Issue 7 • APRIL 2009

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To view this eNewsletter online click hereACL Confirms Porn Filter Stance

The Australian Christian Lobby has confirmed that it has not changed its position on the Government’s proposal to introduce ISP filtering of pornography.

"We support the Government’s stated position to require ISP’s to mandatorily block Refused Classification (RC) content that has been identified by ACMA," said ACL Managing Director Jim Wallace.

"Dependent on the technical trial results," said Mr Wallace, "I expect the Government to be aiming to achieve a filtering system, that at the optional level, filters X and R18+, and that this material only goes to people who "opt in" for it.

Full Story Top Stories

• Aussies oppose net filter
• ACMA boss blames media for blacklist 'conspiracy'
• Swingers site beats internet filters
• Erotic book in giveaway bags for children at Baby Show
• 'Faggots' Make Law History
• Bill Clinton to attend AIDS charity gala in Cannes
• Westpac to recognise same-sex marriage
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  Check out this great new video exploring the parallels between Hitler's Third Reicht and Conroy's ISP filter.
  
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  Aussies oppose net filter SBS TV
  The federal government’s proposed Internet filter has come under fire from the Australian public who fear their access to information will be unfairly blocked. The Communications Minister Stephen Conroy outlined what would be blocked under the proposed mandatory filter when he appeared on SBS’s Insight program.
  
  Full Story Blacklist 'conspiracy'news.com.au | Andrew Ramadge
  ACMA boss blames media for blacklist 'conspiracy'
  THE head of the media watchdog has accused journalists of whipping up controversy over the Federal Government's secret list of banned websites.
  
  In an internal email obtained by news.com.au, Australian Communications and Media Authority chairman Chris Chapman said journalists had invented a "conspiracy".
  
  Full Story Swingers site beats internet filters thedaily.com.au | Anne-Louise Brown
  
  Graphic sexual images which appear to contravene national legislation have been posted on the website of a Sunshine Coast swingers club which can be accessed by any member of the public.
  
  With the click of a mouse, internet users are able to access graphic images of hardcore pornography.
  
  Full Story Erotic book at Baby ShowCourier Mail | Ben Dillaway
  Erotic book included in giveaway bags for children at Baby Show.
  PARENTS are upset an erotic novel containing sexually explicit scenes was included in a show bag given to children at a baby show on the Gold Coast. The book, Tall Poppies, wastes no time getting down and dirty with page two containing explicit descriptions of a man masturbating. Full Story 'Faggots' Make Law History SameSame | hazyinseptember
  A Brisbane gay couple have set a legal precedent for gay rights, winning a landmark anti-vilification case against their former neighbours who abused and taunted them, calling them “faggots”, “poofs” and “princesses”.
  
  Last November Queensland’s Anti-Discrimination Tribunal found that the Lawsons had vilified their gay neighbours during a nasty nine month dispute about barking Alsatian dogs and a boundary fence.
  
  Full Story Clinton attends AIDS charity gala au.news.yahoo.com
  LONDON (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Bill Clinton will address the annual amfAR charity gala that raises money for AIDS research during the Cannes film festival on France's southern coast. Full Story Westpac to recognise gay marriageQLD Pride | Peter Hackney
  Westpac, Australia’s second-largest bank and one of the largest employers in the nation, has agreed to recognise same-sex marriage.
  
  Joining the list of pro-gay marriage employers maintained by lobby group Australian Marriage Equality (AME), the bank said it would recognise same-sex marriages of its employees, effective immediately. Full Story

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