[adsyoung]

Aside from the censorship issues (I know which end of that spectrum Senator Conroy sits and I can't imagine him moving), I cannot believe they are going ahead with a plan that they have been told repeatedly will fail.

From the tv debate held here a while back, it all seems to be based on the ridiculous agrument that we have to try something...anything...for the children's sake.

No, you really don't have to try things we know will fail. That's just pure idiocy.

[camccann]

it all seems to be based on the ridiculous agrument that we have to try something...anything...for the children's sake.

This seems to be an instance of a type of reasoning known as the Politician's Syllogism:

   Premise: Something must be done.
   Premise: This is something.
   Conclusion: We must do this.

[mdemare]

This quote is from "Yes Minister": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vidzkYnaf6Y

[pmorici]

They should just hand out free parental control software and let the parents decide what to do.

[andrewtj]

For those not aware the previous government did precisely this via http://www.netalert.gov.au