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		<title>WIPA News</title>
		<description>News from the Web Industry Professionals Association (Australia)</description>
		<link>http://wipa.org.au/news/</link>
		<copyright>Web Industry Professionals Association Incorporated</copyright>
		<lastBuildDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:53 +1100</lastBuildDate>
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			<title>Web developer asks Conroy to remove script</title>
			<description><![CDATA[THE web developer whose code was modified to remove references to internet filtering on a government website has asked for it to be taken down.]]></description>
			<link>http://wipa.org.au/story/89</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:05 +1000</pubDate>
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			<author><![CDATA[Andrew Ramadge - News.com.au]]></author>
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			<title>After outcry, Google revamps Buzz networking application</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Google is changing several Buzz features after users complained]]></description>
			<link>http://wipa.org.au/story/88</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 06:53 +1000</pubDate>
			<guid>http://wipa.org.au/story/88</guid>
			<author><![CDATA[Jeremy Kirk (IDG News Service)]]></author>
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			<title>Librarians voice opposition to Internet filter</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Group concerned filter could give parents a false sense of security]]></description>
			<link>http://wipa.org.au/story/82</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:39 +1000</pubDate>
			<guid>http://wipa.org.au/story/82</guid>
			<author><![CDATA[ComputerWorld]]></author>
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			<title>Our submission on mandatory ISP level filtering</title>
			<description><![CDATA[There has been a lot of attention around the Australian Government's mandatory ISP level filtering proposal. Google--and many of you--have argued that the proposal goes too far, with a broad-scoped filter, and a regime which takes the focus off more important areas such as online safety education and better support for policing efforts.]]></description>
			<link>http://wipa.org.au/story/81</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:23 +1000</pubDate>
			<guid>http://wipa.org.au/story/81</guid>
			<author><![CDATA[Iarla Flynn, Head of Policy, Google Australia]]></author>
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			<title>High Court appeal over illegal downloads looks imminent</title>
			<description><![CDATA[It's been a big day in the courts for copyright decisions -- we'll come shortly to the case of Men at Work's song 'Down Under'.

But first the question of illegal downloading of films, TV programmes and music.]]></description>
			<link>http://wipa.org.au/story/80</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:18 +1000</pubDate>
			<guid>http://wipa.org.au/story/80</guid>
			<author><![CDATA[Mark Colvin ABC]]></author>
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			<title>Greens welcome landmark iiNet ruling backing ISPs</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Australian Greens welcome today's Federal Court decision in favour of Internet Service Providers in the landmark iiNet case.]]></description>
			<link>http://wipa.org.au/story/79</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:18 +1000</pubDate>
			<guid>http://wipa.org.au/story/79</guid>
			<author><![CDATA[Scott Ludlam]]></author>
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			<title>Child groups slam Conroy's ISP filtering plans</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Children's rights groups have voiced concerns over the government's controversial plan to introduce mandatory ISP-level Internet filtering]]></description>
			<link>http://wipa.org.au/story/83</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:39 +1000</pubDate>
			<guid>http://wipa.org.au/story/83</guid>
			<author><![CDATA[Kathryn Edwards (Computerworld)]]></author>
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			<title>Just in: Conroy going ahead with censorship</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Stephen Conroy has just announced his Government will censor all internet traffic with a mandatory ISP-level filter.]]></description>
			<link>http://wipa.org.au/story/70</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:52 +1000</pubDate>
			<guid>http://wipa.org.au/story/70</guid>
			<author><![CDATA[Get Up!]]></author>
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			<title>Govt on course with internet filter</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The federal government is pushing ahead with its controversial plan to filter the internet.]]></description>
			<link>http://wipa.org.au/story/78</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:20 +1000</pubDate>
			<guid>http://wipa.org.au/story/78</guid>
			<author><![CDATA[Bigpond business & finance]]></author>
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			<title>Net filter will restrict euthanasia info: Nitschke (ABC)</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Voluntary euthanasia advocate Philip Nitschke says the Federal Government's plan to filter the Internet will restrict information about euthanasia.]]></description>
			<link>http://wipa.org.au/story/77</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:01 +1000</pubDate>
			<guid>http://wipa.org.au/story/77</guid>
			<author><![CDATA[Yahoo!7 - Technology]]></author>
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			<title>Australian Internet Censorship: No Thanks.</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Earlier today I was interviewed by Damien Smith on RTR FM's morning magazine talking about the Australian Federal Government's plan to introduce national internet censorship. As you might imagine, I'm...]]></description>
			<link>http://wipa.org.au/story/76</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:55 +1000</pubDate>
			<guid>http://wipa.org.au/story/76</guid>
			<author><![CDATA[Tama Leaver Dot Net]]></author>
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			<title>Computer says no: Google slams filter</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Internet search giant Google has come out in opposition to the Federal Government's push to introduce mandatory ISP filtering.]]></description>
