Interesting turn of events yesterday.

The Liberals have finally said that they do not support the web filter. But they still have no answer to the NBN other than scrapping it.

The Liberals, Greens, and Independents such as Nick Xenophon are saying they will not support the filter. This means that Labor does not have the numbers it needs to get the filtering law through parliament.

The filter at this stage is ultimately dead. I don’t imagine there being a massive swing in the senate giving Labor the seats it needs to get the law through.

It is an interesting move by the Liberals though. People who oppose the filter may now vote for them as I have seen on twitter. But then there is a flip side to this. A lot of people are now saying they feel like they can vote for Labor now in favor of the NBN, without fear that they will be able to implement a filter.

I still feel that the Greens and the Australian Sex Party are the way to go in the senate. But I think this move makes my choice a little easier.

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