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> <channel><title>Pirate Party Australia</title> <atom:link href="http://pirateparty.org.au/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://pirateparty.org.au</link> <description></description> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 23:00:17 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <item><title>ASIC Censorship Wholly Irresponsible and Reckless</title><link>http://pirateparty.org.au/2013/05/16/asic-censorship-wholly-irresponsible-and-reckless/</link> <comments>http://pirateparty.org.au/2013/05/16/asic-censorship-wholly-irresponsible-and-reckless/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 23:00:17 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Brendan Molloy</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Censorship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[FoI Requests]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Press Release]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Transparency]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://pirateparty.org.au/?p=1840</guid> <description><![CDATA[News that the Federal Government&#8217;s financial regulator, ASIC, has started forcing Australian ISPs to block websites it suspects of providing fraudulent financial opportunities has set off warning bells for Pirate Party Australia. The Party has long been a critic of the imposition of filtering regimes on Australian Internet users, taking particular objection to the lack&#8230; <a
href="http://pirateparty.org.au/2013/05/16/asic-censorship-wholly-irresponsible-and-reckless/">Continue reading <span
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isPermaLink="false">http://pirateparty.org.au/?p=1815</guid> <description><![CDATA[Pirate Party Australia is pleased to formally announce that the Party has decided on candidates in four states. The Party met last month to hear presentations from members seeking candidacy for the Senate this year. Nominations came from New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, and Tasmania. Brendan Molloy and David Campbell, Secretary and President of the&#8230; <a
href="http://pirateparty.org.au/2013/05/06/pirate-party-announces-candidates-for-federal-election/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://pirateparty.org.au/2013/05/06/pirate-party-announces-candidates-for-federal-election/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>9</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Pirate Party enters Icelandic Parliament!</title><link>http://pirateparty.org.au/2013/04/29/pirate-party-enters-icelandic-parliament/</link> <comments>http://pirateparty.org.au/2013/04/29/pirate-party-enters-icelandic-parliament/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 04:59:49 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Party News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Press Release]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://pirateparty.org.au/?p=1795</guid> <description><![CDATA[Pirate Party Australia congratulates Pirate Party Iceland on its success in the Party&#8217;s maiden elections last weekend. Pirate Party Iceland was founded by Birgitta Jónsdóttir, an Icelandic parliamentarian, and other prominent Internet activists in late 2012. In its first elections, the Party polled well, taking more than 5% of the vote, which in Iceland&#8217;s proportional&#8230; <a
href="http://pirateparty.org.au/2013/04/29/pirate-party-enters-icelandic-parliament/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://pirateparty.org.au/2013/04/29/pirate-party-enters-icelandic-parliament/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Policy and Preselection Meeting 2013 Results</title><link>http://pirateparty.org.au/2013/04/17/policy-and-preselection-meeting-2013-results/</link> <comments>http://pirateparty.org.au/2013/04/17/policy-and-preselection-meeting-2013-results/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 09:02:41 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Brendan Molloy</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Meeting Minutes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Party News]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://pirateparty.org.au/?p=1783</guid> <description><![CDATA[The results of Pirate Party Australia&#8217;s recent Policy and Preselection Meeting are in! Pirate Party Australia held a meeting on April 6–7 in Sydney for the purposes of amending and adopting policies, and deciding preselection nominees for the 2013 Federal Election. The results of the now concluded week-long voting period can now be announced. The&#8230; <a
href="http://pirateparty.org.au/2013/04/17/policy-and-preselection-meeting-2013-results/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://pirateparty.org.au/2013/04/17/policy-and-preselection-meeting-2013-results/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Communications Minister and Shadow Minister Battle For Piracy Credibility</title><link>http://pirateparty.org.au/2013/04/10/communications-minister-and-shadow-minister-battle-for-piracy-credibility/</link> <comments>http://pirateparty.org.au/2013/04/10/communications-minister-and-shadow-minister-battle-for-piracy-credibility/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 01:45:44 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Copyright]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Press Release]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://pirateparty.org.au/?p=1711</guid> <description><![CDATA[&#8220;Pirate Party Australia is delighted to see the Communications Minister, Stephen Conroy and Shadow Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull embrace the Pirate ethos yesterday with both openly defying copyright laws more boldly than we could hope for,&#8221; said Pirate Party Deputy President, Simon Frew. &#8220;We try to change copyright policy by campaigning for changes in the&#8230; <a
href="http://pirateparty.org.au/2013/04/10/communications-minister-and-shadow-minister-battle-for-piracy-credibility/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://pirateparty.org.au/2013/04/10/communications-minister-and-shadow-minister-battle-for-piracy-credibility/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>April Fools joke reveals absurdity of copyright laws, says Pirate Party</title><link>http://pirateparty.org.au/2013/04/02/april-fools-joke-reveals-absurdity-of-copyright-laws-says-pirate-party/</link> <comments>http://pirateparty.org.au/2013/04/02/april-fools-joke-reveals-absurdity-of-copyright-laws-says-pirate-party/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 06:19:20 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Copyright]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Party News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Press Release]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://pirateparty.org.au/?p=1686</guid> <description><![CDATA[With many people believing Pirate Party Australia&#8217;s April Fools gag was genuine, the issue highlights the fact that it is becoming increasingly impossible to distinguish real instances of overzealous copyright holders&#8217; claims from parodies of their behaviour. The Party released a statement claiming that it had received a takedown request in regard to a poster&#8230; <a
