ISP filter could be buried

Date: 
7 September 2010
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LABOR'S controversial internet filter plan faces near-death despite the ascension of Julia Gillard as Australia's 28th prime minister.

Ms Gillard won the backing of independent MPs turned powerbrokers Tony Windsor and Rob Oakeshott despite Bob Katter supporting the Coalition and Tony Abbott.

The country has been in limbo since the August 21 poll didn't deliver an outright winner.

Labor went into the 2007 election pledging to censor the internet but since then Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has changed the shape of his plan several times. At last count Senator Conroy ordered a 12-month review into how refused classification content is rated.

Labor's mandatory filtering program will force all internet service providers to block web pages rated as refused classification on a secret blacklist.

Source: 
The Australian

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