Bloggers pan Government’s ‘e-democracy’ bid

Prominent Australian bloggers have lashed the Federal Government over its first attempt at public consultation via a blog, which has already been hijacked by critics of its plan to censor the internet.

In a move dubbed “e-democracy”, Communications Minister Stephen Conroy and Finance Minister Lindsay Tanner announced this week they would be taking feedback from Australians for two weeks on a new blog canvassing Australia’s digital economy (link to the Melbourne Age)

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