Internet filtering

Launch of Safer Internet Group 9 July 2010 The Safer Internet Group will work with the government to promote a safer online experience for Australian families. The Group has a practical plan for making the internet safer for our kids through comprehensive policing of the internet, better education of internet users and by the use of tools and technology that really work. The media release is available here as HTML and PDF. Visit the Safer Internet Group website http://www.saferinternetgroup.org Safer Internet Group - Press Release 8 July 2010 Safer Internet Group - Press Release 9 July 2010

Core principles for effective action for a safer internet: May 2010

The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA), Google, Inspire Foundation, Yahoo!, Internet Industry Association, Internet Society of Australia, System Administrators Guild of Australia and Australian Council of State School Organisations agree that Australia needs to take effective action to ensure that internet users, and particularly children, have a safe experience online.

The joint statement is available here as HTML and PDF.

Media coverage

News:
Internet filter 'won't protect kids' - 09 July 2010
Conroy pledges not to broaden filter scope - 10 May 2010
Google vs Australia: new net censorship battle - interview, Lucinda Barlow, Sydney - 1 April 2010
Conroy discussing filtering on The 7pm Project - 24 March 2010
Google, Yahoo Protest Australian Internet Filter - 16 February 2010
Librarians voice opposition to Internet filter - 15 February 2010
ALIA joins forces with ... - 15 February 2010
Librarians: Close the books on Internet filtering - 16th February 2010
Google and Yahoo raise doubts over planned net filters - 16 February 2010
The battle is still on for internet filters - 18 February 2010

Reports:
Empowering Parents and Protecting Children in an Evolving Media Landscape - 16 April 2010
Untangling the Net - 16 April 2010

ALIA internet policies and surveys

ALIA statement on internet content regulation

ALIA media releases about internet filtering

ALIA internet access surveys

Library statistics

Australian libraries fact sheet

Little book of public libraries

Public libraries and National Broadband Network

ALIA Public Libraries Summit 2009

ALIA submission to Senate Select Committee on the National Broadband Network

Public libraries provide vital infrastructure for Australia's digital future