			<link>http://wipa.org.au/story/75</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:34 +1000</pubDate>
			<guid>http://wipa.org.au/story/75</guid>
			<author><![CDATA[ABC News federal politics]]></author>
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			<title>Sex Party fears end of net porn</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Australian Sex Party claims popular sites Penthouse.com, Hustler.com and Redtube.com will be blocked under a mandatory ISP filtering scheme thanks to Australia's x-rated rules.]]></description>
			<link>http://wipa.org.au/story/74</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:29 +1000</pubDate>
			<guid>http://wipa.org.au/story/74</guid>
			<author><![CDATA[zdnet Headlines]]></author>
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			<title>How To Protest Against Internet Censorship Laws</title>
			<description><![CDATA[It's clear Lifehacker readers think the plan to make Internet censorship mandatory in Australia in 2010 is a deeply stupid idea. While there may be ways of working around the]]></description>
			<link>http://wipa.org.au/story/73</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:17 +1000</pubDate>
			<guid>http://wipa.org.au/story/73</guid>
			<author><![CDATA[lifehacker]]></author>
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			<title>At what point does internet filtering become censorship?</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The twitterverse was predictably scathing.]]></description>
			<link>http://wipa.org.au/story/72</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:09 +1000</pubDate>
			<guid>http://wipa.org.au/story/72</guid>
			<author><![CDATA[National Times]]></author>
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			<title>Abbott drawn into filter debate</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has today fended off questions regarding his stance on the government's legislation for mandatory internet service provider filtering.]]></description>
			<link>http://wipa.org.au/story/71</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:58 +1000</pubDate>
			<guid>http://wipa.org.au/story/71</guid>
			<author><![CDATA[zdnet Headlines]]></author>
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			<title>An open letter to Stephen Conroy</title>
			<description><![CDATA[As a veteran IT security consultant with first-hand experience working at two of Australia's largest ISP/telcos, encompassing the installing and configuration of many of the filtering technologies currently on the]]></description>
			<link>http://wipa.org.au/story/69</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:34 +1000</pubDate>
			<guid>http://wipa.org.au/story/69</guid>
			<author><![CDATA[zdnet Headlines]]></author>
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			<title>RMIT: Internet filtering alone is not enough</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Australia's Internet filtering is only step one in a much broader strategy the Government needs to adopt to regulate the Internet, according to an RMIT University academic.]]></description>
			<link>http://wipa.org.au/story/68</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:23 +1000</pubDate>
			<guid>http://wipa.org.au/story/68</guid>
			<author><![CDATA[ARN]]></author>
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			<title>Optus supports ISP filter</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Optus pledged support for the government's ISP filter in a statement yesterday, claiming that the policy was consistent with the telco's belief that "the internet should be a place where...]]></description>
			<link>http://wipa.org.au/story/66</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:08 +1000</pubDate>
			<guid>http://wipa.org.au/story/66</guid>
			<author><![CDATA[zdnet Headlines]]></author>
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			<title>Govt goes ahead with net filter</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The federal government is pushing ahead with its controversial plan to filter the internet, saying illegal material can be blocked with '100 per cent' accuracy.]]></description>
			<link>http://wipa.org.au/story/67</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:08 +1000</pubDate>
			<guid>http://wipa.org.au/story/67</guid>
			<author><![CDATA[Sky News Business]]></author>
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			<title>'Heavy-handed' filter won't help, says Google</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Slams Conroy's filter plans.]]></description>
			<link>http://wipa.org.au/story/65</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:36 +1000</pubDate>
			<guid>http://wipa.org.au/story/65</guid>
			<author><![CDATA[IT News]]></author>
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			<title>Filter pilot did not test high-speed internet</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Will an ISP filter work in an NBN-connected world?]]></description>
			<link>http://wipa.org.au/story/64</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:36 +1000</pubDate>
			<guid>http://wipa.org.au/story/64</guid>
			<author><![CDATA[IT News]]></author>
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			<title>Internet filter laws need urgent public debate</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Yesterday's announcement by Senator Stephen Conroy that the Government will push forward with legislation of mandatory internet filtering came as no surprise.]]></description>
			<link>http://wipa.org.au/story/63</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:35 +1000</pubDate>
			<guid>http://wipa.org.au/story/63</guid>
			<author><![CDATA[Sydney Morning Herald Business]]></author>
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			<title>Internet censorship gets go ahead</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Rudd Government Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has announced that he will be introducing internet service providers (ISP) filtering legislation in an effort to bring some form of censorship to the...]]></description>
			<link>http://wipa.org.au/story/62</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:31 +1000</pubDate>
			<guid>http://wipa.org.au/story/62</guid>
			<author><![CDATA[Marketing Magazine]]></author>
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			<title>Australia to join 'enemies of the internet' such as Syria, North Korea and Iran</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Instituting a mandatory filter to achieve what almost all other Western democracies have managed voluntarily would place Australia in a category of its own for a Western democracy...]]></description>
			<link>http://wipa.org.au/story/61</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:20 +1000</pubDate>
			<guid>http://wipa.org.au/story/61</guid>
			<author><![CDATA[Crikey]]></author>
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			<title>Conroy's internet filter: so what?</title>
			<description><![CDATA[When it comes to curious kids with technically adept mates, or desperately secretive pedophiles trading their nasties, the internet filter will be nothing but a minor inconvenience.]]></description>
			<link>http://wipa.org.au/story/60</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:19 +1000</pubDate>
			<guid>http://wipa.org.au/story/60</guid>
			<author><![CDATA[Crikey]]></author>
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			<title>Lundy: My filter views 'well known'</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Labor Senator Kate Lundy has backed away from directly commenting on the government's internet filtering policy, saying her views on the subject are "well known".]]></description>
			<link>http://wipa.org.au/story/59</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:37 +1000</pubDate>
			<guid>http://wipa.org.au/story/59</guid>
			<author><![CDATA[zdnet Headlines]]></author>
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			<title>Some Obligatory Reading On The Internet Filter Issue</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Obviously there's a lot of debate outrage at the government's decision to plough ahead with its plans to filter the internet. But there are some responses coming from both political...]]></description>
			<link>http://wipa.org.au/story/58</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:36 +1000</pubDate>
			<guid>http://wipa.org.au/story/58</guid>
			<author><![CDATA[Gizmodo Australia]]></author>
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			<title>Google slams 'heavy-handed' filter</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Google Australia posted a statement today on its official blog calling the government's ISP filter "heavy handed" and outlining the search giant's concerns about the scope of filtered content.]]></description>
			<link>http://wipa.org.au/story/57</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:31 +1000</pubDate>
			<guid>http://wipa.org.au/story/57</guid>
			<author><![CDATA[zdnet Headlines]]></author>
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			<title>Greens, EFA critical of ISP filtering plans</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Growing number of dissenting voices including the Federal Opposition and Google.]]></description>
			<link>http://wipa.org.au/story/84</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:26 +1000</pubDate>
			<guid>http://wipa.org.au/story/84</guid>
			<author><![CDATA[Tim Lohman (Computerworld)]]></author>
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			<title>ISP-level filter trial vendor happy with results</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Company at the heart of 6 of 9 ISP's content filter trials expresses satisfaction with results]]></description>
			<link>http://wipa.org.au/story/85</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:20 +1000</pubDate>
			<guid>http://wipa.org.au/story/85</guid>
			<author><![CDATA[Trevor Clarke (Computerworld)]]></author>
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			<title>Pirate Party, Greens battle Conroy's filter</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Pirate Party Australia has expressed its disgust at Communications Minister Stephen Conroy's announcement of legislation to make internet service provider level filtering necessary, while the Greens have vowed to attack...]]></description>
			<link>http://wipa.org.au/story/56</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:05 +1000</pubDate>
			<guid>http://wipa.org.au/story/56</guid>
			<author><![CDATA[zdnet Headlines]]></author>
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			<title>A False Sense of Security</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The internet filter will not protect kids from nasty things on the net, but will instead give parents a false sense of security leading to the very outcomes that they...]]></description>
			<link>http://wipa.org.au/story/55</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:00 +1000</pubDate>
			<guid>http://wipa.org.au/story/55</guid>
			<author><![CDATA[Hoyden About Town]]></author>
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			<title>Google "concerned" over Australian mandatory ISP-level filter</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Scope of content to be filtered is too wide, says the search giant]]></description>
			<link>http://wipa.org.au/story/86</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:34 +1000</pubDate>
			<guid>http://wipa.org.au/story/86</guid>
			<author><![CDATA[Tim Lohman (Computerworld)]]></author>
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			<title>Budde: Worries remain over ISP-level content filter</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Questions will continue to be raised over ISP-level content filter according to leading telco analyst]]></description>
			<link>http://wipa.org.au/story/87</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:58 +1000</pubDate>
			<guid>http://wipa.org.au/story/87</guid>
			<author><![CDATA[Trevor Clarke (Computerworld)]]></author>
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			<title>.au Dispute Resolution Policy (auDRP) search tool</title>
			<description><![CDATA[auDA is pleased to launch its new .au Dispute Resolution Policy (auDRP) search tool. Since the auDRP was introduced in 2002, there have been more than 160 proceedings.]]></description>
			<link>http://wipa.org.au/story/54</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:37 +1000</pubDate>
			<guid>http://wipa.org.au/story/54</guid>
			<author><![CDATA[Jo Lim (auDA)]]></author>
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