Oh dear - Written by Renai LeMay on Wednesday, March 17, 2010 9:48 - 0 Comments

Oh dear: Those pesky, unrepentant EFA boys

So Communications Minister Stephen Conroy talked a little smack yesterday in the Senate about the boys from Electronic Frontiers Australia, accusing vice-chair Colin Jacobs, chairman Nic Suzor and board member Geordie Guy of being, well — liars.

Jacobs, it seemed, was unsurprised:


Conroy pointed out in the Senate that Joe Hockey — who last week took a swipe at the filter — had supported legislation to get refused classification content removed from Australian websites more than a decade ago. But it seems the good Communications Minister isn’t the only one with a long memory.


Jacobs, it seems, also remembers that far back:


Guy seemed a little overwhelmed by events.


But he quickly recovered.


EFA campaign manager Peter Black, however, felt a little left out:


But perhaps Conroy’s biggest worry has nothing to do with the EFA guys themselves:


Oh dear.

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