Australian Internet Filtering Media Coverage

Revision as of 00:52, 21 March 2009

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Items in italics are related in some manner to internet filtering however not directly to the current Government's plans.

Some duplicates exist due to the nature of the media industry.

2006

A study on server based internet filters | Performance Graphs - NetAlert - 2006
Giants say no to porn filter trial - AustralianIT - 18 Apr 2006
Australia to give away porn-filtering software - CNET - 21 June 2006
The senator, the surrogate and the new baby - The Age

2007

ISPs give cautious welcome to PM's porn crusade - Ninemsn - 10 Aug 2007
Howard's net porn crusade - The Australian - 10 Aug 2007
Australia to spend $189 million on anti-porn tech initiative - ars technica - 14 Aug 2007
Coonan seeks to censor the Web - The Australian - 20 Sep 2007
Labor's plan for cyber safety | Stephen Conroy - ALP (pdf) - Election 2007
Conroy announces mandatory internet filters to protect children - ABC - 31 Dec 2007
Australian government caught editing Wikipedia - The Age _{Issues with Government in control of information}

2008

Early 2008

Australia's plans to filter Internet under fire - The Age - 02 Jan 2008
Rudd porn filter fails: experts - AustralianIT - 03 Jan 2008
Stephen Conroy wades into child porn net flood - AustralianIT - 08 Jan 2008
Web porn software filter a dud - The Age - 17 Feb 2008
Costs threaten NetAlert - AustralianIT - 26 Feb 2008
Education 'as effective as internet filtering' - News.com.au - 26 Feb 2008
!Opinion Piece, ISP Filtering – Stuart Marburg, Managing Director, Netspace - Netspace - Feb 2008
Govt sticks to guns on internet porn filters - ABC - 06 Mar 2008
The end of the free internet? (Opinion) - ABC - 23 Apr 2008
ISPs crucial to child pornography blocks - Australian IT - 29 Jul 2008
SAGE-AU comments on ACMA internet filtering study - Electronic news Australia - 07 Aug 2008
The slippery slope towards internet censorship continues - Crikey - 21 Sep 2008

13-20 October 2008

No opt-out of filtered Internet - Computerworld The Industry Standard - 13 Oct 2008
No opt-out of filtered Internet - webwereld (Netherlands) - 14 Oct 2008
Australia To Build Great Firewall Down Under - Gizmodo (us) - 16 Oct 2008
Interview With Media Contact For Senator the Hon Stephen Conroy Regarding Australian Internet Filter - Tech Wired Australia - 17 Oct 2008
Oz watchdogs howl over 'Cyber-Safety' net filter - The Register - 17 Oct 2008
Australian Internet Filtering Plan Gets More Ridiculous - Broadband DSLReports.com - 17 Oct 2008
Australia embraces web censorship - Global Voices Advocacy - 17 Oct 2008
EFA expresses alarm at Government "Internet censorship" - iTWire - 17 Oct 2008
Nation-Wide Internet Censorship Proposed For Australia - Slashdot - 17 Oct 2008
Australian Tech Could Turn U.S. ISPs into Kiddie Porn Cops - Daily Tech (us)
Australia to Censor the Internet - ShortNews - 17 Oct 2008
Compulsory Internet filters might be coming to Australia - Fierce CIO - 17 Oct 2008
And the Wankley Award goes to ... Conroy's net filtering scheme - Crikey - Oct 17 2008
Australia to get mandatory internet filter - Guru3d - 18 Oct 2008
Hansard 20/10/08 Committee Transcript - Fingerpuppetmafia aph.gov.au - 20 Oct 2008

23-24 October 2008

Australian Government Censorship 'Worse Than Iran' - Slashdot - 23 Oct 2008
Australian censorship minister tries to censor critic: time to go Conroy - The Inquisitr - 23 Oct 2008
The high price of internet filtering - ABC - 24 Oct 2008
Filtering out the fury: how government tried to gag web censor critics - SMH - 24 Oct 2008
Read this while you can | Andrew Bolt blog - Herald Sun - 24 Oct 2008
Australian Govt's Plan to Censor the Internet is stricter than 'Iran' - Zero Paid
Aussie government now censors Web critics - Fudzilla - 24 Oct 2008
Govt's internet censor 'stricter than Iran' - LiveNews - 24 Oct 2008
'Appalled' opposition hits back at Conroy's Internet censorship - PC World - 24 Oct 2008
Cheap tricks not the right response on internet filtering - Crikey - 24 Oct 2008
Aussie govt: Don't criticize our (terrible) 'Net filters - ars technica - 24 Oct 2008

25-27 October 2008

Australia trials national net filters - BBC - 25 Oct 2008
Australia trials Internet filtering - what happened to person choice? - TECH.BLORGE.com 26 Oct 2008
Australian Government Ignoring Problems With Proposed Filters - Slashdot - 26 Oct 2008
Let's just file that idea away under naivety - SMH - 27 Oct 2008
Net filters may block porn and gambling sites - The Age - 27 Oct 2008
SAGE-AU defends right to criticise content filtering - IT News - 27 Oct 2008
Who censures the censor? | Simon Hackett - Business Spectator - 27 Oct 2008
Conroy filter gag sparks sysadmin rage - ZDNet Australia - 27 Oct 2008
Minister under fire: IT Professionals say net filtering won't work - ITWire - 27 Oct 2008
Stranglehold on the internet - AdelaideNow - 27 Oct 2008
Interview with ‘Bullied’ Network Engineer on Australian Gov’t Net Filters - Network Performance Blog - 27 Oct 2008
Australia readies mandatory Internet filter - The Argosy - 27 Oct 2008
Filtering out our freedom - Adelaide Now - 27 Oct 2008
Australia now wants to ban Internet porn - The Inquirer - 27 Oct 2008
Proposed Aussie Bans Generating Heat - Online-Casinos.com - 27 Oct 2008
Push to censor online gambling, porn - LiveNews - 27 Oct 2008
Australia tries to Silence Web Filter Critics - guru3d (us) - 27 Oct 2008

28 October 2008

SAGE-AU defends right to criticise content filtering - CRN Australia
Editorial | Freedom of speech depends on the right choices - The Age
Australia's Internet filter: could legal content be banned, too? - Ars Technica
Greens, independents cautious on Conroy's proposed Internet filters - CommsDay.com
New internet filter imposed on all web surfers - Courier mail
Freedom of speech depends on the right choices | Editorial - The Age
In Conroy’s muddy waters you'll never know what’s being filtered - Linux World (aus)

