits Abortion Site as Web Filter Test
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Mark Newton on Sky News Business Channel
Discussing the proposed internet censorship legislation.
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Mark Newton on Radio Adelaide discussing Mandatory ISP Filtering
The Government now wants to pass the legislation that would require all internet service providers (ISPs) to ban refused classification (RC) hosted on overseas servers.
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360 2009-12-05
Hope town BHP Billiton opened its Ravensthorpe Nickel Operation in May 2008, at the feverish height of Western Australia´s mining boom. The state was dripping money and, for those lucky enough to be on the gravy train, life had never been better. Real estate and business prices skyrocketed in the intense build up to the mine´s opening and thousands moved to and invested in the once sleepy towns of Hopetoun and Ravensthorpe, feeling safe in BHP Billiton´s assurance that the mine had a 30 year life. But in January 2009 the bubble burst. The nickel price plummeted and BHP Billiton did the unthinkable: it suddenly and unexpectedly announced the closure of the RNO after only eight months in operation. The local communities of Hopetoun and Ravensthorpe were devastated. Now, ten months after the mine´s closure, the population has more than halved, real estate prices have plummeted and hundreds of houses are empty and stagnating on real estate agent´s books (now valued significantly lower than the mortgages on them). Business turnover has dropped by up to eighty percent and owners are struggling with huge debt. Hope Town examines one of the nastiest fallouts from the economic downturn and how a resilient and tightly-knit community is trying to pick itself up, dust itself off and start all over again.
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ABC Radio National - Background Briefing - Internet piracy
ABC Radio National - November 1, 2009 - Copyright began 300 years ago, but now laws can’t cope with the anarchy of new technologies. There’s a battle between the law and the ‘mashers’, from the White House to the Australian Federal Court. Reporter, Oscar McLaren. Image by Omaz Z, file photo.
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Clive James with Sir Les Patterson
An interview with Sir Les in which he discusses donating urine, being President of Australia, his wedding present for Edward and Sophie, the millennium dome and the yellow backed spider. He also mentions that he was influential in getting the Olympic Games for Sydney in 2000. Being an international cheese connoisseur he also produces a fine Tasmanian camembert from his pocket.
http://sirlespatterson.com/media/clive-james-with-sir-les-patterson/
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