Sunday, August 1, 2010

Australian Political Parties who oppose and support Internet Censorship

The Following is a list of all the parties in Australia Who are for and Against Internet Censorship, please note that not all information may be accurate especially when it comes to assuming positions on it, Oh and I'm not covering Independents

Hopefully this can be useful as a guide for voting in the Senate to decide which parties deserves better preference when it comes to Internet Censorship

Senators On-line
No policies rely on Online polls for decisions
View on Censorship: considering online polls (Preference High)


Carers Alliance
Focuses on peoples with disabilities
View on Censorship: Unknown


Family First
“Somebody think of the children” Pro-nanny state,
View on Censorship: Supports full censorship (preference low)


Shooters and Fishers party
Wants Guns legal in Australia,
View on Censorship: Website states believes in family values, assuming for (they’ve preferenced Stephen Conroy high)(preference low)


One Nation
Racist Anti-multiculturalism party
View on Censorship: Unknown


Australian Democrats
Middle of the road party
View on Censorship: Against (Preference High)


Australia First party
Ultra-right party who wants to abolish immigration and deport migrants
View on Censorship: Website says supports policies that strengthen and protect “traditional family” possibly for (lower preference)


Australian Secular party
Atheist party who’s goal is to separate religion from politics
View on Censorship: Against all Censorship (Preference high)


Climate Skeptics party
Global Warming Deniers party
View on Censorship: Website states that broadband: Governments must ensure the highest level of service for the lowest possible cost with full transparency. (Presumably Against Preference high)

Citizens Electoral Council
Loony conspiracy theorist party who think the British Empire still exists and wants to commit genocide against the world’s population
View on Censorship: Against (would preference high if it were not for their other crazy policies)


Liberal National Coalition
Liberal and National Party
View on Censorship: Unknown/Divided (Nationals are against it but not the Liberals) but want to ditch the NBN (Preference Low)


Australian Fishing & Lifestyle party
Wants all fishing areas legal in Australia
View on Censorship: Unknown


Australian Sex Party
Anti-nanny state party, pro free sex
View on Censorship: Against (Preference High)


The Greens
Conservation and pro-growth party
View on Censorship: Against (Preference High)


Socialist Alliance
Believes in rights for all
View on Censorship: Against (Preference High)


Australian Labor Party

Architects behind the censorship policy
View on Censorship: Supports (Preference Low, Preference Conroy last)


Liberal Democratic party (NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH THE LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA)
Classic Liberalism party, main focus is to oppose or reduce the degree of government control in the lives of Australians,
View on Censorship: Against (Preference High)


Democratic Labor Party (NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH THE AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY)
Party that espouses social conservatism and opposes neo-liberalism
View on Censorship: Supports (Preference Low)


Christian Democratic Party
Party that puts Christian values above anything else
View on Censorship: Supports (Preference Low)


Socialist Equality party
(against socialist Alliance) Anti-war party
View on Censorship: Against all forms of censorship (Preference High)


Building Australia party
Information unknown (has no website or public information available)
View on Censorship: Unknown


NSW Only Parties

Non-Custodial Parents Party

Party to reduce government control over separated or divorces families
View on Censorship: Unknown


Communist Party

Marxist-Leninist party
View on Censorship: Against Censorship (Preference high)