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/ 23 December 2008
The Australian government said on Tuesday it would begin testing a pilot system next month to filter harmful information from the internet.
An Australian government plan to filter the internet on Wednesday drew criticism from privacy advocates who said it represented the start of state censorship. Communications Minister Stephen Conroy, a member of the Labour team that ousted former prime minister John Howard in November, wants filters in place to shield children from online porn and violence.