29 October 2008

Is internet censorship ever ok? - 7 Sunrise
Australia's compulsory internet filtering 'costly, ineffective' - News.com.au
Australia's compulsory internet filtering 'costly, ineffective' - AustralianIT
In Australia's muddy Internet waters, you don't know what's being filtered - IT World Canada
All stars - internet censorship | 7 Sunrise - 7 Sunrise (Video)
No opting out of Australian plan to censor websites - Courier Mail
Australian internet filter to be compulsory - perth now
Australia to implement mandatory internet censorship - Herald Sun
Adult Australians don't need a net nanny - Courier Mail
Tech giants join move to protect freedom of speech online - SMH
The push to gag the internet - Same Same
Senator Conroy responds to net filter fears - 7 Sunrise
Q&A: Clearswift CTO - ZDNet Australia
Here comes the filternet - MCV
Internet censorship fears - Sydney Star Observer (SSO)
3AW | Media Talk on Internet censorship | Derryn Hinch - 3AW (Windows Media Audio)
Democracy and censorship - SMH
Australia Plans to Block online casinos - Online Casino News
In Australia's muddy Internet waters, you don't know what's being filtered - ITWorld Canada
Australia Plans Internet Filters to Block Online Casinos and More - Online Casino Advisory
Australian push to block porn and gambling sites - Legalbrief Today (South Africa)
Australia readies mandatory Internet filter - The Argosy (Canada)
SAGE-AU calls for open talk on internet censorship - Electronics News
Internet filter to cause World Wide Wait for Aussies - Courier Mail
Internet censorship is draconian | Editorial - Courier Mail
Net filter an assault on freedom that just won't work - Courier Mail
The great firewall of Australia - Excalibur Web edition (Canada)
Definition for child porn needed, says Suhakam - The Star (Malaysia)
Interview with Colin Jacobs of Electronic Frontiers Australia Re: Australian Internet Filter - Tech Wired Australia
Sky News - Internet Censorship - YouTube
A Clean Feed? - AtomicMPC
Australia to implement mandatory internet censorship - Boot Daily

30 October 2008

National Firewalls A Step On Slipper Slope to Censorship - New York Times
Filter to cause World Wide Wait - Australian IT
Australia to implement mandatory internet censorship - Boot Daily
Internet Gambling May be Censored in Australia - Poker News Daily
Internet screening move hits hurdle - The Age The Age (tech) WA Today SMH Brisbane Times
Jonathan Kay: When did the Australians become such weenies? - National Post (Canada)
The perplexing Internet debate | Mark Newton - ON LINE opinion
The Great Firewall of Thailand - CNET Asia
Speeches wiped off ALP website - News.com.au
The Great Firewall of Australia | Stephen Conroy - ABC mediareport (Audio/Transcript)
Surmounting the Great Firewall of Australia - PC World
Clean Feed 'not technically possible' - Techworld
Suhakam Urges Government To Enact Laws To Protect Children From Porn - Bernama.com (Malaysia)
ISP-level content filtering won't work | Simon Hackett (Internode), Justin Milne (Telstra), Michael Malone (iiNet) - ZDNet Australia (YouTube Video ONLY)
Nationwide Firewall in Australia Slows Speeds and Free Speech - atelier-us.com(us)
Kevin Libin: Canada's approach to web censorship -- first let the flowers grow, then lop them off - National Post (canada)
Our new net nanny nation - The Chronicle
Going Offshore? Watch Out for Australia, Too. - Domain Name Wire (us)
The truth behind our online fears - Globe and Mail | technology

31 October 2008

Clean Feeds | Mark Pesce - ABC
Protest logged on internet filter for illegal sites - Courier Mail
Australia's Big Brother internet filtering - it's time to speak out - SMH Blog
Support fades for Australian net censorship - vnunet.com (uk)
Australia to Implement Mandatory Internet Censorship - Natural News
Comments, corrections, clarifications, and c*ckups - Crikey
Strewth! Will stickybeak Oz pollies come a gutzer over shonky web censorship plan? - TelecomTV (uk)
Web filter 'needed' to protect kids from porn - Courier Mail
Aussies internet screening hitting brick wall - The Inquirer (uk)
Internet Filtering | ABC hack - ABC Hack (wm)(temp)
Proposed Australian Law Causes Uproar - Web Host Industry News (canada)
Aussie Gov't Says 'Yes, Way!' to 'Net Censorship - Marketing Vox (us)

01 Movember 2008

Australia's ISPs Speak Out Against Filtering - Slashdot
INTERNET CENSORSHIP: Australia to implement mandatory internet censorship - Global Research (canada)
Wilkinson Discusses the Free Speech of Pedophiles - Fora.tv

02 November 2008

Net censorship a danger sign - Herald Sun
News week in review: hacking the vote, filtering the 'Net, dropping the F-bomb, and Windows 7 - ars technica (us)
Principles of the Internet giants - Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)

03 November 2008

How to easily bypass Australia's internet filters for free - SMH (Sydney Morning Herald)
Bypass Australia's internet filters for free - iTWire
This post contains inappropriate content – you’ve been warned. - PC World
Comments, corrections, clarifications, and c*ckups - Crikey
Hands off the Internet - Computer World
You Have Every Right To Be Angry: The Government Wants To Kill The Internet - Gizmodo
Support fades for Australian net censorship - CRN Australia
Internet filtering vendors in dash for Australian ISP cash - TelecomTV
Australian Web Crawl - Reason.com Hit & Run
Support fades for Australian net censorship - PC Authority
Hands off the Internet - ARN
This post contains inappropriate content – you’ve been warned. - PC World
Australian Internet filters have backdoor - PC Authority

04 November 2008

Online filtering recognises families' concerns - ABC ^{Anh Nguyen}
Top 5 reasons to fight government ISP filtering - APC Mag
We don't want Stephen Conroy in our bedrooms - Courier Mail
Comments, corrections, clarifications, and c*ckup - Crikey
Why Clean Feed Internet Plans Are Wrong - Lifehacker
America turns left - Examiner.com National ^{Australia's Internet filtering is cited.}
Colin Jacobs: Filtering at Odds with Broadband Revolution - GetUp
Rethink needed on web censorship - Border Watch
Online filtering recognises families' concerns - ABC
NannyNet Down Under - Wall Street Journal

05 November 2008

ISPs say they will suffer from filtering - WA Business News
Comments, corrections, clarifications, and c*ckups - Crikey
Is the Internet going down down under? - The Register
Say goodbye to online porn - Sydney Star Observer
Caught in the Web: The internet is giving China's citizens a tool with which to outwit the state Time Online (uk)
The dangers of Internet censorship - Boston Globe
Australian Censorship Bypassed Before Live Trials - Slashdot

06 November 2008

Say G'day to Fake Steve Conroy - APC Magazine
Internet censorship effort raises big questions - Network World
How Obama wants tech to save the world - APC
NANNYNET DOWN UNDER - National Center for Policy Analysis
No Great Firewall seen for New Zealand - Computer World (NZ)
Comments, corrections, clarifications, and c*ckups - Crikey

08 November 2008

Government uploads hypocrisy with internet censorship - The Age

10 November 2008

Filter plans a step too far: NetRegistry ZDNet
Duplicate content filter will hurt family-friendly ISPs - iTnews
Filter advocates need to check their facts - ABC
Internet filtering? Just say no - iTWire
Duplicate content filter will hurt family-friendly ISPs - CRN
The Great Firewall Down Under - Jolt Digest: An online companion to the Harvard Journal of Law & Technology - Harvard University (us)

11 November 2008

Opposition rises to internet filter - The Age Brisbane Times
Canberra calls net filter trial - The Australian
Too many unanswered questions on net censorship: Greens - Greens|Scott Ludlam
Net censorship plan backlash - Sydney Morning Herald
Internet censorship pilot to go ahead - Whirlpool
Govt urged to provide internet filtering details - ABC
Conroy seeks ISPs for filter trial - The Age
Conroy calls for filter pilot volunteers - ZDNet
Senator Ludlam questions Senator Conroy in the Senate over ISP Level Internet Filtering - Youtube
Follow Up Interview With Mark Newton of Internode Re: Australian Internet Filter - Tech Wired Australia
Largest Aussie ISP Agrees to "Ridiculous" Net-Filter Trial Slashdot
Australian ISPs pan government-mandated 'Net filtering plan - ars technica

