House debates

Wednesday, 18 June 2008

Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2008-2009

Consideration in Detail

11:11 am

Photo of Bruce BillsonBruce Billson (Dunkley, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Broadband, Communication and the Digital Economy) Share this | Hansard source

The minister has recognised the perpetual stream of consciousness and insight that the opposition provides, and I thank him for that acknowledgement. I am just using the time that is available and the space that you have afforded to me. Could you have a look at that? Also, on the question of the cybersafety strategy and the funding that has been cut from that, we are looking for some update and advice on how the minister’s so-called clean feed proposal is working. I am aware of the UK experience, which may be of interest to those members opposite, about the shortcomings of this process. I believe the anti-impotence drug Cialis is of interest to some people because, under the British clean feed proposal, the word Cialis was completely contained within the word ‘socialist’. I understand some academics in the UK were unhappy that inquiries about socialists and socialism were cut off by the clean feed process because embedded within the word is a pharmaceutical of interest to some. I would also invite the minister to advise what is happening with NetAlert, the tool that helps parents as the primary ones responsible for the care— (Time expired)

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