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I have to say that on this issue [paid parental leave] I do think that the former government could have done more, should have gone further.

— Opposition families spokesman Tony Abbott admitting that the Howard government did not do enough to help new mothers.

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Why the Internet filter is not the solution we wish it was

Yesterday's announcement by Senator Stephen Conroy that the federal government will introduceĀ "mandatory ISP-level filtering of Refused Classification (RC) -rated content" is a backward step that if adopted will be a triumph of fear and false promise over what works and good sense.

I add my voice to the many that understand that the Federal Government's proposals to filter the Internet are: