Showing posts with label Australia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Australia. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 03, 2012
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Australia's Gaming Minister Michael O'Brien is a complete idiot...so sue me, I'm Canadian
Someone thinks highly of themselves, don't they? Well, that's one.
State Parliament is set to pass new legislation making it a criminal offence to "insult" Gaming Minister Michael O'Brien.
Fines of up to $11,945 will be given to anyone found guilty of upsetting the minister and his staff under the extraordinary new offence.
The Baillieu Government is seeking changes to the Gaming Regulation Act which it says are "reasonably necessary to respect the rights and reputation of the minister and authorised persons". If passed, the ruling will become law.
The amendment proposed to the Act will make it an offence to "assault, obstruct, hinder, threaten, abuse, insult or intimidate" the minister or authorised persons exercising "due diligence" in monitoring gambling systems such as pokies.
Read more here.
State Parliament is set to pass new legislation making it a criminal offence to "insult" Gaming Minister Michael O'Brien.
Fines of up to $11,945 will be given to anyone found guilty of upsetting the minister and his staff under the extraordinary new offence.
The Baillieu Government is seeking changes to the Gaming Regulation Act which it says are "reasonably necessary to respect the rights and reputation of the minister and authorised persons". If passed, the ruling will become law.
The amendment proposed to the Act will make it an offence to "assault, obstruct, hinder, threaten, abuse, insult or intimidate" the minister or authorised persons exercising "due diligence" in monitoring gambling systems such as pokies.
Read more here.
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Australia continues to amuse the planet as the Keystone Nanny State
They scribble chalk drawings of fish and rainbows - but a council has branded these toddlers graffiti vandals.
The footpath outside a Nunawading cafe has become a battleground after Whitehorse Council put the kybosh on children's fun.
The council says the scrawlings contravene graffiti laws but White's Cafe says the comparison is like chalk and cheese.
Sally White, who owns the Mt Pleasant Rd cafe with husband PJ, said it was bureaucracy gone mad. "It's a little bit sad. This is not graffiti,," she said. "A council inspector visited us and said there had been a complaint and we had to stop.
"The children burst into tears when we told them."
Read more here.
The footpath outside a Nunawading cafe has become a battleground after Whitehorse Council put the kybosh on children's fun.
The council says the scrawlings contravene graffiti laws but White's Cafe says the comparison is like chalk and cheese.
Sally White, who owns the Mt Pleasant Rd cafe with husband PJ, said it was bureaucracy gone mad. "It's a little bit sad. This is not graffiti,," she said. "A council inspector visited us and said there had been a complaint and we had to stop.
"The children burst into tears when we told them."
Read more here.
Monday, August 09, 2010
Australia's Wendy Francis: Bigot of the Day
And of course she's playing the victim, boo hoo hoo
Family First Senate candidate has provoked outrage by publishing a statement that legitimising gay marriage is like legalising child abuse.
The comment was made on Queensland's Wendy Francis twitter feed. There's dispute about whether she personally wrote the sentence in question. The inflammatory posting has now been erased but not soon enough to deflect a storm of anger and disgust.
Read more here.
Family First Senate candidate has provoked outrage by publishing a statement that legitimising gay marriage is like legalising child abuse.
The comment was made on Queensland's Wendy Francis twitter feed. There's dispute about whether she personally wrote the sentence in question. The inflammatory posting has now been erased but not soon enough to deflect a storm of anger and disgust.
Read more here.
Friday, July 23, 2010
Australia the Nanny State tries to avoid "premature unnecessary debate" on web censorship
If there's nothing a censor likes better than telling you what they think you should see and hear, it's the rush of power they get in displaying said power.
Also, a government will always use these tactics when they plan to do something scummy.
The federal government has censored approximately 90 per cent of a secret document outlining its controversial plans to snoop on Australians' web surfing, obtained under freedom of information (FoI) laws, out of fear the document could cause "premature unnecessary debate".
The government has been consulting with the internet industry over the proposal, which would require ISPs to store certain internet activities of all Australians - regardless of whether they have been suspected of wrongdoing - for law-enforcement agencies to access.