12 November 2008

Conroy coy on filtered web content - The Australian IT
Video: Conroy defends Internet filter - ZDNet
Greens accuse Conroy of fudging facts over content filter trials - ComputerWorld
Australian government calls for live Internet filter trial - iTWire
Australian ISPs pan government-mandated 'Net filtering plan - ars technica
Australian ISP Agrees to 'Ridiculous' net-filter trial to prove 'How Stupid It is' - ZeroPaid (us)
Aussie ISPs step up campaign against net censorship - Fudzilla
Say goodbye to gaydar - MCV
Internet filter to block 10,000-plus "unwanted" sites - Courier Mail
ISP boss pledges to undermine Great Aussie Firewall: Stupid plan is stupid - The Register (uk)
The Internet Is Fighting Back - Same Same
AUSTRALIAN MINISTER ASKS ISPS TO GET INVOLVED IN NET NANNY PJT - TCM Net (us)

13 November 2008

Government Filtering Plans Under Attack - idm.net.au
Rudd Government's internet filter to block up to 10,000 'unwanted' sites - news.com.au Herald Sun Perth Now Courier Mail
Govt to block 10,000 websites - Streem
Optus, iiNet put filters to the test - Computerworld
Australian net filter to block 10,000 websites - LiveNews
Senator Conroy expands reach of net filters to "unwanted content" - iTNews
Internet filter claims unjustified - Sky News
Spoonman - Should the Government be able to censor the internet? - Triple M - Podcast
Government's online censorship plan raises ire - inthemix.com.au
Thought Police - Courier Mail (Viewpoint)
Optus, iiNet put filters to the test - ARN
Swearing (TV) ? Blocking 10000 websites ? - Seven Sunrise (youtube) _{Towards the end}
Thursday All Stars on Internet Censorship - Seven Sunrise (youtube)
Conroy fails to answer Green's NBN Questions - Sky News (youtube)

14 November 2008

Australian Web Filter to block more than 10,000 'unwanted' sites - Zero Paid
Video: Today Show, 'Firewalls Under Fire' (Interview with Mark Newton) - ninemsn Video
Thought Police - Courier Mail
No Mail Please, We’re The Government! [Australian Internet Filtering] - Tech Wired Australia
Filtering the Bible | Jack Marx - News.com.au|Blogs
Triple M | Spoonman - Internet censorship - Triple M (podcast) (MP3)
SMB bug gets seven-year itch - Builder AU _{Mentioned midway}
Internet filtering could cause business chaos - SmartCompany
Government uploads hypocrisy with internet censorship - ON LINE opinion
Senator Conroy expands reach of net filters to "unwanted content" - CRN Australia
Australia planning to block 10,000 websites - Telegraph (UK)
Australische Regierung will Internetfilter mit einer Blacklist von 10000 URLs testen - Heise (Germany)
Australia Plans To Block 10,000 Websites - All Headline News (USA)
ABC Radio | Friday Nightlife - Internet Filtering - (MP3)
Australia ISPs Call Net Filtering Plan 'Ridiculous' - Broadband DSLreport.com (USA)

15 November 2008

Censorship, Ratings and the state of the industry. - PAL Gaming Network
Aussies to Block 10,000 Websites - The Jawa Report (us)
Australia planning to block 10,000 websites - Global Research (canada)

16 November 2008

Sex flirts with politics - Herald Sun
The Stasi down under – Oz democracy at risk with information restrictions - Cleaves newswire

17 November 2008

Winning the war against Internet censorship - ONLINE opinion
Toowoomba shopping centre bans Dr Philip Nitschke - The Chronicle _{related by the current climate of censorship in the Australian community}
Why have kids if you don't look after them? - The Age
Book burning in the digital age - The Australian

18 November 2008

Government internet filters are 'stone age' - Coffs Coast Advocate
Why internet filtering is bad for business - Smart Company
New task force to examine ISP level content filtering - iTNews
Your Turn: Censor this! - The Age
Your Turn: Nanny state - The Age
ACS creates task force, UNSW to hold forum on Internet filtering - ARN
Easing private pain - Sydney Morning Herald
Bishop's hidden homily - The Australian
Australia’s newest political force: The S-x Party - All News Web
ISP Filtering - Radio National
Government reinforces online censorship in name of protecting king’s reputation - Reporters Without Borders (Thailand)

19 November 2008

OpenNet Initiative: Australia’s content filtering “frightening” - ARN
ISPs think Conroy is incompetent on Internet filtering: iiNet boss - iTWire
Fireside chats in the 21st century - ABC _{Towards bottom}
Australian S-x Party going down under - Independent Political Report
Reverse censorship psychology Aussie style - The Inquisitr
Iran cracks down on internet - Sky News_{article shows real world example of the slippery slope of censorship}

20 November 2008

Fears over Australia's £55m plan to censor the net - Guardian.co.uk
Australia's bizarre censorship laws - All News Web
Conroy's Web - newmatilda.com
Oz s-x trade to spank parliamentary prudes - The Register (uk)
ZDNet.com.au readers slam content filtering - ZDNet
Australia brings new net censorship - Digitaltrends (USA)
Aussie Movie & TV Industry sues ISP for allowing piracy - ZeroPaid_{cites internet filtering}
Untangling the web's shifting strands - The Age

21 November 2008

Black, greylists wrong approach to net filtering: Analyst - ARN
Internet censorship. Nice idea, just not practical. - Crikey _{Requires subscription, trial available}
Movie studios Suing iiNet For Not Stopping Pirates - Gizmodo Australia
Australian Sex Party tells politicians what it wants - Independent Political Report
NSW calls Conroy on Euro filter fudge - ZDNet
E – BRIEF - Internet Censorship and Mandatory Filtering - NSW Parliamentary Library Research Service (pdf)
COMMENT: Why I want an NBN - Comms Day
Black, greylists wrong approach to net filtering: Analyst - PC World
Inaction on disconncet please at root of Aussie ISP lawsuit - Ars Technica
Rudd will need a stiff upper lip - Perth now
Cleaning out the net - The Mercury

22 November 2008

Sex Party sends invites to Australians - balita-dot-ph (philippines)
Aussie Sex Party reaches over 1,000 members - Livenews
Is it fair to blame the messenger - Business 24/7 (UAE)
Week in review: net filters, NBN, CEOs, security and hardware - iTnews

23 November 2008

Too many holes in Rudd Government internet filter - Daily Telegraph

24 November 2008

Clive Hamilton the Net Nanny - ON LINE opinion
Australia Mandatory ISP Level (Internet) Filtering - ABC 7.30 Report (youtube) (transcript)
UQ Business School IT Manager comments on internet filtering - UQ News
Cowboys and censors hijack child porn debate - EurekaStreet

25 November 2008

Greens could block plans for internet filter - News.com.au
Greens won't back federal plans for internet filters - The Australian
Threats to net add up - Calgary Herald (canada) _{Bottom of first page}
Broadband network has narrow view - Bendigo Advertiser
Minchin slams Labor's NBN backflip - ZDNet _{MILIF at bottom}
Labor's arbitrary internet filter plan misguided and deeply unpopular - Liberal Party Website
A toast to a fascinating year on the tech front - Inside Toronto (canada) _{Third last paragraph.}
Greens won't back gov't plans for internet filters - The Age

