Over the last few years, Australian lawmakers have been enamored with the idea of Internet filters, spending almost a hundred million on filtering technology that a teenager was able to circumnavigate in just a few minutes. The desire to erase all naughty bits from the 'Net culminated in a different, $125.8 million Cyber-Safety filtering system opposed by most ISPs as impractical and technically impossible. The plan was to include two blacklists -- one which filters illegal material (no opt-out) and another that filters material deemed offensive by the Australian government (users can opt out). It appears that opponents to the plan in Australia have managed to scuttle it for the time being, though Australian Communications Minister Stephen Conroy (who has blogged about the plan) seems fairly dedicated to it, against the advise of most technical experts.