Senate Standing Committee on Environment and Communications
Answers to Senate Estimates Questions on Notice
Supplementary Budget Estimates Hearings October 2012
Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy Portfolio
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Senator Ludlam asked:

The Australian Greens have urged a cautious and measured approach in seeking to regulate the way Australians communicate online, in the wake of the Prime Minister's statement on social media guidelines this morning.

Greens communications spokesperson Senator Scott Ludlam said "we welcome any effort to simplify user agreements and clarify avenues for people to protect themselves online. We are however concerned that a government that wanted to introduce a mandatory internet filter still seems intent on controlling the way we communicate with each other".

Australian Greens communications spokesperson Senator Scott Ludlam paid tribute to late activist Aaron Swartz as the Greens renewed their call for copyright law reform.

On 11 January the 26 year-old Mr Swartz, a celebrated social justice and free internet activist, took his own life in Brooklyn while facing potentially more than 30 years in prison for downloading academic articles.

Senate Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee

ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ON NOTICE Supplementary Budget Estimates 15-18 October 2012

Prime Minister and Cabinet Portfolio

Department/Agency: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

Outcome/Program: 1.1.2 National Security and International Policy
Topic: Reforms to National Security Legislation

Senator: Senator Ludlam

Question reference number: 36

Type of Question: FPA, P111

Date set by the committee for the return of answer: 30 November 2012

Senate Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ON NOTICE
SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET ESTIMATES 15-18 OCTOBER 2012
Prime Minister and Cabinet Portfolio
Department/Agency: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Outcome/Program: 1.1.2 National Security and International Policy Topic: National Security Prioritisation
Senator: Senator Ludlam
Question reference number: 35
Type of Question: FPA, P110
Date set by the committee for the return of answer: 30 November 2012
Number of pages: 2
Question:

Senate Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ON NOTICE
Supplementary Budget Estimates 15-18 October 2012
Prime Minister and Cabinet Portfolio
Department/Agency: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Outcome/Program: 1.1.2 National Security and International Policy Topic: Cyber White Paper
Senator: Senator Ludlam
Question reference number: 34
Type of Question: FPA, P108-109
Date set by the committee for the return of answer: 30 November 2012
Number of pages: 2
Question:

Senate Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ON NOTICE
Supplementary Budget Estimates 15-18 October 2012
Prime Minister and Cabinet Portfolio
Department/Agency: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Outcome/Program: 1.1.2 National Security and International Policy Topic: Wikileaks Briefing - Agencies Consulted
Senator: Senator Ludlam
Question reference number: 29
Type of Question: FPA, P111
Date set by the committee for the return of answer: 30 November 2012
Number of pages: 1

Senate Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ON NOTICE
Supplementary Budget Estimates 15-18 October 2012
Prime Minister and Cabinet Portfolio
Department/Agency: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Outcome/Program: 1.1.2 National Security and International Policy Topic: Reforms to National Security Legislation - Briefing to PM
Senator: Senator Ludlam
Question reference number: 37
Type of Question: FPA, P111
Date set by the committee for the return of answer: 30 November 2012

SENATE STANDING COMMITTEE ON LEGAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT
Group 3
Program 1.6
Question No. 26
Senator Ludlam asked the following question at the hearing on 16 October 2012:

Australian Greens communications spokesperson Senator for Western Australia Scott Ludlam welcomed today's announcement that the Australian Music Radio Airplay project would receive $250,000 from the Federal Government, but urged a long-term commitment to the programme.

"The Federal Government must recommit to AMRAP's $600,000 annual budget to keep the project alive. By the Minister's own admission, this $250,000 will only keep the project operating for six months.