26 November 2008

Government's filtering plans - Breakfast News - ABC (video)
NBN and the content filter: Two circuses come to town - PC World
Will data flow restrictions lead to further Net barriers? - Vancouver Sun (canada) _{Australia's situation mentioned at the bottom of the article}
Aussie government muffs plans for internet filtering - The Register (UK)
Gen-Yers will use social networks to bypass Internet filter, critic says - PC World
New Internet Censorship Plan Rattles Public - The Epoch Times

27 November 2008

Activists target Rudd's net censorship plans - The Age Brisbane Times WA Today
GetUp! goes after Conroy's net filtering scheme - iTWire
Net filtering: the pitfalls - NetGuide (NZ)
Kruddiversary: The internet thanks you for 12 months of achieving nothing - Crikey
How technology lulls us into statism - WorldNetDaily _{Fifth paragraph}
GetUp targets Internet censorship - Whirlpool

28 November 2008

Net filters debated by experts at cyberlaw forum - iTnews
If You Hate The Idea Of A Filtered Internet, You Should Probably Sign This... - Gizmodo
Kruddiversary: The internet thanks you for 12 months of achieving nothing - Crikey
Greens leader slams attempt to censor the Internet - online-casinos.com (denmark)
Aussies revolt over government's censorship plans - The Inquirer (uk)
Chinese firewall could be erected in Australia - Amnesty International
Children's welfare groups slam net filters - Brisbane Times
A rational banter on filtering - PC World

29 November 2008

Doing as we're told - Townsville Bulletin

30 November 2008

Neutering the net is about repression, not protection - The Age
The internet. Does it belong to the Australia Government? - Australia.TO
Opposition Grows To Australia Internet Filters - Broadband Reports (us)

01 December 2008

Internet: the final frontier? - Green Left
Net porn: Whose rights matter most? - ABC^{Clive Hamilton}
State of the Smart - Sydney Morning Herald Digital Life^{net filtering cited on page 2}
Children's welfare groups slam net filters - The Age
Aussie content filtering 'frightening', says investigator - Computer World (nz)
Online Casinos Target of Australian Blacklist Internet Filter - Online Casino Advisory (us)
Children's welfare groups oppose Australian censorware -- petition to save Australia's Internet - Boing Boing
Christian Lobby Calls for Bipartisan Support of ISP Filtering - Christian Today
Net filters don’t work - PC Format (South Africa)
Child Rights Group calls Web Filtering "Flawed" - TweakTown
AUSTRALIA: Children's welfare groups slam net filters - UCLA International Institute, AsiaMedia

02 December 2008

Internet: the final frontier? - Green Left online
All aboard the freedom ride - The Age
Panic & Censor - The Monthly _{Subscribers only}
Australian plans to censor the web to protect children has libertarians up in arms - News-Medical.Net - AZoNetwork
Australia, la famiglia è il multifiltro della rete - Punto Informatico (Italy)

03 December 2008

Young Labor calls for an opt-in system - Ban This Url
Senator snoozes through own Bill debate - News.com.au
Street protests planned over internet filtering - APCmag
The tech year in review - Stuff (new zealand) _{Fourth section in the article}
Senator Conroy questioned on ISP Level Filtering in Question Time - (youtube) - techwiredau
Australian firewall trials start - BBC (uk)
Simon Hackett: Broadband Censorship, Copyright and Complaints | BTalk Australia BNET
Aussies Hit the Streets Over Gov't Internet Filters - Slashdot

04 December 2008

Anti-content-filtering rebels take to Australia's streets - ComputerWorld (us)
Protest over Australian plans to filter websites - Herald Sun
Would InternetWatch Actually WORK? - New Matilda
Colin Jacobs: Filtering at Odds with Broadband Revolution. - GetUp!

05 December 2008

Internet filter threatens downloads - Herald Sun
Govt's web censorship will hurt economy, group says - ABC Online
Govt focuses on e-security efforts - ABC Online
Clarifying the Next Step in Australia's Net-Censorship Scheme - Slashdot
ISP filtering a pipe dream: Telstra - The Australian
Cash floods in for anti-censorship protests - The Age Farm Weekly The Land North Queensland Register Brisbane Times
Telstra says Net filtering useless, GetUp wants re-think - iTWire
'Save the Net' campaign sweeps internet - Ninemsn
Broadband to regional areas first: Secker - Murray Valley Standard
Bringing brains to the terrorism struggle - Sydney Morning Herald _{3rd page: Relevant because of the type of information that may be targeted by internet filtering}
Australia's Internet filtering too ambitious, doomed to fail - Ars Technica
Conroy’s Filter Hits Online Business - Netregistry
Students and the Internet censorship problem - ZDNet (uk)

06 December 2008

Rudd's staff quit as 24/7 pace takes its toll - The Age

07 December 2008

Britain's "Great Firewall" set to restrict access to Wikipedia - boingboing

08 December 2008

Telstra says no to ISP filtering pilot - The Australian IT
Conroy goes back to school on Internet content filters - iTnews Australia
BigPond refuses to participate in net filter trials - iTnews Australia
UK Wikipedia filter a sign of things to come? - iTWire
Banning fun - Courier Mail
Your Turn: Screen Play countdown - Sydney Morning Herald _{Down the page at #4}
Telstra rejects govt internet filtering trials - APC

09 December 2008

Telstra shuns internet filtering trial - The Age
Telstra says no to child porn filtering - The Australian IT
Students to advise on cyber safety in Australia - telecom paper (netherlands) _{Subscriber only}
Telstra politely Declines to Partake In Conroy's Filter Plans - Gizmodo
Labor plan to censor internet in shreds - The Age Sydney Morning Herald
Government launches blog asking for feedback on plans for web filter - Herald Sun
Policy consultation open to bloggers - The Age
The 10 sins of Senator Conroy - APC
Tanner and Conroy go blogging - ARN
Tanner,Conroy start blogging - ZDNet
Feedback welcome on Digital Economy Blog - Australia.to
Internet Filters Proposed for Online Casinos Block Wikipedia - Online Casino Advisory (us)
Like the computer, Telstra says “no” – to Aussie Net filtering - ITWire
Telstra snubs filter trial - Courier Mail
Show Trial: Conroy's ISP Trial Flawed - The Greens: Scott Ludlam
Internet filtering rebels hit Australia’s streets - Computer World (nz)
Feeling the love for Telstra - PC Authority
Christian, family groups voice support for ISP filtering - PC Authority
Web filter minister not afraid of feedback - Courier Mail

10 December 2008

Proposed internet filter takes another hit - Smart Company
ISPs Give Rudd Government Two Finger Salute - SmartHouse
Australian Sceme to Censor Online Casinos Falters - Online Casino Advisory
Senator Conroy welcomes submissions on new blog - iTnews
Australia plans to filter Web content - International Herald Tribune (US)
Govt's blogging foray sparks controversy - ABC
Hundreds protest net filtering on Conroy’s new blog - iTnews
Brit Censors Back Off Wikipedia Ban - Broadband DSL Reports (us)
Tear down Australia’s Great Firewall Reef - Spiked (uk)
Liberal tyranny on the World Wide Web - Spiked (uk)
‘Digital Natives’ take on censorious Kevin - Spiked (uk)
Australia plans to test Web filter - International Herald Tribune

