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Australia is to get its not-an-Internet-filter, with the government and the opposition joining forces to pass the bill in the Senate. “This bill will make a contribution” to copyright remedies, Labor's Jacinta Collins told the Senate, calling it a “modest” proposal bill. Saying that deterrence is only a partial solution, …

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  1. Howard Hanek
    Pint

    Dissent

    I believe (filtered by censors). Further the Australian government (filtered by censors).

    We need Edward Snowden to help Australians locate exactly where the secret slush fund that financed this is located and how just much changed hands.....

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    1. Anonymous Coward
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      Re: Dissent

      They might as well have legislated how high kangeroos can jump for all the good this will do

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  2. Diogenes

    Where were the other 26 votes ?

    76 senators - 50 voting = 26 lazy bastards cowards

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    1. Leo-pinkus-pantherus
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      Re: Where were the other 26 votes ?

      Stupid Basterds, drowning in PC touchy feely namby pamby bullshit syrup.....

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  3. cortland

    Uh Oh

    Bye Bye Google(tm) Books.

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  4. LaeMing
    Go

    With the tendency for political parties to keep 'accidentally' using unlicenced IP on their sites.

    This could prove interesting!

    We need to watch these sites like hungry hungry hawks.

    For the national good, of course.

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  5. silent_count

    Want a laugh?

    Ask any of the 37 who voted in favour of this how it benefits their constituents.

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  6. Winkypop Silver badge
    FAIL

    Ignorance must be bliss

    So many people seem to practice it.

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  7. emmalopez

    Well, this is indeed a typical government stuff up, now everyone will run a VPN, and the meta data retention that the government has forced on ISP's will be totally worthless. http://www.bestvpnprovider.com/australia-site-blocking-bill

    The future belongs to the VPN. Brave new world arriving and our law makers don't even dream what lies ahead. The internet was designed precisely with this sort of thing in mind and it will prevail.

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  8. Anonymous Coward
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    SHIELDS UP!

    See above

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  9. kartstar
    Facepalm

    It's funny seeing the governments decrying, and looking down upon China for it's "Great Firewall" now implementing similar systems on the home-front. The hypocrisy is strong, my friends.

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