Talk:Australian Internet filters "belated": Opposition

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Question for our Aussies[edit]

Has the ALP always been this social conservative? Yesterday there was an article about their support for a gay marriage ban and now they want to censor the Internet. Seems odd for a party that supposed to be the more progressive one in an essentially two-party system. --Deprifry|+T+ 10:26, 23 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The ALP has generally been fairly centrist, being a socialist organisation. Lately (and this is an opinion) they have been getting more and more like the conservative parties - Cartman02au (Talk)(AU Portal) 10:50, 23 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
The ALP has been in opposition for 10 years, and they're doing their damndest to get re-elected. They've probably perceived a shift to the right in the Australian population, and so are trying to capture those votes. - Borofkin 03:24, 26 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Doesn't any political party in Oz represent the interests of fiscal conservatives? 120 million AUD in federal funds as glorified corporate welfare to censorware authors and ISPs on behalf of a self-righteous minority seems ridiculous beyond belief. 71.162.255.58 05:09, 29 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Original Reporting[edit]

Article written entirely from original sources, the hansard of parliament and a policy statement by the IIA - Cartman02au (Talk)(AU Portal) 10:50, 23 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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