The Guardian on the rising tide of censorship in Australia. Australia has a long tradition of paternalism, it seems, though the country has become a lot more censorious under Howard. Btw, did you know the 18th-century novel Fanny Hill is still banned here? 'Struth.

Posted by: Toast | http:// | Tue Aug 5 07:46:05 2003

That's ok - everyone knows Aussie's never get laid anyway.

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