Classification system “fundamentally broken”: Pirate Party Australia
Pirate Party Australia (PPA) has called for a wholesale overhaul of Australia’s “fundamentally broken” classification system.
Pirate Party Australia (PPA) has called for a wholesale overhaul of Australia’s “fundamentally broken” classification system.
The Federal Government’s proposed mandatory internet service provider-level filter has been dealt another blow with some of the Internet’s largest companies arguing the technology alone will not increase the cyber safety of young Australians.
As Federal Parliament returns in 2011, the opposition is set to challenge legislation that could prevent effective wholesale competition under the National Broadband Network (NBN).
Legislation supporting Labor’s mandatory internet filtering project may not hit parliament until mid-2013, according to advice provided to Stephen Conroy by his department — a timeframe which may make it an issue in the next election.
The imminent death of Labor's proposed mandatory ISP-level internet filter is one of the strongest indicators that people power still has a role to play in politics.