Earlier in the year I was asked to take part in the Intelligence Squared debate on internet filtering organised by the St James Ethics Centre. I agreed. I have since changed my mind. In this letter to the producer, I explain why. Ms Deb Richards St James Ethics Centre, Sydney Dear Ms […]
I was looking around for something nice for you for the weekend but couldn’t find anything. So here’s some more pornography instead (sorry Satchel girl). First up, Julie Gale’s piece on ABC The Drum Unleashed on the porn in the corner store issue which I have also covered. Much of the graphic material in the […]
Fancy some violence on Valentine’s Day? Came across this, which is doing the rounds on some Facebook sites: “I’ve got a Valentines poem that has never yet failed to get me into a girls knickers. . . Here we go then . . . Roses are red, Violets are blue, I’ve got a knife now […]
The Government announced this week plans to introduce legislation for mandatory filtering of the internet at Internet Service Provider (ISP level). This of course brought out all those who want no restrictions to the internet, arguing that the plans will mean we’ll end up living in a place like North Korea and controlled by the […]