All parties to the consultations have been sworn to secrecy.
Now you citizen of Australia, go sit at the kids table, you're government obviously doesn't think you're responsible enough adults to do you own thinking.
FYI, your government is embarrassing you on a global scale, but in that respect I understand completely.
Read more here.v
Also, a government will always use these tactics when they plan to do something scummy.
The federal government has censored approximately 90 per cent of a secret document outlining its controversial plans to snoop on Australians' web surfing, obtained under freedom of information (FoI) laws, out of fear the document could cause "premature unnecessary debate".
The government has been consulting with the internet industry over the proposal, which would require ISPs to store certain internet activities of all Australians - regardless of whether they have been suspected of wrongdoing - for law-enforcement agencies to access.
All parties to the consultations have been sworn to secrecy.
Now you citizen of Australia, go sit at the kids table, you're government obviously doesn't think you're responsible enough adults to do you own thinking.
FYI, your government is embarrassing you on a global scale, but in that respect I understand completely.
Read more here.v
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Pushy Christians and Idiot Australians
Treating your citizens like children wouldn't be complete without a visit from the clergy.
THE Australian Christian Lobby was briefed one day before Labor's major announcement on delaying its controversial internet filter plan.
On July 9, Communications Minister Stephen Conroy announced the government would ask state and territory ministers to review the refused-classification processes.
Senator Conroy's filter plan will force all internet service providers to block web pages on a government blacklist of RC content.
Lobby chief of staff Lyle Shelton confirmed that on July 8, the government told it there would be an announcement on ISP filtering within 24 hours.
"We received a briefing the night before July 9," Mr Shelton said.
"They said there would be an announcement the next day but didn't go into details."
He refused to say who tipped off the ACL.
Of course, they've trotted out that tired old warhorse:
"Any delay which still leaves children vulnerable is not a good thing. What gets lost in the furious debate over this matter is filtering is just one of many (cyber-safety) measures.
"It's like saying don't ban semi-automatic weapons because it won't stop murders."
"Protect the children" is the unstoppable rallying cry of the censor, even if the "children" here are fully grown adults.
Read more here.
THE Australian Christian Lobby was briefed one day before Labor's major announcement on delaying its controversial internet filter plan.
On July 9, Communications Minister Stephen Conroy announced the government would ask state and territory ministers to review the refused-classification processes.
Senator Conroy's filter plan will force all internet service providers to block web pages on a government blacklist of RC content.
Lobby chief of staff Lyle Shelton confirmed that on July 8, the government told it there would be an announcement on ISP filtering within 24 hours.
"We received a briefing the night before July 9," Mr Shelton said.
"They said there would be an announcement the next day but didn't go into details."
He refused to say who tipped off the ACL.
Of course, they've trotted out that tired old warhorse:
"Any delay which still leaves children vulnerable is not a good thing. What gets lost in the furious debate over this matter is filtering is just one of many (cyber-safety) measures.
"It's like saying don't ban semi-automatic weapons because it won't stop murders."
"Protect the children" is the unstoppable rallying cry of the censor, even if the "children" here are fully grown adults.
Read more here.
Thursday, June 17, 2010
More on Australia The Nanny State
Australia continues down the road of government censorship of the Net, a role they have no right taking, but when has that ever stopped a government?
The "we must protect the children" line is bullshit, but it works for them.
Key bit:
In a June 5 poll conducted on the web site of the Sydney Morning Herald, 99% of the 88,645 people who responded to the survey said they were against the Internet filter. Nevertheless, Conroy told the Sun-Herald in May that the policy "will be going ahead.'' He also accused groups like GetUp! of deliberately misleading the public. 'We are still consulting on the final details of the scheme. But this policy has been approved by 85% of Australian internet service providers, who have said they would welcome the filter, including Telstra, Optus, iPrimus and iinet.'' Iinet have since denied that it ever approved the scheme.
Read more here.
The "we must protect the children" line is bullshit, but it works for them.
