internet

Yesterday's announcement by Senator Stephen Conroy that the federal government will introduce "mandatory ISP-level filtering of Refused Classification (RC) -rated content" is a backward step that if adopted will be a triumph of fear and false promise over what works and good sense.

I add my voice to the many that understand that the Federal Government's proposals to filter the Internet are:

One of the great things about being an MP is you get asked to host events on behalf of community groups so they can come and meet and hold forums in the parliament. These are usually open to other MP's and the public. It is a great democratic instituion and something that I try to do as much as possible.

This week I am hosting 2 events that you might be interested in:

- New Matilda is holding a series of events about internet regulation. As the intersection between politics, technology and the media continues to grow online, we're facing some hard questions. How do we regulate the world wide web?

Red Leather is back. After a spam attack and a rebuild of the site I am back in the land of blogging.
I am interested in your views about the site and invite you to start a conversation about state issues and my work in parliament. For a wrap up of the last fortnight, check out my ebrief.

Check out Morris Iemma's Website

Congratulations to GetUp for being judged as one of the top ten websites that are changing the world. Politicsonline asked it’s subscribers to vote for the best 10. Over 18,000 people participated from around the world to award the prize to Factcheck.org – an excellent site that gives the facts behind the political spin of all parties in the US – something that would be an excellent addition to the Australian media landscape.

PoliticsOnline is an American website. From their e-newsletter this week:

Survey Says... Internet Best for Learning About Candidates
More voters (26.8 percent) pick the Internet as the best place to learn about a candidate's position on election issues or to research general election issues, than any other information source including television (20.5 percent), newspapers (17.8 percent), radio (6.6 percent), pamphlets/ brochures/ direct mail (5.4 percent), and in last place, magazines (2.8 percent ).
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Where do you get information about your candidates from?

Check out this article in the Guardian about women and political blogging.

Download my website launch cartoon for yourself below.
The file is in .mov format, viewable through Quicktime which is available for download here.

My fortnightly e-brief aims to give you an overview of legislation, committee inquiries, government announcements and other happenings in Macquarie St.

The focus is on seeking input and feedback as well as letting you know where you can have your voice heard in the decisions that are being made.

The e-brief will evolve over time. If you have any feedback or suggestions please let me know.

Apologies from this end if you have not seen your post to the blog. I have been attacked by the people from viagra who keep jamming my posts with advertising. Hopefully it is now fixed.