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• Conroy responds to report on cyber crime

  Attorney-General, Robert McClelland, and Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, have backed a standing committee report on cyber crime.

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  Opposition calls on Gov to heed Cyber Safety Committee evidence

  Evidence heard at the Cyber Safety Committee roundtable in Melbourne has been cited by the Greens and the Opposition as further reason for the Federal Government to drop its controversial mandatory ISP-level filter.

• Kids help set cyber-safety defence policy

  Primary and high school students have bent the ear of communications minister, Stephen Conroy, to advise on Australia's cyber-safety policy.

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  Government launches project to define Australian cyber-safety environment

  The Federal Government has announced a new research project to track the awareness of kids’ cyber-safety and security issues.

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  Govt revamps child online safety resources

  The Rudd Government’s Cybersmart education program for school children was boosted today with the launch of the Australian Communications and Media Authority’s (ACMA) new Cybersmart Web site.

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  Children developing Web browsing smarts

  Australian children have developed a high level awareness regarding Internet risks and online safety, according to an Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) report released today.

• FBI warns of holiday cyber scams

  With cyber Monday comes an FBI warning against spam containing malware and phishing attempts that appear to be greeting cards and ads for shopping bargains.

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  No opt-out of filtered Internet

  Australians will be unable to opt-out of the government's pending Internet content filtering scheme, and will instead be placed on a watered-down blacklist, experts say.