fight the filter
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ISP Filter Trial May Have Been Illegal
Despite the fact that there are a lot of people out there who openly oppose the mandatory internet filter proposed by the current Labor government, most are unable to argue their case from a purely technical standpoint. Fortunately they don’t need to, thanks to outspoken critic and engineer Mark Newton, who is now claiming that…
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Is Senator Conroy Still Minister For BCDE? (UPDATED)
The Parliament of Australia website has updated its site with a new Ministry list to reflect the change in PM. The bad news is that the PDF link – found here – still has Stephen Conroy as Minister for Broadband, Communication and the Digital Economy.
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Thoughts On Lundy For IT: Stephen Collins, Founder Acidlabs.org
The election by Caucus of Julia Gillard as Prime Minister is an opportunity for the government to reimagine the ministry and the way Cabinet is run. Under Kevin Rudd, the “kitchen cabinet” that made up the Strategic Policy and Budget Committee, cutting decision-making out of the responsible Ministers’ hands can be remedied, with power rightly…