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I am extremely disappointed that the Australian Government considers wholesale censorship of the internet through filtering a 'sensible' response to the rapidly changing nature of communication and expression. At a time when Australia is rapidly falling behind ALL OTHER Post-Industrial nations with regards to standards of internet access and speed, Senaotor Conroy is suggesting further disruption to our (sorry, telstra's; i forgot we don't own it anymore *sigh*) communication network. There are significant challenges involved with global communications, but i find it ludicrous that censorship is the answer. As we have seen, there will always be extremely clever (though possibly criminal) elements in our communities that will find a way of circumventing any filtering system, leaving the rest of us with a false sense of non-existant security, exposed and with a second rate communications service. No to web filtering!