The first such task was to sign an e-petition, so I chose to sign this one about preserving rainforests and protecting the environment.
I then went on to the task of discovering who my local state, and federal representatives are. Alex Douglas is the MP for Gaven and my local representative, Peter Lawlor is my state representative, and Steven Ciobo is the minister for Moncrieff and my federal representative.
The last time Alex Douglas spoke in parliament was on the 23 April 2009 about vegetation management, you can view the speech here.
Today Barack Obama addressed the United Nations General Assembly about his "ambitious sweep of his foreign policy" (source). The video of his speech is below.
Apparently the Australian government has proposed that "Clean Feed" be used by Australian internet service providers. The system has been used for some time in the UK, and filters out content on the web deemed to be 'obscene', effectively censoring the internet. Implementing such a system in Australia, however, seems to contradict the rights inherent in a democratic society, most notably the right to free speech. Although the censorship won't go to the extreme extent that has been seen in countries like China and North Korea, it still limits the freedoms expected by the public and should therefore be discouraged. Furthermore, according to http://nocleanfeed.com/ this will slow down internet access and would prove very costly to establish.
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