11 December 2008

Conroy silent on web censorship trial - The Australian
Australia rallies to “Stop the Clean Feed” - Global Voices Online
Australian Govt Backing Away from Plans to Censor the Internet? - Zeropaid
Substance and spin over AFP's child porn sting - iTwire
Conroy congratulates Police child porn crackdown - iTwire
Policing essential for cyber-safety - Senator Stephen Conroy - Australia.to
Bloggers pan Government's 'e-democracy' bid - Sydney Morning Herald The Age
Tell Conroy exactly what you think - Sydney Morning Herald
Saving the Internets - PC World
Queenslanders among 19 arrests in child porn ring - Courier Mail
Aussie ISPs refuse to join government's filtering test - ars technica
Australians Want the Internet Raw - Blogcritics Magazine

12 December 2008

Proposed Web Filter Criticized in Australia - The New York Times (us)
New hurdle for net censorship - Sydney Morning Herald
Net filtration 101 - and why it can't protect Australia - SearchNetworking - TechTarget ANZ
Australia faces refusal to censor online casinos - InterGame Online
Industry baffled over clean-feed internet pilot - TechWorld
Australian government plans state website blocking system to tackle illegal content - ComputerWeekly.com (us)
Australian Sex Party vs Kevin Rudd - p2pnet news (us)
Australische isp's weigeren webfilter - Webwereld (netherlands)
Grote Australische providers weigeren netwerk te filteren - tweakers.net (netherlands)
Minchin also praises AFP on pwning child porn purveyors - iTWire
Policing essential for cyber-safety - Webnewswire.com
US and Australia spurn web porn filters - TechRadar (uk)
Net firms rebuff filtering plan - BBC
Australian censorship plan 'in tatters' - Legalbrief (south africa)
Conroy's Christmas TV crusade: may it be digitally merry - iTWire
Australian ISPs Reject Internet-Filtering Plan - IT Business Edge
Internet Filtering Protests - SBS (youtube)

13 December 2008

Digital Liberty Coalition protests against web filter held across Australia - news.com.au
Protestors rally against internet censorship - The West
IN PICTURES: hundreds protest govt net censorship - APC
Brisbane protesters rally against web filter plans - ABC
Australia to Test Web Filter to Block Banned Content - New York Times
Proposed Web Filter Criticized in Australia - Ocala.com
Australian government plans to filter cyber use have been rebuffed by internet service providers - Radio New Zealand
Protests make clean-feed Internet a mess for govt - CIO
Australia Says No to Internet Censorship - Slashdot
FCC cancels meeting for free Internet vote - CNET (us)

14 December 2008

Internet censorship won't benefit cyber safety, protestors say - WA Today
Net firms rebuff filtering plan - Herald De Paris (france)
Are Rudd and Conroy planning to create a new crime of "accessing unwanted content". - Australia.to
Controlling Pornography - ABC Radio National - Rear Vision

15 December 2008

Net filter tipped to spark sex shop boom - Stuff (nz)
Australia falls behind on internet safety: ACBC - CathNews _{Please note the incorrect facts that can be found at Libertus.net, in particular other countries "already" having filtering.}
Australia to test Internet filtering (read: censorship) this month - CrunchGear (us)
Protests make clean-feed Internet a mess for govt - CIO
Australia: Reflections from ‘No Clean Feed' rallies - GlobalVoices
Oz will test web filter to block banned content - Times of India (india)
Andrew Keen: Community self-policing is the way to tackle internet child porn - The Independent (uk)
In pictures: Hundreds protest proposed internet filters - iTnews
Australia, in piazza contro i filtri - Punto Informatico (italy)
Australia to Test Internet Filter to Block Banned Content - Star News
Internet filtering scheme 'a waste of money' - news.com.au
Oz government told to block malware - Security Watch

16 December 2008

Internet filter protesters aim for Canberra - The Australian
Australia sees rallies against Internet filtering plan - IT World (us)
Protest rally against Australian government plan to censor broadband - BetaNews
Australian Bishop: Internet Speed Isn't Everything - Catholics.net
Protestors hit the streets over Australian Internet Censorship Proposals - ZeroPaid
Internet content filtering – time for the great debate - iTWire

17 December 2008

Exclusive: White hat hacker tears apart flaws in Aussie net filtering scheme - BanThisUrl _{not entirely mainstream media}
NetAlert filters not given a chance: Webroot - iTnews
The lies of the internet censors: Your. Filter. Won't. Work. - Crikey
Australian censorship plan opposed - Legalbrief
The Australian government e-democracy trial unleashes a blogging flood - Ovum
Impact of Net filtering overstated, claims agent - Computer World (nz)
Dr Philip Nitschke launches 'flawless' euthanasia device - Adelaide Now _{Last few paragraphs}
Aussie net filtering scheme has serious security risks - The Inquirer (uk)

18-19 December 2008

Federal Government's Mandatory Internet Filtering Proposal - Netspace - SURVEY HERE
Telstra Encouraged to Demonstrate Corporate Responsibility on Internet Filtering - Christian Today
Australia's web censorship plan could threaten freedom of speech - The Royal Gazette (Bermuda)
Proposed Australian ISP Filters are Security Holes - TweakTown (us)
Arts council pulls the wool, hat and trench coat over our eyes - Sydney Morning Herald Brisbane Times
Comments, corrections, clarifications, and c*ckups - Crikey
The great porn war - Sydney Morning Herald
Telstra leads the charge against Oz government's plans to censor the Internet - TelecomTV (uk)
Simpsons and sensibility - ABC
Why censorship won't work - AdelaideNow
Censorship of Internet Resumes in China - Top Tech News (us) _{Towards the end}
Beijing blocking some websites again, say experts - Strait Times _{Australia mentioned around middle}
Government yet to confirm participants of web filtering trial - news.com.au
Aussie System Admin Guild says NO to net filtering - iTWire
OK, OK... now online child abuse laws are getting scary - LiveNews
Telstra to Aussie Gov’t: We Won’t Filter Internet - VoN (us)

20 December 2008

Bloggers cry "foul" as web censor ring tightens - The Australian

22 December 2008

Internet filtering plan may extend to peer-to-peer traffic, says Stephen Conroy - News.com.au
Web filter plan goes further than first thought - Courier Mail
Rudd Government's internet filter extended to peer-to-peer - Adelaide Now
Internet filter plan may extend further, says Broadband Minister - Herald Sun
Conroy expands ISP filter tests to examine P2P and BitTorrent traffic - iTnews
Web filter plan extends further - The Australian
Minister Conroy on: Promoting a civil and confident society online - DBCDE blog
Oz net censorship apparatus to target BitTorrent - The Register (uk)
Thailand’s blacklist leaked on the internet - BanThisUrl
Security Flaws In Aussie Net Filter Exposed - Slashdot (us)
Great Firewall of Australia: What’s not mentioned makes it even more scary - The Inquisitr

