ANZAC

This internet filter will: Slow the internet down making us more of a joke amongst the worlds internet users. Make internet access more expensive, making us even more of a joke amongst the worlds internet users. Take away our freedom to learn what we choose and to express our views. Be an insult to all Australian adults who are going to be treated like children. Punish the whole of Australia for the actions of a few individuals. Take us not just one step but one giant leap further towards dictatorship. This internet filter will NOT: Prevent child pornography, acts of terrorism or illegal activity. Make the internet safer for children. Help in any way. This internet filter is an insult to every Australian soldier who has ever fought for our rights and freedom and even more of an insult to those soldiers who died to protect our rights and freedom. The government should be ashamed for taking Australia towards being a country like Iran and China where freedoms are few and far between. I voted Labor and if this filter goes ahead I will NOT be voting Labor again! If parents want their internet filtered to protect their children then they can get software that will do it for them ON THEIR OWN PC for FREE, the rest of us should not have to suffer just because they are too lazy to monitor their own children's use of the internet and teach their children some responsibility for their own actions. The internet is not a baby sitter or nanny and neither should the government be either. The money wasted on this filter should have been put towards educating parents on how to use the software already available to them to filter the internet on their computer as well as how to teach their children responsible use of the internet.