John Howard is going to spend $189 million “cleaning up the internet” for Australian families, blocking pornography, upgrading the search for chatroom sex predators and cutting off terror sites.
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,22219587-601,00.html
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au: Veto for parents on web content
ISPs will be forced to filter web content at the request of parents, under a $189 million Federal Government crackdown on online bad language, pornography and child sex predators. … In a separate development, convicted sex offenders in NSW will have to register their email address with police as part of State Government efforts to stop them using the internet to prey on children.
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/08/09/1186530533147.html
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/08/09/1186530535350.htmlau: Howard pitch for family vote with internet filter
Prime Minister John Howard has made a strong pitch for the Christian and family vote with a $189 million package to provide a free internet filter for every Australian family in a bid to fight pornography and foul language online.
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2007/08/10/1186530542829.html