For the past four months I have been working for Electronic Frontiers Australia (EFA), as the campaign manager of the Open Internet campaign against mandatory internet filtering. It was a real privilege to work with the dedicated and hard working EFA Board, and Nic Suzor and Colin Jacobs in particular, and I am proud of how the campaign has been fought to date, and will continue to be fought in the weeks, months and maybe even years ahead. Even though I am no longer working for EFA, I will continue to participate in the national conversation surrounding internet censorship in my capacity as an academic at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT).
I am currently enjoying a week or two off before I return to QUT on 24 May. However, before I start back, I will be down in Sydney next week (from Wednesday 19 May to Sunday 23 May) for TEDx Sydney, a few meetings, and to catch up with friends. If you are in Sydney next week and would like to catch up, just let me know.
While I am looking forward to returning to my research and teaching at QUT, I must confess that I really enjoyed being directly involved in the debate surrounding the internet filter, instead of just commenting from the sidelines as an academic. I wouldn't be surprised if I found myself returning to the frontline of politics and policy at some point in the future.
