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Aussie Net Filtering Trial Delayed

Posted by samzenpus on from the think-of-the-children dept.

hopejr writes "The Federal Opposition says it is not surprised the Government's mandatory internet filtering trial has been delayed. The trial, which was meant to begin today, has been postponed until mid-January 2009 and the internet service providers (ISPs) who will participate will be announced at the same time. ISPs iiNet and Optus both said yesterday they had not heard anything about their applications to participate in the trial, and doubted the Government would meet its own deadline."

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  1. Re:Proud to be an American... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Both Australia and the USA were founded by criminals. Literally.

  2. Temporary reprieve, but by DaBookshah · · Score: 4, Insightful

    We need to ensure we have Conroys head on a stake when he comes up for re-election, and we need to make sure everyone knows why, too.

  3. Re:Proud to be an American... by plasmacutter · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Actually the US was founded by religious extremists which the british rightfully tried to get rid of.

    The descendents of those extremists, still equally extreme, continue to gain power and dismantle any progress we make as a nation toward social equality

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  4. Re:Proud to be an American... by corstar · · Score: 3, Insightful

    And both are still run by criminals!

  5. Re:When will you learn? by shirro · · Score: 2, Insightful

    and the government generally doesn't shoot at you or lock you up unless you're misbehaving.
    So, it's like in North Korea, then.

    More like the US really but with funny accents.

    Oh, wait, no! They DO shoot you and lock you up for nothing in the US.

    So yeah, North Korea. So ronery and sadry arone.