LABOR candidate for Gilmore, Neil Reilly, has rejected a party policy during a debate on radio 2ST.
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During the low-key debate with Liberal rival Joanna Gash, Mr Reilly said he did not agree with the government’s plan for a comprehensive internet filter in Australia, proposed by Communica-tions Minister Stephen Conroy, adding it was “not so necessary” and “not easy to implement”.
Mrs Gash agreed the policy was a bad one, saying government should not be deciding what people should or should not have access to via the internet.
The internet was a key issue during the debate, with both candidates extolling the virtues of their parties’ broadband policies.
Mr Reilly said the National Broadband Network, taking fibre optic cable to homes all over the country, was vital for society’s future, promising great advances particularly in the field of health care.
Mrs Gash said the NBN would take many years to deliver.
She claimed the Coalition’s wireless plan “may not be as fast as the National Broadband Network, but it’s a whole lot cheaper, and it’s going to be delivered a whole lot sooner”.
As she left the radio station she was met by a handful of union protesters.
