Go O'bama! Kick those Aussie pollies some more

Teh Oz reported on Wednesday:

"Communications Minister Stephen Conroy is believed to have been summoned to a meeting with Prime Minister Kevin Rudd last week after media reports revealed the US was concerned that this ran contrary to its policy of encouraging an open internet to promote economic growth and global security. One senior cabinet minister is said to have responded to the US reaction by telling Conroy: "With internet censorship you won't need a national broadband network."

So that's what it finally took to get Rudders interested in what Conroy is doing as he builds the Great Australian Firewall - a stern word from Obama & Co.

Selective deafness? Won't hear us but will hear the Yanks. ;-)