The Gillard/Conroy connection has closed off debate on internet censorship by releasing, under FOI, an secret industry consultation document with more than 90% blacked out. The reason for the blackout: fear of "premature unnecessary debate".   Read more… more »

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 »

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 »

World Internet Villain of the Year, Senator Stephen Conroy, has finally announced his scheme for filtering - online censorship - in Australia. He spins a softer approach than originally threatened, but the devil will be in the detail of the Bill to go be… more »

As PM Kevin Rudd announced the first regional towns to get broadband would be in marginal seats in Tasmania, the Opposition was still being asked to pay almost $24,000 to find out - under freedom of information provisions - why and how the Government dec… more »