From the "We-want-your-porn" Department (an official branch of the Australian government): Australian customs are asking all visitors to confirm whether or not they have pornography in there possession. In addition they have indicated that they are entitled to search laptops and phones in their quest for pornography. If they are that keen on looking for pictures of naked people someone should tell them about the ummmm... internet!

From the "We should have hired a proof-reader" Department: The BBC report that the Penguin Group in Australia had to destroy and reprint 7,000 copies of the Pasta Bible after one recipe called for "salt and freshly ground black people" instead of black pepper.

The professional porn watchers at the Australian Censor Board have decided that women with small boobs should not be allowed in porn productions.

Australia’s "leading" criminologist, Russel Smith believes that people should get a license before using computers....I have a better idea Russel: lets ban stupid people!

The Australian Government has announced that they will be joining China as one of the few countries globally that broadly censor the internet.

"Australia’s getting more regulations for Internet content. After extending the capabilities of Australian authorities to block certain web content, a new verification rule by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is rolling out the Communications Legislation Amendment (Content Services) Act of 2007, and it doesn’t look pretty. The rule is being enforced to protect children from adult content on the Internet, including mobile devices."