One of the reasons I voted Labor in the recent election was because of labors promise to do something about Australia's pathetically slow and expensive Internet. One year later not only is the Internet unchanged but its freedom of information is under threat by Sen Conroys proposed draconian Filter/Censorship plan.

As you may be aware, prior to the election, an OPT OUT filter plan was mentioned. Now this has suddenly changed to a NO OPT OUT scheme! I am personally disgusted with Sen Conroys antics in the senate when asked questions about this Censorship plan by other senators.

He simply refuses to answer the questions asked.

I cannot believe you are even considering this plan to bring in censorship of Australian Internet that will bring us inline with Iran, Saudi Arabia and China.

The main facts are as follows! It will waste well over 100 Miliion of our taxes!
It will NOT work and will be easily circumvented by any 13 year old.
It will slow our already slow internet.
It will force ISPs to increase fees.
It is the beginning of a very slippery slope towards a Police state.
It of course had Nothing to do with protecting children! Concerned parents have FREE programs available NOW to do this on their home computers.

The Labor party were NOT given a mandate to introduce such censorship. I hope you will take the time to investigate this for yourself?

Sadly most Labor senators are sending a form letter in reply to questions sent to them, containing the same rubbish and blatant lies spoken by Sen Conroy in the Senate.

I attach some URLs for you. Save the Net Cash for anticensorship childrens-welfare-groups-slam-net-filters net-censorship-backlash

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