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Australian IT Minister Alston Replaced

Posted by Hemos on from the shuffling-him-out dept.

srouvray writes "The Australian is reporting: In a re-shuffle of the Australian Federal Cabinet, current Communications Minister Richard Alston will be replaced (Alston is going to retire) with Attorney General Darryl Williams. Alston is 'credited' for introducing tough anti-spam laws into parliament... Although it will be interesting to see if Williams will be branded a 'Luddite' as well!"

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  1. hallelujah by Unominous+Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Let's not forget that this is the minister who said that broadband was only for games and porn.

    I for one welcome his replacement.

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    "Smoking helps you lose weight - one lung at a time" -- A. E. Neumann
  2. Hoo-fucking-ray by The+Fanta+Menace · · Score: 3, Insightful

    At last, the cretin has gone. And despite the media claiming he left of his own accord, everyone in politics knows that he was pushed, due to his own ineptitude.

    Of course, Williams is just as much of a wanker, and probably won't fix anything.

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  3. Wishlist by fastdecade · · Score: 3, Insightful

    * Stop the Telstra Bulldozer in it's tracks -- support broadband. Canada proves it's possible in a big country
    * Sensible censorship
    * Sensible copyright
    * Serious commitment to anti-spam
    * Keep investing and committing to open source

    Alston's policies have left Australia as an international IT joke. So much local telent, and so many opportunities in the Asian and global markets have gone to waste. More importantly, every Australian business and consumer has suffered from the 1950s attitudes of the present Aussie govt. Step into the 80s guys, the economy is not all agriculture and textiles!