Internet censorship plans continue

I’m trying to put myself into letter writing mode right now. Stephen Conroy is continuing his quest to censor the Internet here in Australia. His little trial was “successful” so he  is tabling the proposal in parliament in April (or March, depending on which news source I read). I still believe it’s unlikely his proposal will ever pass but this is an issue I won’t risk waiting to see what happens. What makes me most furious is that the government is trying to sneak this through and is giving the public the most limited consultation on it. If ever there was an issue that would motivate me to attend a rally, this is it.

This leaves me in quite a quandary about any upcoming federal election. The Liberal party is currently being led by a climate-change denier and the Labour government that has been quite disappointing. If only the Greens party would gain enough power…