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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Personally I was dissapointed when Turnbull moved on - his position on <BR>
the board of OzEmail those many years ago no doubt gave him visibility <BR>
of the challenges of this industry. I would feel more secure with <BR>
someone like him at the helm of a national telecoms infastructure <BR>
project...<BR>
<BR>
"Such is life", I suppose...<BR>
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On 24/02/2010, at 10:44 AM, "Bevan Slattery" <Bevan.Slattery@staff.pipenetworks.com<BR>
> wrote:<BR>
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> Interesting development.<BR>
><BR>
> <A HREF="http://tinyurl.com/ykuq9m9">http://tinyurl.com/ykuq9m9</A><BR>
><BR>
> I have to say, it's closer to Labor's electrion promise of an "Opt <BR>
> Out"<BR>
> filter. But it's still off the mark. As for numerous router/DNS <BR>
> filter<BR>
> levels *shiver*.<BR>
><BR>
> This Government deliberately removed the "free" filter program from <BR>
> the<BR>
> previous government which allowed parents to individually establish <BR>
> the<BR>
> appropriate filter regime for their household and computer there-in on<BR>
> an individual basis. So for all their proclamations that they want to<BR>
> protect kids and families, they have achieved the exact opposite<BR>
> outcome. Furthermore, there is no [real/substantial] educational <BR>
> drive<BR>
> for parents of online 'nasties' such as bullying and privacy/<BR>
> security as<BR>
> well as filtering.<BR>
><BR>
> Hats off to Sen Lundy. I always thought she actually understood the<BR>
> industry and showed an open mind to matters. I remember her attending<BR>
> the Comindico Forum years ago at Macquarie Street and listened to her<BR>
> speak and walking away thinking one day this industry could do much<BR>
> worse then having her as 'our' Minister one day...<BR>
><BR>
> Cheers<BR>
><BR>
> [b]<BR>
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