rain_and_snow | (no subject)

"Google at the moment filters an enormous amount of material on behalf of the Chinese government; they filter an enormous amount of material on behalf of the Thai government."

While 80 per cent of Australians support the new internet filter, the government has been criticised from some quarters for attempting to control what its citizens could view on the internet." source

Between laughing and crying.
Criticised from SOME QUARTERS. Like, all the IPs? Which Australians did they ask! I cannot seriously believe 80%. Will not.
And the Thai and Chinese governments are definitely the ones we want you to mimic, poli-guys!

I really hope either the Greens or the ASP put a representative in this seat at the next Federal election. As nice as 6 months paid parental leave would be, I don't want abortion criminalised, and the environment destroyed.