23 December 2008

Internet censor scheme 'flawed' - The Age
Australia, a Country with a Moronic Government, to Block BitTorrent - Gizmodo (us)
Australia's Slippery Slope Of Censorship Gets Even Slicker With Plans To Filter Bittorrent - techdirt
Internet filters won't work: ISP - ABC
Fatal flaws in website censorship plan, says report - Sydney Morning Herald
Government rejects negative internet filter report - Courier Mail
Aussie web censorship plan flawed - Fudzilla
Conroy delays ISP trial of Internet content filters - iTnews
Australia's 'Net Filter Plan Gets Worse - Broadband DSLReports (us)
Conroy making valiant effort, then mentions BitTorrent - PC Authority
Govt report highlights issues with internet censorship plan - TelecomPaper (us)
Australia to block all P2P? - AfterDawn
Opposition scores win over ISP filter report release? - iTWire
Internet Filtering Plan May Extend to P2P - International Business Times
Australia's ISP Filtering Pilot Could Affect P2Ps - ExtremeTech (us)
Australian Internet "filter" will censor peer-to-peer traffic too - TelecomTV (us)
Australian ISPs set to block P2P and Bit Torrent - BroadbandGenie (uk)

24 December 2008

Australia to test Internet filter next month - AFP
Internet censorship technology 'flawed' - Ninemsn
Internet filter 'technically impossible' - The Australian
Net filtering trial delay 'another Govt bungle' - ABC
Minchin says Govt needs internet filter to work - The Australian IT
Last call: Conroy blog turns off comments today - PC Authority
Aussie Internet Filtering Plan to Include P2P Traffic - ZeroPaid (us)
Aussie Gov't Ponders Killing BitTorrent - Tom's Guide (us)
Conroy, don’t keep the Internet filtering trials secret: Minchin - iTWire
Fatal Flaws in Aussie web censor plans - Stuff (nz)
Update: Internet Censorship Trials in Oz - Zapto (us)
Aussie government's own report trashes 'Net filtering - ars technica (us)
Australia to test filtering for Internet next month - The Peninsula (Qatar)
Australia May Block All P2P Traffic - P2P Weblog (us)
Internet: Aussie's semi-secret internet filtering test: on or on later? - The Chief Officers' Network (us)
Internet filter trials delayed, P2P now included! - iTWire (us)
Aussie government defends Internet censorship technology - The Inquirer (uk)
CHRISTMAS SHOCK: Australian government to trial P2P filters - APC
Government defends internet censorship technology - Brisbane Times
Australia considers strict Internet filter - Daily News (us)
Aussie Net Filtering Trial Delayed - SecuObs.com (france)

25 December 2008

The Child Porn Lie (And Other Hits) Violet Blue - San Francisco Chronicle (us) _{Mention in first article and #1 towards the bottom}.

27 December 2008

Uproar in Australia over plan to block Web sites - Associated Press (us)
Australian Government to Begin Filtering P2P Content - Overclockers Club (us)
BetFair Blamed for Exposing Gambling to Children - Gambling 911 (us)
Australia: Growing opposition to Labor’s Internet censorship - World Socialist Website (us)
Internet site blocking goes forward in Australia - tech.blorge (us)
Uproar in Australia over plan to block Web sites - WZTV Fox17 (us)
Uproar In Australia Over Plan To Block Websites - HardOCP (us)
Australian Federal Government’s Internet Censorship Plans - HostSearch (us)
Australian Web and BitTorrent Filtering Scheme Delayed - TorrentFreak (us)
Uproar in Australia over plan to block websites - USA Today (us)
Uproar in Australia Over Plan to Block Web Sites - The New York Times (us)
Australian plan to block websites prohibited by the government sparks anger - The Canadian Press (canada)

28 December 2008

Uproar in Australia over plan to block Web sites - International Herald Tribune (us)
Caught out by net plan - Herald Sun

29 December 2008

Net filter plan is branded draconian - The Canberra Times
Australia preparing to block access to 10,000 websites - Australia.to
Australia Net Filtering Plan Delayed - Broadband DSLReports (us)
Horrors cope and happy winners - Independent Weekly
Uproar as Great Aussie Firewall threatens internet freedom - The New Zealand Herald (nz)
The not-so “Great Aussie Firewall” - ComputerWorld (us)

30/31 December 2008

UK Eyes Website Rating System, Filters - Broadband DSLReports (us)
Australian uproar over plan to block Web sites - Cape Cod Times (us)
AP Technology NewsBrief at 1:54 p.m. EST - TMCnet.com (us) _{Midway through article}
FCC chairman revises wireless broadband plan - CNet (us)
Aussie Lawmakers, Critics Clash Over Web Filtering - Tech News World (us)
Do Web filters work? - Asiaone.com (asia)
You Can't Filter The Internet Mr Burnham - PC Mag (us)

2009

02 January 2009

Australia Internet Filtering Plan Will Be Mandatory For Everyone - No Opt Out - Zeropaid (us)
Uproar in Australia over plan to block Web sites - Fosters Daily Democrat (us)
'Great Aussie Firewall' set to go live - 3 News (nz)
'Aussie firewall' may slow internet speeds - Internet NZ - Radio NZ (nz)

04 January 2009

Filtering in Oz: Australia's Foray into Internet Censorship by Derek E. Bambauer [Brooklyn Law School, Legal Studies Paper] - Tech News Review

05 January 2009

US dumps unpopular internet filter plan - APC
Weather too hot for web filter - Herald Sun
China vows new crackdown on Google - News.com.au
Australian Internet Censorship Plan Meeting Heavy Criticism - Infopackets (us)
Internet censorship and the revolt of the masses - Ovum (us)
British Police set to step up hacking of home PCs - The Australian IT

06 January 2009

Opinion - why Kevin Rudd's internet censorship plan will not work - Adelaide Now

07 January 2009

Internet censorship expands - Sydney Star Observer
2009: Year of the Thought Criminal - Daily Tech (us)

09 January 2009

The world smirks at Conroy's censorship plan - Crikey

10 January 2009

Analyst: China Internet move part of global trend - CNN (us) _{Halfway down the page}

12 January 2009

China tightens web, fearing slowdown and Tiananmen anniversary - The Age
Search for Pornographic Material on Rise; Children are most Vulnerable - Yemen Post
Uproar in Australia over Internet plan - Baltimore Sun
Comments, corrections, clarifications, and c*ckups - Crikey
Industry peers slam govt file sharing filter - Network World (us)
Is Thailand a new enemy of the Internet? - Reporters without borders (us)
Australian Government’s plans for net censorship foiled - EngageMedia (us)

13 January 2009

Conroy cans Coonan's free net filtering scheme - iTWire

14 January 2009

US prof undermines foundations of Aussie firewall - The Register (uk)
Aussie Firewall Meets US Extinguisher - The Escapist
Filtering won’t deliver for Aussie kids - EFA
Vodafone's Child Porn Filter Blocks Innocent Czech Tech Blogs - Mediashift (us)
Global Net Censorship in 2009: For The Children, for the Rightsholders - EFF (us)

15 January 2009

Sex and IT unite to stop Australian net censorship - PC World (nz)

16 January 2009

Qld police help bust global child porn ring - ABC
Aussie cops bust global porn ring - News
German Minister Announces Plans for Mandatory Web Filtering - ZeroPaid (us)

19 January 2009

Coalition says Labor changing 98% broadband NBN promise - iTWire
A chat with Fake Stephen Conroy - ZDNet
Conroy presses on with flawed policy - The Australian

22 January 2009

Big brother filter plan insults parents - Sydney Morning Herald
Why national Internet filters are pointless - The Inquirer (uk)
Closing the net - SX News

23 January 2009

So Conroy's Internet filter won't block political speech, eh? - Crikey

24 January 2009

Hey, Senator - leave us discerning viewers of pornography alone - Sydney Morning Herald

