Given the ongoing debate about internet filtering/censorship in Australia, I got a subtle laugh out of the following story.
| Chinese Court Hears Case Against Rio Tinto Workers |
Australian consular officials who were allowed in the Shanghai courtroom for the bribery phase of the case were barred from witnessing the theft portion.
It seems that Australian consular officials – ultimately, government officials from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade – were “filtered” out of part of the trial. Apparently they didn’t like it.
Kind of like we don’t like the idea of being filtered out of the internet? Ironic.