Quickhit: Background Briefing on Australia’s Looming Internet Censorship

For those interested in Minister Stephen Conroy’s plans to introduce mandatory internet censorship to Australia, check out Wendy Carlisle’s show on the Background Briefing.

ABC Radio National: Conroy’s clean feed

It’s well-researched, and it explains the issue from square one, right back to Conroy’s fib that Kevin Rudd’s Labor government campaigned on the issue and therefore has a mandate to introduce it. The transcript should be up at the ABC site soon.

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