26 January 2009

Government dodges questions on axed NetAlert web filter funding - News.com.au
Filtering Filth will not tangle the net - Sydney Morning Herald _{Writer is Jim Wallace of the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL), as well as report information produced by Clive Hamilton - Both were part of the lobbying groups that originally pushed for the pro-filtering policy.}

27 January 2009

Internet filtering trial date is close - Australian IT
Big brother filter plan insults parents - Canberra Times

28/29 January 2009

Who supports compulsory Internet filtering, exactly? - Crikey
Filtering won’t deliver for Aussie kids - Online Opinion
Comments, corrections, clarifications, and c*ckups - Crikey _{Last letter.}
myKP begins unlimited broadband trials - iTnews _{Eighth last paragraph.}
ISP Customers Opposed To Net Censorship - lifehacker
Netspace customers rail against ISP filtering - Whirlpool
Federal Government's Mandatory Internet Filtering Proposal - Netspace
Mandatory internet filtering - ABC lifematters (mp3)
ISP Level filtering - iiNet
ISPs clustered for filtering trials - Australian IT

30 January 2009

Labor's 'deafening' silence as web censorship trials delayed - Sydney Morning Herald

03 February 2009

Net filter 'will give parents a false sense of security' - ABC
Confused filtering policy won't deliver - ABC
Christian Lobby: The New Lions Of Clean Feed - New Matilda
EFA board member sent death threats from pro-filter lobbyist - Websinthe

05 February 2009

Electronic Frontiers Australia member Geordie Guy receives death threat over web filter plan - news.com.au
OPINION Bernadette McMenamin: Why Australia needs to trial net filters - The Australian IT

06 February 2009

New Zealand bolts net filtering regime into place - The Register (uk)
Internet not full of pedos, the statistical edition - Boing Boing (us)
The Economic Cost of Internet Censorship in Australia - The Inquistr (us)
Blanket ban on the internet a folly - Australian IT

09 February 2009

Australian Minister talks Internet Censorship as Victoria burns - The Insquistr
ISP filters still a mystery - Australian IT

10 February 2009

How do we make the net a safe place for kids? - The Age
Obama could impact Canadian net neutrality laws - Reclaim the Media (us) _{Last three paragraphs.}
Conroy touts safer net as critics continue to lambast net filtering - iTWire (us)
Education, not filtering, the answer: iiNet - Australian IT
"Scrap the internet filter, give the cash to bushfire survivors" - APC
Internet censorship widening - Korea Times (Korea)

11 February 2009

Green light for ISP filtering trials - Australian IT
Optus and iiNet snubbed in web filter trials - News.com.au
Six ISPs in Australian web filter trial - Courier Mail
Conroy announces first filterers and not a big one in sight - ITWire
Conroy's paternalism misses target - ZDNet ^{General critique of Government's 'cyber-safety' policy}

12 February 2009

Web censorship trials to exclude large ISPs - The Age
ISP filtering gathers pace - Australian IT
ISP filtering not scalable: SAGE - Australian IT
Filtering out reality? - ZDNet
Big ISPs snub internet filter trial - ABC
iPrimus to start filtering in April - ZDNet
Internet filtering pilot announced: Six ISPs on board - ARN
Six providers enter internet filtering trial - Canberra Times
Companies sign up to internet filtering plan - Sydney Morning Herald
ISP Filtering To Go Ahead Despite Industry Reservations - SmartHouse

13 February 2009

Primus compares compulsory web filtering to China - News.com.au
Filtering 'dangerous', says Obama strategist - MIS Financial Review
iiNet, Conroy in 11th hour filtering talks - MIS Financial Review
Content filter pilots debunk critics - TechWorld
Filters an insult to democracy - Australian IT
Internet filters for idiots - APCmag
iPrimus Internet Filter Trial To Be 'Opt-In' - Gizmodo
Primus lashes out against internet filtering - SmartCompany
Obama's web strategist to advise Rudd - Sydney Morning Herald
No opt-out of filtered Internet - Computerworld
Content filter pilots debunk critics - Computerworld
Content filter pilots debate critics - ARN

16 February 2009

Conroy announces filter-trial ISPs and clams shut - Crikey
Six ISPs to participate in Internet Filter Trial - Image and Data Manager
Web doesn't belong to net libertarians - Australian IT ^{Clive Hamilton}
Net filter plan nurtures 'open source government' - ABC (Scott Ludlam)

17 February 2009

Backwards from the backwater - Sydney Morning Herald ^{Cites internet filtering on second page}
Filtering doesn't breach free speech - Australian IT ^{Stephen Conroy}
Professor - Unfiltered internet has no place in a democracy - Zeropaid
Senator Conroy keeps telling the same old story - Somebody Think of the Children
The Australian government’s new Internet filter program sets a worrying precedent for the democratic world - The Comment Factory
Would the extreme cyber-libertarians please stand up? - EFA
EFA Responds to Professor over Net Filtering - ZeroPaid

18 February 2009

Does Conroy's FUD make a Ludd of Rudd? - ZDNet

20 February 2009

Is cloistered Conroy ruining it for Labor? - ARN
Australia's Save the Internet Campaign Continues - Gambling911

21 February 2009

Internet filtering, reasons to oppose it - Green Left

23 February 2009

Costello's hopes should have burned out after sermon - The Australian _{Second last paragraph}
Internet users don't want to be filtered - iTWire
Australian Minister confirms legal content may be blocked by Censorship Regime - The Inquisitr

24 February 2009

Row over web blacklist - Australian IT
Internet black-list revelations raise further questions about Labor's mandatory filtering - Liberal Party Press Release
Web filter debate descends into slinging match at Kickstart Forum 2009 - News.com.au
Putting the filtering cart before the horse - ZDNet
Conroy confesses: web filtering will hit 'other content' - Crikey
Emotions run high over ISP filtering - Government News

25 February 2009

The Trial Begins - Newmatilda.com
Aussie internet-net will be drawn wider - The Register
Small ISPs reject call to filter out child abuse sites - The Register (uk) _{Australia mentioned towards end.}
Australia's net filter plan under attack - FutureGov (Singapore)

26 February 2009

Web censorship plan heads towards a dead end - Sydney Morning Herald
Inconsistencies emerge in Web blacklist - Legalbrief Today (South Africa) _{Subscription required.}

27 February 2009

Australia's Internet Censorship Plan Collapsing - Broadband DSL Reports (us)
Growing Senate opposition to internet filter - ABC
Australian Censorship Scheme Gets Blocked By Opposition Leaders - Gizmodo
Australian web censorship plan doomed - Stuff (New Zealand)
Xenophon speaks out against Internet content filtering - ARN
Senate poses tough hurdle for internet filtering plan - ABC

01 March 2009

Fence sitting IIA refuses to speak out against Internet filtering - iTWire

02 March 2009

Australia's clean feed: Yes or no? - PC Authority
Revealed: ISPs detail their Aussie net filter trials - IT News
Survey suggests no mandate for internet filter - iTWire

03 March 2009

Comments, corrections, clarifications and c*ckups - Crikey _{Towards end}
Clean feed filtered out - Australian IT

04 March 2009

Teachers attack NSW DET filter - ZD Net
Comments, corrections, clarifications and c*ckups - Crikey _Third
Auckland’s Watchdog helps filter Aussie internet - Computer World (New Zealand)

