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Net porn: Whose rights matter most?

Opinion

December 1, 2008 09:05:00

Trying to get the net warriors to acknowledge the extent of the social problem of youth access to pornography is nigh impossible.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, pornography, government-and-politics, federal-government, information-and-communication, censorship, internet, children, parenting, australia

Homeless man 'filmed kids on mobile'

December 1, 2008 08:06:00

A homeless man will face a Sydney court today, accused of using his mobile phone to store child pornography videos.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, pornography, law-crime-and-justice, crime, australia, nsw, sydney-2000

Man facing psychiatric assessment over child porn

November 27, 2008 08:14:00

A 21-year-old man facing child pornography charges has faced the Bendigo Magistrates Court.[MORE]

Tags: pornography, courts-and-trials, bendigo-3550

Sexual predators to face tougher penalties

November 26, 2008 09:24:00

The New South Wales Government says new sex crime laws being introduced into Parliament today will help to safeguard adults and children from sexual predators.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, child-abuse, pornography, government-and-politics, parliament, state-parliament, states-and-territories, law-crime-and-justice, crime, laws, sexual-offences, nsw

Policeman fined over child porn

November 17, 2008 08:33:00

A New South Wales police officer has been fined $4,000 for possessing child pornography.[MORE]

Tags: pornography, crime, courts-and-trials, police, sexual-offences, broken-hill-2880

Man charged after child porn found on computer

November 16, 2008 15:01:00

Sydney police say they have charged a man with child pornography, after two people handed in a computer they had borrowed from him.[MORE]

Tags: pornography, law-crime-and-justice, crime, police, sexual-offences, nsw, glenmore-park-2745, sydney-2000

Hundreds protest anti-porn law in Bali

November 15, 2008 17:27:00

Hundreds of people have rallied in the Hindu-majority holiday island of Bali against a tough anti-pornography law branded by critics a threat to religious freedom.[MORE]

Tags: pornography, law-crime-and-justice, laws, indonesia, bali

Police officer fined over child porn images

November 14, 2008 16:35:00

A 52-year-old New South Wales police officer convicted of possessing child pornography has been fined and put on a good behaviour bond.[MORE]

Tags: child-abuse, pornography, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, police, sexual-offences, nsw, sydney-2000

Filter advocates need to check their facts

Opinion

November 10, 2008 13:35:00

The only countries which feature government-imposed internet censorship are nations which place more emphasis on opinion suppression than internet access.[MORE]

Tags: pornography, government-and-politics, federal-government, information-and-communication, censorship, internet, parenting, australia

Online filtering recognises families' concerns

Opinion

November 4, 2008 10:11:00

Surely giving people a choice as to whether they want certain material blocked for them and their children cannot be called iron-fisted or draconian. Post a comment.[MORE]

Tags: family-and-children, pornography, information-and-communication, internet, computers-and-technology, children, parenting, australia

Indonesia passes tough new anti-porn laws

Feature

October 31, 2008 09:11:00

Indonesia has passed a far-reaching anti-porn law which empowers authorities to jail people for any sexually suggestive performance.[MORE]

Tags: pornography, law-crime-and-justice, laws, terrorism, indonesia, bali

Deep Throat director dies

October 29, 2008 09:05:00

The director of the 1972 hard-core adult movie Deep Throat, Gerard Damiano, has died in Florida.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, feature-films, death, pornography, directors, united-states

The high price of internet filtering

Opinion

October 24, 2008 08:09:00

Internet filtering is a poor substitute for the discretion and attention of parents. A combination of supervision, education and empowerment is the only way we can be sure children are equipped to navigate the web responsibly.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, pornography, federal-government, information-and-communication, internet, science-and-technology, computers-and-technology, children, parenting, australia

MP's son has child porn case adjourned

October 21, 2008 13:12:00

The court case of Lismore man Ned Saffin, who is facing three counts of possessing child pornography, has been adjourned until November 18.[MORE]

Tags: pornography, crime, courts-and-trials, sexual-offences, lismore-2480

Service stations selling hardcore porn, Senators say

October 20, 2008 20:10:00

Liberal Senator Julian McGauran says shops are selling illegal, explicit magazines by disguising them in the same packaging.[MORE]

Tags: pornography, government-and-politics, federal-government, federal-state-issues, australia

Geraldton man jailed over child porn

October 18, 2008 13:12:00

A Geraldton man has been jailed for 18 months for possessing child pornography. [MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, pornography, law-crime-and-justice, prisons-and-punishment, wa, geraldton-6530

Nurse struck off for accessing porn at work

October 16, 2008 13:29:00

A New South Wales central coast nurse has been struck off the state's roll of nurses for at least two years, for accessing pornography on a work computer.[MORE]

Tags: pornography, doctors-and-medical-professionals, courts-and-trials, newcastle-2300, wyong-2259

Not guilty plea to child porn charges

October 14, 2008 12:10:00

A Launceston man has pleaded not guilty to accessing child pornography on the internet.[MORE]

Tags: pornography, internet, courts-and-trials, police, tas, launceston-7250

Man charged for Bathurst porn display

October 11, 2008 15:00:00

Police have charged a man with displaying pornographic material at the Bathurst 1000 V8 Supercar race. [MORE]

Tags: pornography, law-crime-and-justice, police, sport, motor-sports, bathurst-2795

Warrnambool man jailed over child porn charges

October 10, 2008 16:15:00

A 29 year old man charged with child pornography offences has been jailed for a year. [MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, pornography, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, australia, vic, warrnambool-3280

Man charged with child pornography offences

October 9, 2008 16:09:00

Customs officers in Perth have charged a 30-year-old man from Saudi Arabia with attempting to smuggle DVDs containing images of child pornography into Australia.[MORE]

Tags: pornography, police, sexual-offences, wa, perth-6000

Warrnambool man pleads guilty to child porn charges

October 7, 2008 11:12:00

A man has pleaded guilty in the Warrnambool Magistrates Court to possessing tens of thousands of images showing children being sexually abused.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, child-abuse, pornography, law-crime-and-justice, crime, courts-and-trials, vic, ballarat-3350, warrnambool-3280

Spain arrests 121 over child porn

October 1, 2008 19:14:00

Spanish police have arrested 121 people in nationwide raids as part of the biggest operation against internet child pornography ever carried out in the country.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, child-abuse, pornography, information-and-communication, internet, law-crime-and-justice, crime, spain

Goldfields man facing pornography charges

September 25, 2008 19:00:00

Police have charged a 38-year-old man from Kalgoorlie as part of an international operation targeting child pornography.[MORE]

Tags: child-abuse, pornography, police, sexual-offences, wa, kalgoorlie-6430

Police officer charged over child porn

September 25, 2008 18:40:00

A New South Wales police officer has been charged with child pornography offences after a raid on his Cowra home in the state's central west.[MORE]

Tags: pornography, law-crime-and-justice, crime, police, australia, nsw, cowra-2794