Censorship News

February 2007 - Posts

  • 27.02.07 - Porn a X-roads

    A court challenge over an X-rated film has reignited a debate over whether the ban on non-violent pornography should be lifted, writes Caroline Overington, Senior Journalist for The Australian newspaper.

    The article can be accessed here.

  • 27.02.07 - Be adult, porn industry pleads

    An article written by Senior Journalist Caroline Overington, posted on the website News.com.au this morning, outlines the pending Federal Court challenge that will take place later this week.

    The full story can be accessed here, along with some interestng readers' comments that indicate that Australian adults are fed up with censorship in Australia.

     

  • 26.02.07 - Departing censor admits to digital defeat

    The nation's chief censor has admitted that trying to ban inappropriate content in films, computer games and pornography was a losing battle in the digital age.

    The outgoing director of the Office of Film and Literature Classification, Des Clark, said the difficulty in restricting content across borders meant that consumers would increasingly have to decide for themselves what was appropriate.

    "It seems to me that if you have this global stuff where you're not able to harness it, what comes into play - for instance with online gaming - is that you have protocols e ... more

  • 16.02.07 - X-rated film laws 'grossly unfair'

    Raids carried out this week by the NSW police on 7 sex shops in Sydney's King Cross area, have highlighted the inconsistency in laws governing the sale of X18+ material.

    These raids have no doubt sparked confusion amongst the general public as to why X18+ films can be legally purchased in ACT and NT, but not in the States of Australia, such as Sydney's red light district area King's Cross.

    The Sydney Morning Herald posted an article on this "massive confusion" which can be accessed Posted Friday, 16 February 2007 6:36 PM | 0 Comments

  • 02.02.07 - Federal Court Appeal of X Classification

    AdultShop.com today lodged an appeal in the Federal Court of Australia seeking judicial review of the decision by the Classification Review Board to give an X18+  classification to the explicit erotic film, Viva Erotica.

    Click here for the official press release