href="http://pirateparty.org.au/2013/04/02/april-fools-joke-reveals-absurdity-of-copyright-laws-says-pirate-party/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://pirateparty.org.au/2013/04/02/april-fools-joke-reveals-absurdity-of-copyright-laws-says-pirate-party/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Pirate Party takedown parody poster receives takedown request, is taken down</title><link>http://pirateparty.org.au/2013/04/01/pirate-party-takedown-parody-poster-receives-takedown-request-is-taken-down/</link> <comments>http://pirateparty.org.au/2013/04/01/pirate-party-takedown-parody-poster-receives-takedown-request-is-taken-down/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:13:38 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Brendan Molloy</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Copyright]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Elections]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Party News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Press Release]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://pirateparty.org.au/?p=1667</guid> <description><![CDATA[This is an April Fool&#8217;s joke. Pirate Party Australia has been handed a takedown request after the Party began issuing a poster design that parodies YouTube&#8217;s &#8220;this video is no longer available due to a copyright claim&#8221; notification. The Party has promptly ceased distribution and production of the poster, and begun to recall any that&#8230; <a
href="http://pirateparty.org.au/2013/04/01/pirate-party-takedown-parody-poster-receives-takedown-request-is-taken-down/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://pirateparty.org.au/2013/04/01/pirate-party-takedown-parody-poster-receives-takedown-request-is-taken-down/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Pirate Party Highlights Continued Opacity of Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement</title><link>http://pirateparty.org.au/2013/03/07/pirate-party-highlights-continued-opacity-of-trans-pacific-partnership-agreement/</link> <comments>http://pirateparty.org.au/2013/03/07/pirate-party-highlights-continued-opacity-of-trans-pacific-partnership-agreement/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 00:58:58 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Brendan Molloy</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[FoI Requests]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Press Release]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Transparency]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Treaties/Free Trade Agreements]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tpp]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://pirateparty.org.au/?p=1633</guid> <description><![CDATA[Witnesses at ongoing negotiations of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) in Singapore have reported that Disney has called for an increase in copyright terms, to the disdain of the unsurprised Pirate Party Australia[1]. Like all previous rounds it is unclear exactly what is being negotiated, as the process is completely opaque. Pirate Party Australia is&#8230; <a
href="http://pirateparty.org.au/2013/03/07/pirate-party-highlights-continued-opacity-of-trans-pacific-partnership-agreement/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://pirateparty.org.au/2013/03/07/pirate-party-highlights-continued-opacity-of-trans-pacific-partnership-agreement/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Cybercrime Convention Ratification Leaves Lingering Concerns</title><link>http://pirateparty.org.au/2013/03/05/cybercrime-convention-ratification-leaves-lingering-concerns/</link> <comments>http://pirateparty.org.au/2013/03/05/cybercrime-convention-ratification-leaves-lingering-concerns/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2013 23:11:19 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Brendan Molloy</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Censorship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Freedom of Speech]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Press Release]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Privacy]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://pirateparty.org.au/?p=1622</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Council of Europe&#8217;s Cybercrime Convention was ratified by Australia on Friday, 1 March 2013[1]. Pirate Party Australia has previously criticised the Convention for being flawed in regard to the protection of privacy and personal data[2]. The Pirate Party notes that the Australian Parliament has already passed a comprehensive piece of legislation in August 2012&#8230; <a
href="http://pirateparty.org.au/2013/03/05/cybercrime-convention-ratification-leaves-lingering-concerns/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://pirateparty.org.au/2013/03/05/cybercrime-convention-ratification-leaves-lingering-concerns/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Pirate Party Australia Webcast &#8211; Episode 11</title><link>http://pirateparty.org.au/2013/03/03/pirate-party-australia-webcast-episode-11/</link> <comments>http://pirateparty.org.au/2013/03/03/pirate-party-australia-webcast-episode-11/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 03 Mar 2013 11:40:26 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Sam Kearns</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Party News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Webcasts]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://pirateparty.org.au/?p=1585</guid> <description><![CDATA[This week it&#8217;s another pre-recorded show as Sam covers some local and international news in Pirate politics. Subscribe to the feed, or view past episodes. Topics: PPAU&#8217;s National Security Inquiry petition tabled in parliament Cost to nominate will double for federal elections Swedish Pirate Party forced to disconnect service to The Pirate Bay IFPI Releases&#8230; <a
href="http://pirateparty.org.au/2013/03/03/pirate-party-australia-webcast-episode-11/">Continue reading <span
class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://pirateparty.org.au/2013/03/03/pirate-party-australia-webcast-episode-11/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>