Lisa

All Australians need to be made aware of exactly what the planned filter will be blocking - as is currently the case with computer and console games, will there be no R+ rating? Currently internet content falls under these same laws - will this be changed? We desperately need clarification on this matter as well as who will be responsible for designating what needs to be blocked and how sites will be reviewed. To deny this information when people are so obviously concerned and opposed to this idea seems to be designed to ensure that no clear rebuttal against the proposal can be made. It would have been nice to believe that in a democrat country we could have some influence on what is deemed suitable viewing for ourselves and for our children. I feel that parental supervision and the current end user filters provided by the Howard government are adequate to protect children from the dangers posed by internet predators. I also believe that adults should be held accountable for their own actions. Rather than attempting to block content from the internet we should set up a flagging system that records the IP addresses of people deliberately seeking child pornography, or terrorism information and use this as evidence to prosecute them. Our current government needs to be open and honest about their censorship plans, by this I do not mean asking for public opinion and a blog seeking feedback (that will be largely ignored), but a truly open plan that details all aspects of the proposed filter, it's planned implementation, policing and possible ramifications. Regardless of how much this government has already ignored their constituents in regards to this matter, these issues need to be addressed soon -- or they will certainly be held accountable at the next election.