Kevin07? More like Internet911 amirite

The very nature of the internet dictates that this entire farcical process will in the end be nothing but a monumental waste of time and taxpayers money which only serves to infuriate the general public and destroy the international reputation Australia has of being a forward-thinking, liberal democracy. The ability of your average Bruce to circumvent these filtering procedures should instantly negate any illusions this government holds of the filter being effective. Kids are brought up with the internet as part of their daily lives and are in most cases more technologically adept than their parents, so it's going to be a trivial matter for them to circumvent this ill-thought out proposal if they so wish. It's all a moot point, as this entire fracas is simply a ploy so that labour can placate the conservatives in the senate such as Family First and the right-wing Christian parties to win the votes in the senate they require in order to pass law which is, at the end of the day, the crux of the issue. Labour's claims of 'wanting to protect the children' are nothing but a smokescreen created to confuse the real issue. That responsibility is of the parents and the parents alone, and if you're not 'technically capable' of installing a filter on your PC in this day and age it's really not hard to educate yourself or find someone who has the know-how to do it for you if you're THAT concerned. The fact that 3% of households surveyed had filters installed indicates that A) Parents are able to effectively police their home internet connections and/or B) People just aren't concerned with the risk. Steve I'm sure you're aware that in order to pass this law through the senate you need the support of the Greens, who incidentally are totally opposed to your filtering plans (and who in fact have the most forward thinking and internet friendly policies out of all parties.. food for thought for people wanting to jump off the sinking 2-party ship of Australian politics). The entire thing is just an effort in futility and will probably cost you, if not your party, the next election. The security risks involved in filtering alone are tremendous. The internet is such a fundamentally essential part of modern day life that to put the entire country's connection at risk by implementing flawed filtering technology is utter folly. Mess with our internet at your own peril.