Key bit:
In a June 5 poll conducted on the web site of the Sydney Morning Herald, 99% of the 88,645 people who responded to the survey said they were against the Internet filter. Nevertheless, Conroy told the Sun-Herald in May that the policy "will be going ahead.'' He also accused groups like GetUp! of deliberately misleading the public. 'We are still consulting on the final details of the scheme. But this policy has been approved by 85% of Australian internet service providers, who have said they would welcome the filter, including Telstra, Optus, iPrimus and iinet.'' Iinet have since denied that it ever approved the scheme.
Read more here.
Tuesday, June 01, 2010
Australia continues to treat its citizens as children
Minister for Communications Stephen Conroy has vowed to push on with his controversial internet filtering scheme, despite a barrage of criticism.
Senator Conroy told The Sun-Herald that internet advocacy groups such as GetUp! were ''deliberately misleading'' the Australian public about the scheme, which will refuse classification to illegal and socially unacceptable web pages. The legislation, which was expected to be passed before Parliament rises in June, has been delayed until the second half of the year while the government fine-tunes it.
The government's $128.8 million Cyber Safety policy includes forcing internet service providers to block access to a secret blacklist of website pages identified as ''refused classification'' by Australian government bureaucrats.
Hope I get on your list, you creepy little men and women.
Here Mr. Conroy shows himself either to be an epic liar, or just has complete contempt for the public:
Yet Senator Conroy said ''blocking material is not considered to be censorship''.
''This filter is really not changing much, except that the blacklist of website pages will be mandatory.''
Read more here.
Senator Conroy told The Sun-Herald that internet advocacy groups such as GetUp! were ''deliberately misleading'' the Australian public about the scheme, which will refuse classification to illegal and socially unacceptable web pages. The legislation, which was expected to be passed before Parliament rises in June, has been delayed until the second half of the year while the government fine-tunes it.
The government's $128.8 million Cyber Safety policy includes forcing internet service providers to block access to a secret blacklist of website pages identified as ''refused classification'' by Australian government bureaucrats.
Hope I get on your list, you creepy little men and women.
Here Mr. Conroy shows himself either to be an epic liar, or just has complete contempt for the public:
Yet Senator Conroy said ''blocking material is not considered to be censorship''.
''This filter is really not changing much, except that the blacklist of website pages will be mandatory.''
Read more here.
Monday, April 26, 2010
Australian restaurant bans "gay dog": Idiots of the Day
An Adelaide restaurant that refused a blind man entry because a waiter thought his guide dog was "gay" has been ordered to apologise and pay compensation...
..."The staff genuinely believed that Nudge was an ordinary pet dog which had been desexed to become a gay dog," the owners said in a statement to South Australia's Equal Opportunity Tribunal.
For a brief shining moment, "the staff" were the dumbest people on the planet. Well done!
Read more here.
..."The staff genuinely believed that Nudge was an ordinary pet dog which had been desexed to become a gay dog," the owners said in a statement to South Australia's Equal Opportunity Tribunal.
For a brief shining moment, "the staff" were the dumbest people on the planet. Well done!
Read more here.
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Australia the Net Nanny State under attack
An activist group that temporarily blocked access to key Australian government websites plans to continue its cyber attacks, the BBC has learned.
The group, known as Anonymous, was protesting against the Australian government's proposals to apply filters to the internet in the country...
...Anonymous is protesting against Australia's plan to apply a country-wide filter to block certain content in 2011.
The Australian government has said that trials have shown the filtering technology to be 100% effective in preventing access to designated sites.
The banned sites would be selected by an independent classifications body guided by public complaints, Senator Conroy has said.
He said the aim of the filter is to make the internet a safer place for Australian children.
For "children" here read "citizens"...
The group, known as Anonymous, was protesting against the Australian government's proposals to apply filters to the internet in the country...
...Anonymous is protesting against Australia's plan to apply a country-wide filter to block certain content in 2011.
The Australian government has said that trials have shown the filtering technology to be 100% effective in preventing access to designated sites.