06 March 2009

Police admit child porn fight unwinnable - ABC

09 March 2009

iPrimus could beat Government to Internet filters - iTnews
Netspace customers against filtering - SmartCompany

11 March 2009

Freedom on the global internet still a pipe dream - CNet ^{Australia cited at bottom of article}

13 March 2009

Conroy requests faith in net filter - iTnews
Internet filtering ineffective in fight against terror - Secure Computing
ACMA takes aim at Whirlpool, supplier - Australian IT

15 March 2009

Conroy's clean feed - ABC Radio National

16 March 2009

Greedy ISPs kept from filtering trial - ZDNet
Trust Politicians Begs Communications Minister - SmartHouse

17 March 2009

Time to turn the page on net filtering - Online Opinion
Banned hyperlinks could cost you $11,000 a day - Sydney Morning Herald
BLACKLIST: Government cracks down on Whirlpool.net.au - APCMag
Could the clean feed bypass parliament? - New Matilda (Scott Ludlam)
Great Aussie firewall claims first victim - The Register (uk)
Australia's internet censor bares its gums - ITExaminer
Web watchdog changes tack after blacklist leak - Australian IT
Australia censors Wikileaks page - Wired
‘Embarrassed’ ACMA forced to change ways - ComputerWorld
Australia secretly censors Wikileaks press release and Danish Internet censorship list - Prison Planet (us)
Australia Internet Censors Fine Site for Link to Pro-Life Page With Abortion Pics - LifeNews (us)
Australia Threatens $11,000 Fines For Unapproved Linking - WebProNews (us)
Australia's Blacklisted Hyperlinks to Cost Webmasters $11,000 a Day - MaximumPC (us)
Australian Government adds Wikileaks to banned website list - TechRadar (uk)
Australian web filter threatens AUS$11,000 a day fine for hosting banned link - SC Magazine (uk)

18 March 2009

Wikileaks pages added to Australian internet blacklist - Slashdot
Activists use Wikipedia to bait blacklist regulator - iTnews
Australia's Internet filter ruled by a single bureaucrat - Computerworld
Rundle: there is no bigger issue than net censorship - Crikey
First rule of Internet censorship: Hide the block list - Ars technica (us)
Australia's Internet Freedom Debated - Online-Casinos (us)
Australia censors Wikileaks page - Index on censorship (us)
ACMA's blacklists a bigot battleground - Techworld
Australia Bans Wikileaks - Anorak (uk)
Net censorship update - Atomic MPC

19 March 2009

Breaking news: ACMA blacklist leaked - iTnews
Australian Government includes Poker sites, YouTube videos on censorship list - The Inquistr (us)
ACMA's censorship black list to emerge - Atomic MPC
ACMA blacklist leaked to Wikileaks - Whirlpool
Wikileak posts list of internet filter-blocked sites - Courier Mail
Government's internet censorship blacklist leaked - LiveNews (us)
ACMA blacklist leaked on the internet - Australian IT
Wikileaks posts list of internet filter-blocked sites - Herald Sun
Internet filter blacklist leaked on web - ABC
Leaked Australian blacklist reveals banned sites - Sydney Morning Herald
Betfair banned by ACMA: CEO furious, tens of millions at risk - ComputerWorld
Millions may have visited popular websites on leaked ACMA blacklist - News.com.au
Web blacklist outcry: dentist, tuckshop on official 'hate list' - Sydney Morning Herald
Anthony Pillion casts doubt on ACMA blacklist leak - iTnews
Leaked blacklist irresponsible, innacurate: Conroy - ABC
Claimed blacklist spreads on internet - ZD Net
'Leaked blacklist of banned websites' was not from ACMA, says Stephen Conroy - news.com.au
Doubts thrown on authenticity of Australian internet blacklist (Update) - The Tech herald (us)
Secret internet filter blacklist posted on web - SBS World News
Australia Giving Heavy Fines For Certain Outbound Links - WebProNews
'Banned websites list' not from ACMA, says Stephen Conroy - Herald Sun
Stilgherrian Speaks on ACMA Blacklist Leak - ABC (youtube) _Video
Betfair banned by ACMA - Network World (us)
Australia's Web blacklist leaked - Network World (us)
Wikileaks taken offline after publishing Australia's banned websites - Guardian News (uk)
Aussie Internet Blacklist Has Gray Areas - Forbes (us)
Betfair Banned: CEO Outraged - Gambling911.com (us)
Pro-Life Website Banned on Australian Government's Internet Blacklist - LifeSiteNews.com (us)
Australian Government Plans to Ban Popular Poker Sites - Bluff (us)
Great Firewall of Chin... Australia! - Short News (us)
Gambling sites included in Aussie 'blacklist' - Casino Times (us)
Aussie Banned Sites List: Just A Leak? - Portalit news (us)
Australia: Moving to Block Internet Poker? - Part Time Poker News (us)
ACMA swings the ban hammer - Perth Independent Media Centre
Aussie Internet Controversy Reignited by leaked blacklist - Recent Poker (us)
Torrent Sites End Up on Aussie Blacklist - Torrent Freak (us)
Australia's BlackList Leaked? Online Poker & Poker News Sites Are On It - Poker Pages (us)
Leak reveals Internet filtering blacklist open to abuse - iTWire (us)
Internet list publication grossly irresponsible - Conroy - Australia.to
Shocker! ACMA's Blacklist Leaked - Gizmodo
Conroy says list is fake - The Daily
Australian media authority plugs potential leaks - ZDNet (uk)
Govt's banned sites list leaked online - CNet
Website blacklist leaked on internet - Whitsunday Times
Web blacklist 'a fake' says Conroy - SBS World News
Wikipedia yanks ACMA censored link - P2PNET.net (us)
WikiLeaks Exposes Australian Web Blacklist - Wired (US)
Australian Government attempts to ban online poker sites - Boston Poker Examiner (us)

20 March 2009

Blacklist leak sets back internet plan - The Canberra Times [List leak casts doubt on net censorship plan The Age]
Rudd's internet blacklist includes dentist, kennel, tuckshop - Courier Mail
Internet blacklist is wrong - ACMA - Sky News Online
Internet filter list of porn exposed - Australian IT
Conroy's climate of fear - iTWire
Australia, smascherata la lista nera - Punto Informatico (italy) _{Italian language}
The coming censorship wars - Technology Review: Published by MIT
"Wikileaks to Conroy: Go after our source and we will go after you." - Wikileaks
ACMA's blacklist just got read all over - Crikey
Dr Dennis Jensen on net censorship - Tech World _{Dr Dennis Jensen MP, Member for Tangney (WA), BAppSc(RMIT), MSc(Melb), PhD(Monash)}
Joyce: Internet filtering off the agenda in NZ - The National Business Review (new zealand)
Australia blocks Web site with leaked info - Metro International (us)
Blacklist leak: ACMA not cut out to play cyber-cop - Crikey
Crikey says - Crikey
Unleashed: web of secrecy - ABC
ISP filtering plans thwarted by leaked URL list - Digital Media
Australian ISPs to block online poker? - Online Gambling News (us)

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 *ISP filtering plans thwarted by leaked URL list - [http://www.digital-media.net.au/Article/ISP-filtering-plans-thwarted-by-leaked-URL-list/474023.aspx Digital Media]
+*Australian ISPs to block online poker? - [http://www.gamblingonlinemagazine.com/gambling-news-detail.php?articleID=980 Online Gambling News (us)]