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Politics and religion in Family Law disputes
Recently a mother was banned from exposing her child to neo-Nazi websites. To what extent will the courts prevent a parent from teaching/exposing/indoctrinating their child about their ideas or beliefs?
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The great firewall of Australia
The federal government in Australia wants to put in place a nationwide filter on the internet. Critics say it will lead to greater censorship and will be plagued by technical difficulties. So what sorts of sites will be banned by the government and who will make decisions about what Australians will be allowed to view...
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Ethical labelling and the web
You've heard of 'fair trade' coffee. Well what about 'fair trade' media. Is it possible to develop a labelling system that would give people confidence in the ethical values of the sites they view? Ellie Rennie, Research Fellow at CCI and Swinburne University's Institute for Social Research says, "In the new media environment there are...
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A taxonomy of blogs
"The word 'blog' doesn't really give one much of an idea about the content or nature of a given online site. In fact, author and freelance journalist, Margaret Simons, describes the term as 'manifestly inadequate', because it offers so little differentiation. She says there's now an urgent need for a new vocabulary for internet-based publications...
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New research on Australian internet usage
Some new research on Australians and their use of the internet. Anthony Funnell discusses the latest Sensis e-Business Report and also interviews Julian Thomas about the results from the Australian Arm of the World Internet Project, which honed in on the use and availability of broadband. Listen to the program or read the transcript.