There's no point writing letters to Senator Conroy. He came up with the proposal, and most pollies are prepared for opposition to their ideas and largely ignore it.
There's also no point writing to your local member. Once the electorate votes them in, pollies tend to forget about you all.
I recommend you target an MP that is likely to take up your cause. In most cases, this is usually someone in the opposition party of the time.
Yesterday's Sydney Morning Herald had an interesting article on Family First's support of the internet filter which had the Opposition's position included: "The Opposition said it would take 'a lot of convincing' for it to support the mandatory filtering policy, so the Government would need the support of Senator Fielding as well as the Greens and Senator Nick Xenophon to pass the legislation"
Also, the Leader of the Opposition, Malcolm Turnbull, seems to be pretty technology savvy - he even has a Twitter account!
So my advice is this: Write a letter or email to Malcolm Turnbull.
Include the following in the letter or email:
- explain why YOU think the internet filter is a bad idea,
- ask for his support in representing people that enjoy freedom of choice on the internet
- say that you would like your name put down on any petitions against the filter
- make sure you sign off with your full name and current home address
Carbon copy in Minister Conroy, Senator Xenophon & Senator Bob Brown (Leader of the Australian Greens).
Contact details for all of these MP's are available on the Australian Parliament home page by clicking here.
Who knows - maybe we can make a difference?
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