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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