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"David S. Maddison" wrote:
> 
> In aus.censorship Irene Graham <rene@__pobox.com> wrote:
> : [The Bill had previously been passed by the Senate and was passed by the
> : House of Reps on the evening on 30 June following the Government gagging
> : further debate. Opposition (ALP) and the one Independent member of the
> : House voted against it. The legislation takes effect 1 Jan 2000.]
> 
> Strangely, the passing of this Bill was hardly reported at all. I never
> even heard it mentioned on the TV or radio.
> 
> David Maddison

They gagged the debate - the Opposition named some of the Liberals and a
National who had publicly expressed concerns, and pointed out that
despite their alleged sympathies, they would still vote it through and
reject the fairly ineffective amendments.
I heard some talk about it on radio - some uninformed chatter on an
early talk back discussing how wonderfully safe the good govment is
making the net for all the little kiddies.  No mention of the need for
parents to supervise and educate their children in the wise use of the
net while the other 80% of net users are censored.