The banned sites would be selected by an independent classifications body guided by public complaints, Senator Conroy has said.
He said the aim of the filter is to make the internet a safer place for Australian children.
For "children" here read "citizens"...
Thursday, February 04, 2010
Australia the Net Nanny State does something right
In the first case of its kind, an Australian court has ruled that an internet service provider cannot be responsible for illegal downloading.
Read more here.
Read more here.
Wednesday, February 03, 2010
Australia the Net Nanny State lets one slip thru the cracks
Watch after 1:05, the monitor in the background on the left...
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Australia the Net Nanny State keeps abreast of concerns
Australia, daily adding to the perception that censors are the ones with the issues...
Any pretense from the Australian Government that its proposed internet filter will not extend to millions of sites has died with news that the Government has banned small breasts and female ejaculation in adult material.
The ban (RC) on small breasted women in adult publications has been made by the Australian Classification Board allegedly on the grounds that such images could be construed as child pornography, even where those publications comply with American law and keep certification that performers are over 18.
Female ejaculation has been banned on the incredible grounds that “the depictions are a form of urination which is banned under the label of ‘golden showers’ in the Classification Guidelines” and/or “Female ejaculation is an ‘abhorrent’ depiction.” Notably here male ejaculation is completely legal under the same guidelines, attracting an X rating in Australia.
Woohoo Australia, FYI, you look like idiots on a global scale. Just saying.
Read more here.
Any pretense from the Australian Government that its proposed internet filter will not extend to millions of sites has died with news that the Government has banned small breasts and female ejaculation in adult material.
The ban (RC) on small breasted women in adult publications has been made by the Australian Classification Board allegedly on the grounds that such images could be construed as child pornography, even where those publications comply with American law and keep certification that performers are over 18.
Female ejaculation has been banned on the incredible grounds that “the depictions are a form of urination which is banned under the label of ‘golden showers’ in the Classification Guidelines” and/or “Female ejaculation is an ‘abhorrent’ depiction.” Notably here male ejaculation is completely legal under the same guidelines, attracting an X rating in Australia.
Woohoo Australia, FYI, you look like idiots on a global scale. Just saying.
Read more here.
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Australia becomes Net Nanny State
Congratulations Australia, you've allowed your government to begin controlling the Net, and buying their line that you're just not mature enough to make your own decisions about what you see and hear.
Now back to the nursery with you, it's nap time!
Australia intends to introduce filters which will ban access to websites containing criminal content.
The banned sites will be selected by an independent classification body guided by complaints from the public, said Communications Minister Stephen Conroy.
A seven month trial in conjunction with internet service providers found the technology behind the filter to be 100% effective.
Now back to the nursery with you, it's nap time!
Australia intends to introduce filters which will ban access to websites containing criminal content.
The banned sites will be selected by an independent classification body guided by complaints from the public, said Communications Minister Stephen Conroy.
A seven month trial in conjunction with internet service providers found the technology behind the filter to be 100% effective.
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Saturday, December 27, 2008
Australia joins the ranks of idiot nations
Yeah, I know, they've been in the running for quite a while.
A proposed Internet filter dubbed the "Great Aussie Firewall" is promising to make Australia one of the strictest Internet regulators among democratic countries.
Consumers, civil-rights activists, engineers, Internet providers and politicians from opposition parties are among the critics of a mandatory Internet filter that would block at least 1,300 Web sites prohibited by the government — mostly child pornography, excessive violence, instructions in crime or drug use and advocacy of terrorism.
Hundreds protested in state capitals earlier this month.
"This is obviously censorship," said Justin Pearson Smith, 29, organizer of protests in Melbourne and an officer of one of a dozen Facebook groups against the filter.
The list of prohibited sites, which the government isn't making public, is arbitrary and not subject to legal scrutiny, Smith said, leaving it to the government or lawmakers to pursue their own online agendas.
Imho, governments have no right to do this..which makes them even more determined to do it.
They'll use the same old tired "kiddie porn" excuse..."Well! If you are against these blocks, you must be an advocate of kiddie porn!"
