Internet filtering won't prevent people deliberately looking for inappropriate material from accessing blocked content, according to security vendor, M86.

The Greens party has taken a swipe at the Internet filtering consultation paper and criticised the Government’s restrictions on public contribution to the proposed legislation.

The Minister for Broadband, Senator Stephen Conroy, has released the results of the controversial Internet filter trial.

The testing company conducting the ISP filtering trial, Enex TestLab, has hit out at claims its methodology is faulty.

Six of the nine Internet service providers participating in the Government’s Content filter trial are using a Marshal8e6 solution.

The advent of the Federal Government's Internet filter trial has generated furore and provided online forums with an endless stream of comment. Everyone wants to put their two cents worth in. Some submit convincing arguments bolstered by factual references, while others have not been so considerate.

Despite criticism the big ISPs have shunned the Federal Government's Internet filter trial, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, has declared Optus has jumped on-board.