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15 May, 2013

According to Budget 2013 papers, the government will achieve savings of $4.5m over three years by not proceeding with mandatory filtering legislation, a move announced in November. The plan would have forced ISPs to filter web pages that contain refused classification-rated content based on a government blacklist. Instead, major internet service providers will be required to block child abuse websites on Interpol's 'worst of' child abuse list, in accordance with their obligations under the Telecommunications Act 1997

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/government/dumped-mandatory-isp-filter-to-save-45m/story-fn4htb9o-1226642547709