In response to "moral campaigners and prudish politicians," Australia's open-minded citizens have decided to strike back.
On Thursday, the Great Down Under will announce the only political news worth reporting on: the launch of the fortunately-named Australian Sex Party. And no, it's not that key-exchange game your Mom told you about.
Party convenor Fiona Patten, who is head of the national adult
retail and entertainment lobby group the Eros Association, said the
trigger had been the government's decision to place a mandatory filter
on the Internet.
Under the plan, designed to shield children from
online porn and violence, Internet service providers will have to
filter out pornography and other material deemed inappropriate in their
feeds to houses and schools.
Users wanting access to uncensored
material would have to opt out of the service, the government said when
it announced the plan in January.
Patten was scathing of the
move, which she said would damage the porn industry, arguing that
material that was deemed acceptable 20 years ago would now be banned.
Oh no, no the porn industry! Remember, folks, if you ban any form of pornography, you are only helping its sales numbers worldwide. Meanwhile, if you want to get in on the Australian Sex Party, you have until Thursday morning to arrive in Melbourne for the press conference and the cocktails and orgy that will surely follow...
Via the AFP.
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