Calls for Conroy to release Internet censorship trial results

Opposition spokesperson, Nick Minchin, says the results of the Government's mandatory Internet censorship trial are overdue and has renewed calls for the Government to scrap its plans


Kathryn Edwards
02 September, 2009
Computerworld


Opposition spokesperson Nick Minchin has bought the Government’s proposed Internet content filtering scheme back to the political forefront, criticising the Government over its lack of transparency regarding the trials.

Communications Minister Stephen Conroy originally scheduled results of the Internet filtering trial to be released earlier this year. Minchin says the results are overdue and has renewed calls for the Government to scrap its plans and return to the coalition’s Netalert program.

“Almost two years after coming to office with a plan to censor the Internet, Senator Conroy has not even managed to release results for long overdue filtering trials,â€