Matt Gordon

Why doesn't the government listen to all the polls and comments and realise that implementing this filter is not fair under a democratic government as it the vast majority of people do not want it and it has little merit in protecting people. Even the governments own reports (http://www.watoday.com.au/news/technology/web/fatal-flaws-in-website-censorship-plan-says-report/2008/12/22/1229794328860.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap2) state that the filter is full of holes, will slow down the internet remarkably and will not stop the people who really want to access the banned material. This is all coming off as a way of censoring freedom of speech and information. I urge the government to open its eyes and admit they were wrong. Stop wasting this money and invest it into education, health or even the national broadband scheme.