Yawn...it doesn't dawn on them that people just may not want government censorship.
At the end of the day, governments think the Internet must be controlled...this global free speech experiment has gone on long enough.
Read more here.
A proposed Internet filter dubbed the "Great Aussie Firewall" is promising to make Australia one of the strictest Internet regulators among democratic countries.
Consumers, civil-rights activists, engineers, Internet providers and politicians from opposition parties are among the critics of a mandatory Internet filter that would block at least 1,300 Web sites prohibited by the government — mostly child pornography, excessive violence, instructions in crime or drug use and advocacy of terrorism.
Hundreds protested in state capitals earlier this month.
"This is obviously censorship," said Justin Pearson Smith, 29, organizer of protests in Melbourne and an officer of one of a dozen Facebook groups against the filter.
The list of prohibited sites, which the government isn't making public, is arbitrary and not subject to legal scrutiny, Smith said, leaving it to the government or lawmakers to pursue their own online agendas.
Imho, governments have no right to do this..which makes them even more determined to do it.
They'll use the same old tired "kiddie porn" excuse..."Well! If you are against these blocks, you must be an advocate of kiddie porn!"
Yawn...it doesn't dawn on them that people just may not want government censorship.
At the end of the day, governments think the Internet must be controlled...this global free speech experiment has gone on long enough.
Read more here.
Monday, December 15, 2008
Australian Net firms rebuff filtering plan
Fucking governments out there, they'll try anything to control the internet.
Australian government plans to filter net use have been rebuffed by local internet service providers (ISPs).
Telstra, Australia's largest ISP, has said it will not join trials of the filters and others say they will only back a scaled-down system.
The government wants to filter all net traffic and block access to 10,000 sites deemed to hold illegal content.
The initial trials of the filtering technology were due to take place before Christmas.
Read more here.
Australian government plans to filter net use have been rebuffed by local internet service providers (ISPs).
Telstra, Australia's largest ISP, has said it will not join trials of the filters and others say they will only back a scaled-down system.
The government wants to filter all net traffic and block access to 10,000 sites deemed to hold illegal content.
The initial trials of the filtering technology were due to take place before Christmas.
Read more here.
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Aussies: Kyoto should have been ratified
Conservatives get their ass kicked at the polls, and so *now* they regret not having ratified Kyoto.
Idiots. You listening Harper?
Read more here.
Idiots. You listening Harper?
Read more here.
Saturday, November 24, 2007
PM Howard concedes Australia poll
Australian Prime Minister John Howard has admitted defeat in the country's general election, and looks set to lose his parliamentary seat.
Well done Australia, now all we have to do is rid ourself of our own Bush lover Harper, and happy days are here again.
Well done Australia, now all we have to do is rid ourself of our own Bush lover Harper, and happy days are here again.
Tuesday, November 06, 2007
Woman's 'small penis' slur from ad leads to road rage
His dick must be real tiny!
WOMAN giving another motorist the “small penis” hand gesture – popularised by a driver safety advertising campaign – provoked him lash out in an act of road rage, a court heard.
Simon Jardak was yesterday convicted and fined $400 for maliciously damaging property after throwing a bottle out his window in anger because the RTA hand gesture offended him.
The hand gesture was the basis of a New South Wales advertising campaign against speeding.
Jardak told Balmain Local Court that he felt emasculated by the woman’s hand gesture while driving over the Anzac Bridge in August.
“She started doing that hand gesture, you know, the RTA one,” Jardak told Magistrate Bill Bryden.
“And it offended me… because of, you know, ‘small’… she implied I had a small penis.”
Mr Bryden said that the hand gesture may not be appropriate, but Jardak should not have thrown the bottle out of his window.
“I’m not saying in any way that (the hand gesture) was justified,” Mr Bryden said.
“(But) too often we see people who are reckless with their actions
“It was a stupid piece of behaviour by the accused.”
Jardak, who pleaded guilty to the crime, said that he accepted that it was a “stupid” way to vent his rage.
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