Web of Confusion

An internet filter installed by the education department gave students access to pornographic material — but blocked educational sites. One site a Year 10 student opened while searching for a type of bird contained graphic sexual material and was only barred on Monday after inquiries from The Daily Telegraph. George Cochrane said his school-aged son and daughter, who study by distance education from their farm in Grenfell, were horrified by the sites they could access. Other educational sites and harmless web pages for the local member of parliament — and even Education Minister Verity Firth’s own site — have been blocked by the filter