So it seems Tony Abbott is not the only bully in the Parliamentary playground. My old mate from school, Mark Newton, has accused Stephen Conroy, the Minister for Communications, of bullying him into silence over his views against the proposed ISP-level government filter. Research has shown the proposed technology is inaccurate and will lead to poorer performance, but any criticisms are being dealt with inappropriately.

Stephen and Mark had a televised debate on SBS’s Insight, last night. You can watch it here, depending on how many filters you have to go through to get it.