Other than being logistically ridiculous (China's only works so well because it was implemented early), as soon as it's implemented, someone will find a way around it.

Also, what sort of things are these kids looking at anyway, if they're accidentally stumbling on this content the government deem not suitable? I can't speak for everyone, but I've never "accidentally" found anything that would be deemed un-suitable. Some soft-core porn, perhaps, but there's a lot worse out there.

Yes, this is a a crock, and the fact that everyone is being forced onto it, then you have to register to be taken of it (and even then whatever the government deems the worst is still inaccessible) is bullsit. Perhaps it wouldn't be so bad if it were the other way around, and by default nobody was censored, then they register and then they are censored. Although this may be easier said then done. And even then there are third party programs (most anti-virus and security companies offer "family safety" or "child protection" applications) available. Hell, even most web browsers have some form of protection.

It's ridiculous. And it won't work. It's also an infringement of our civil right's (which we don't have) even putting a system like this in place, but also putting it in place without a vote. Also, there's a federal election in Australia next year, if K-Rudd pushes this (I suspect we won't hear much about it though) He'll lose, even considering the mess that is the ALP.

Yeap i agree that it is absolute rubbish. Where is our freedom???

Not being able to search for what ever we want on the internet that's absurd. Common like trying to block kids from looking at inappropriate content could be stop by the actual parents and family protection programs not by the government. I say they should have given it a Australia wide poll but they didn't because they know they would get an ass nailing.

Though at first i thought it was to counter cyber bullying, but it doesn't seem to be the case. I just hope they don't like check what you do on the internet because that would completely suck. Like look at your torrenting activities and things like that but i highly doubt they can do that, even ethically. Anyway good luck to them if they are going to implement it. It will be kicked out before 6 months end or people will hack the crap out of it and expose the way it's done to all the rest.