Prime Minister Julia Gillard is reportedly backing Senator Stephen Conroy's plans for the mandatory internet filter in Australia. The IT community had hoped for a change of thinking under a new PM.  Read more »... more »

A parliamentary committee wants centralised, national control of cyber crime data, and mandatory reporting by ISPs of the security status of their customers' computers.  Read more»... more »

The Greens believe that the Rudd Government will shelve the 'toxic' plan to introduce a mandatory internet filter in the lead-up to a federal election this year. The proposal, which has alienated young Australians particularly, is a sure vote-loser for… more »

Australia's Communications Minister, Senator Conroy, claims to be ignorant of criticism from the US Administration, and has taken to blasting one of the word's most savvy web companies, all in trying to justify his plans to filter - censor - Australia's… more »

Public submissions about the Refused Classification censorship list(s) in relation to the Government's ISP-level filtering policy can now be read online. "The Government will (amend) the Broadcasting Services Act to require all ISPs to block RC-rated mat… more »