8 Dec 2009 | Index Index, minipost, News
The Australian government has been accused of censorship after it refused visas to five North Korean artists invited to attend a rare exhibition of their work in Queensland. Australia’s Foreign Minister Stephen Smith has denied the men visas, saying their studio was a propoganda tool of the communist North Korean government. Nick Bonner, a Beijing-based British businessman and art dealer who helped curate the exhibition denied that the works were political. He added: “For an artist to produce a body of work and not be able to speak about it, that’s censorship.” Read more here
17 Aug 2009 | Index Index, minipost
Australia has announced plans to amend its anti-terrorism legislation to give more power to the police. Australia has gradually extended laws on detaining and interrogating terrorism suspects since 2001. There are plans to broaden the definition of a terrorist to include individuals planning to inflict psychological damage as well as those intending to cause physical injury. Read more here
9 Jun 2009 | Index Index, minipost
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has described TV chef Gordon Ramsay as “a new form of low life” after the chef showed a food-fair audience a photo of a nude woman on all fours, with multiple breasts and a pig’s face, and said the image was of popular Australian television journalist Tracy Grimshaw. Read more here
28 May 2009 | Index Index, minipost
The Australian government has back-tracked on its much criticised plan to pass legislation that would impose censorship Internet browsing habits. Read more here
