Australia Plans to Censor the Internet

Avatar Posted by hippo 259 days ago (http://yro.slashdot.org)
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From January 20, 2008 new content laws introduced by the Federal Government will force sites to verify the age of users before accessing content intended for mature audiences (MA15+ and R18+). The laws bring i Australia Plans to Censor the Internet
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Australians spending record amounts on Christmas presents

Avatar Posted by god 259 days ago (http://www.news.com.au)
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800 million dollars on Christmas Eve alone... population is around 20 million. Australians spending record amounts on Christmas presents
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Fading into the foreground

Avatar Posted by hippo 261 days ago (http://www.ausculture.com)
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Our idea of celebrity has become perverted to the point that it’s no longer even pseudo-celebrity. It’s no longer even Paris Hilton the celebrity, it’s Perez Hilton the celebrity. It’s Fading into the foreground
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Santa Groped in Connecticut!

Avatar Posted by NataliatheRussian 263 days ago (http://www.wfsb.com)
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Ahem. Santa was touched inappropriately by a woman in Connecticut recently. In a mall packed with young families...and she was on crutches. Santa Groped in Connecticut!
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Barrier Reef doomed if CO2 rises

Avatar Posted by pwork 266 days ago (http://www.sciencealert.com.au)
Category: general | Tags: reef global warming climate change
Eminent coral scientists have given world leaders in Bali more reason to act urgently against climate change, by producing a new report that warns coral reefs will disappear within decades if atmospheric CO2 l Barrier Reef doomed if CO2 rises
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Creationist kills biochemist over disagreement on evolution in Australia

Avatar Posted by god 265 days ago (http://scienceblogs.com)
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On the 13th December, Englishman Alexander Christian York was sentenced to Five Years max for the stabbing death of Scottish biochemist Rudi Boa during an argument over evolution. Creationist kills biochemist over disagreement on evolution in Australia
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Baby tax needed to save planet, claims expert

Avatar Posted by sirvartu 271 days ago (http://www.news.com.au)
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A WEST Australian medical expert wants families to pay a $5000-plus "baby levy" at birth and an annual carbon tax of up to $800 a child. Baby tax needed to save planet, claims expert
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Photos of the recent Sydney hail storm

Avatar Posted by god 272 days ago (http://www.flickr.com)
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Some great shots on flickr of the golf ball sized hail stones, and the damage caused - that fell across Sydney on Sunday 9th December. Photos of the recent Sydney hail storm
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