Protecting Eden: Pornography and Age Verification Down Under
Protecting Eden: Pornography and Age Verification Down Under
Sex on the screen and on the page has often incurred the wrath of Australian censors. Over the years, the opaquely functioning Office of Film and Literature Classification has been guarding Australians like the children of Eden, fearful that their sensibilities might be corrupted. But Australian politicians and various advocacy groups have broadened their interest over the years to focus on the Internet and how best to regulate both posted content and access to it.
Pornography features highly in this effort. In April former opposition leader and shadow minister for government services Bill Shorten remarked to the National Press Club that, “Children have too easy access to pornography in this country online … I think a lot of parents are oblivious.” While not claiming to be a censor, he still insisted that children “shouldn’t be getting their s
Friday, 9 July 2021, 3:42 pm
Sex on the screen and on the page has often incurred the
wrath of Australian censors. Over the years, the opaquely
functioning Office of Film and Literature Classification has
been guarding Australians like the children of Eden, fearful
that their sensibilities might be corrupted. But Australian
politicians and various advocacy groups have broadened their
interest over the years to focus on the Internet and how
best to regulate both posted content and access to
it.
Pornography features highly in this effort. In
April former opposition leader and shadow minister for
government services Bill Shorten remarked
to the National Press Club that, “Children have too easy
Accused Isis sympathiser has means and motivation to commit violence
S was sentenced to supervision for possessing objectionable Isis-themed hymns. (Photo / Supplied)
Accused Isis sympathiser has means and motivation to commit violence
WARNING: Graphic content
A man accused of being an Islamic State sympathiser will be monitored by authorities after being found guilty of possessing propaganda-style material for the terrorist organisation.
And police remain concerned about the 32-year-old, who has twice bought large hunting knives, and is considered to have the means and motivation to commit violence in the community .
Known only as S due to an interim suppression order, the man was sentenced to one year of supervision in the High Court at Auckland by Justice Sally Fitzgerald today.
STUFF “They refused to remove it from their shelves citing freedom of access to information.” “I think it’s reprehensible Auckland Libraries are providing access to hate speech while hiding under the cover of free speech.” The books had the potential to cause real harm, Em said, particularly to vulnerable young transgender, non-binary and takatāpui rangatahi. “Shrier’s book encourages parents to reject their children s gender identities, which could cause significant psychological harm. “Trans youth are already at high risk of suicide and mental illness – this book furthers the potential for harm, and Aucklanders rates should not be used to promote the denial of vital gender-affirming healthcare.”
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From left, Caroline Garratt, David Lindsay, Chris Hormann and Lindsay Shelton celebrate 75 years of the Wellington Film Society. They are pictured at the Embassy Theatre, where they have their screenings every Monday. The first stirrings of a film society movement in New Zealand began in the 1930s. In 1933, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin had ones, but due to the looming war they eventually all closed. It wasn’t until 1945 and Gordon Mirams, a film writer (and later Aotearoa’s chief censor), rose to prominence with his book
Speaking Candidly: Films and People in New Zealand, that a public meeting was called to establish the re-born Wellington Film Institute (now society).