Remember when I said (and Craig said) Australia was starting to lose global respect because of Conroy’s internet filter scheme? It’s started.
Monday 15th March 2010
Saturday 06th March 2010
You know when Australia has really started losing respect in the eyes of the world when people discuss the country on their sites or publications where they’ve never really mentioned it before. For example, take this Japanation blog post:
Wednesday 03rd March 2010
The Aussie Prime Minister Kevin Rudd met with the state premiers this morning; allegedly the response was mixed. I’m hoping it’s in part because one of them said something this:
Kevin, I’m copping so much heat and ridicule for being a member of the political party that wants to implement this misguided Great Firewall of Australia, could you please tell Senator Conroy to stop!? Please!? You’re killing me mate! *whimper*
Hey, we can only hope, right? :(
Thursday 18th February 2010
After getting all these hate letters from people who didn’t approve of what I thought were fairly tame commentaries on the compulsory Australian internet firewall, I decided to take an hour or so off this afternoon and address their concerns. This post is for the first email.
Having posted several entries on the Australian Government’s plan to implement a compulsory national internet filter, it seems I’ve unwittingly rattled a few nerves. For the first time since coming out as an atheist back in 2007 I’ve started receiving email about a series of posts here, all of them not good.
Tuesday 16th February 2010
I’ve briefly mentioned this particular issue in passing with regards to the Great Firewall of Australia and to a lesser extent the persecution of South Australian gamers, but now I’m going to rant and complain about it for an entire post. Two words: caramel macchiato. Wait, I got distracted. Two words: brain drain.
Wednesday 10th February 2010
I apologise, I know I only just posted about The Great Firewall of Australia again, but this quote was just too good to pass up:
Just when we thought this nonsense couldn’t get any worse, ZDNet Australia is reporting 80% of respondents to a phone poll support Labor’s plan for a mandatory internet filter.
Monday 21st December 2009
"This is a fabrication. We all know [Australian currency] can be used to buy food, drink, houses, and cars. And it can also be used to buy drugs, guns, ammunition, and even prostitutes. Can you say that the [Aussie Dollar] is illegal and committing obscene acts?"
That in fact wasn’t a quote regarding the upcoming Great Firewall of Australia, it was originally about the Great Firewall of China. That the same point can be made for both should be terrifying.
Tuesday 15th December 2009
It’s that nonsensical idea we thought common sense and overwhelming evidence against its effectiveness would kill once and for all, but here we are on the brink of the introduction of the Great Firewall of Australia. Whooptie-friggen-do.
