Internet Censorship

I am strongly opposed to Internet Censorship and the previous government's policy of "clean feed" 
as is the EFA. The Labor government had Stephen Conroy the communicaitons minister introduce a policy called “clean feed” whereby adults would be subject to mandatory filters on the internet ‘for the sake of the children’. It faced extreme technical issues and vast unpopularity and subsequently died in 2012. If the Internet is censored then with it goes free speech and appropriate representation, nothing positive can come out of  a clean feed style policy.

Also, the Liberal government has also highlighted some Internet cencorship and data-mining policies recently, and Attorney-General George Brandis doesn't even have a computer at his desk! 

Oh Brave new world that hath such people in it.

Electronic Frontiers Australia Inc.. 2012. EFA welcomes the government's back down on mandatory internet . [ONLINE] Available at: https://www.efa.org.au/2012/11/09/internet-filtering-backdown/. [Accessed 04 September 14].

The relationship between Censorship and Democracy is that they are often conflicting ideals. One side allows the concealment or distortion of information that the democratic citizen attains. Whilst, the other is the participation of the citizen in the state affairs of the nation and crucial issues at the time. No nation should employ censorship, for it creates a misinformed society that will likely make worse decisions than if it were fully informed. Government, corporations and organisations censor information because they have interests that are opposed to the those of the citizens. As highlighted by Phillips and Harslof,  corporate interests and government unpopularity contribute to societies - even democratic ones - censoring information.

Peter Phillips, Ivan Harslof . 2014. Censorship Within Democratic Societies. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Media_control_propaganda/CensorinDemoSoc.html%20 [Accessed 04 September 14].

What are the benefits of the NBN? What potential form(s) will the NBN take when it is finally rolled out?

The NBN is the National Broadband Network and is a national project to upgrade the old fixed line phone and Internet network to fibre optic cables. The NBN represents modern internet with faster speeds and a larger capacity for users, this will enhance communication, connectivity, internet related activities, such as live-streaming, watching videos at worldwide download speeds (no more Youtube buffering) and the ability of multiple users to access the internet at once. The NBN is to be rolled out in a number of forms, such as the fibre to the premises, fixed wireless or satellite services. It has also been introduced that a 'direct to home' model and a 'to the node' model of optic fibre might be used.