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Is the Labor government in Australia determined to perpetuate our xenophobic practices while still spending more time offshore than on the Australian mainland? The whole concept of the Internet is at risk in Australia with Labor’s Mandatory ISP Internet Blocking Plan and our politicians are warbling nothing but rhetoric and cheap political propaganda in their attempts to shackle us yet again!

Already Australia are among the bottom feeders of the Internet. Opportunities such as gaming & international trade are already slowed down because of inept technologies. While the world should be getting smaller, our powers that be are intent on shielding us from it. What are their concerns? That illegal practices that occur in other countries may not occur here? KNOCK KNOCK Mr Rudd! We were built from a penal colony and we seem to have survived OK!

Filters have several limitations which mean they are ineffective in addressing all online risks. Filters blocking static web material containing sexually explicit material. They block access rather than filtering content of applications that permit high levels of interactivity such as social networks, instant messengers & chat. In a nutshell… they are useless for

"protecting our children"

! Not even pirated content can be slowed down this way. So why do we need these filters Kevin Rudd & Stephen Conroy? We are waiting???

So let’s look at who will be affected!

• Dating services could get caught in the filters jeopardising their futures & consequently the loss of its members, which will increase the suicide & depression rate again.
• Sex education & help sites will be penalized, sending health standards back 20 years.
• Stock photography will get hit because of possible excessive skins tones or inappropirate meta or file names. Lingerie & bikini shops could also get caught in the filters because of excessive skin tones.
• Keyword searches limits communication between consenting adults who wish to communicate their feelings to each other.
• Patients who don’t use anatomical names for their body parts could be missing out on valuable information regarding Breast Cancer, Sexual Transmitted Diseases, Prostrate Cancer, Pregnancy, Contraception, etc.
• Online gaming involving international guests is slow at best of times, let’s slow it down further.

Communications Minister Stephen Conroy is determined to force this filter into your home & is committed to a mandatory clean-feed internet to Australian homes, schools and public computers.

Yet, in contradiction in an address Stephen Conroy gave to the internet industry association annual gala dinner in February this year [2008] he stated:

"It is not simply a case of wanting faster and more affordable broadband; it is a case of needing it."

If we need it, then why are you slowing it down up to 60%? Please explain.

"Australian Bureau of Statistics data indicates that internet income for Australian businesses increased from $24 billion in 2002–03 to $56 billion in 2005–06. This makes it one of the star performers of the economy."

When already a page can take up times of 15+ seconds to load internationally from Australia, and you propose to slow down our internet more … How will this benefit us? Please explain.

"It is the potential of the Digital Economy that has the capability to drive all sectors in efficiency, productivity and innovation. In the midst of this change, we need to know where we are going as we implement the policies and infrastructure that make us globally competitive. That is why input and leadership from the industry is crucial."

We are giving you our input. Why aren’t you listening? Please explain.

"The way we act now to harness the potential of technological change and the digital economy is one of our fundamental economic and social challenges. Our future productivity, our ability to compete with global markets and our wealth creation all rely on a world-class communications system."

Yet you want to place restrictions on it? Really … Please Explain!

…an education revolution ???

"We are investing $1 billion to ensure our secondary school students can participate effectively in the digital landscape and that as our next generation leaders they will have the skills to engage and drive the economy into the future. A world-class education requires a world-class curriculum, delivered by well-trained teachers in classrooms that are fully able to engage with the online environment."

Excuse me Mr Conroy, but wouldn’t our children be in a better position to engage & drive our economy into the future if they were better equipped to do so? How is sheltering them in a bubble going to provide them with any road map to navigate the waters ahead. Isn’t it better to teach them responsibilities they require in which to do that? Oh do … PLEASE explain.

Education doesn’t end at the classroom!

"And $100 million will support high-speed fibre-to-the-premises broadband connections to schools, or an alternative technology in remote locations where fibre is not possible."

All I can say about that is… What a waste of f*cking money & deception. Speed it up so we can slow it down & maybe no one will notice! Don’t bother explaining, because it will probably be a repeat of the answers you have given before.

Now Mr Rudd & Mr Conroy are going to try & convince me they never hid girly magazines under their bed!