Ellison to pull plug on protest websites Sean Parnell and Matthew Fynes-Clinton 07nov02 THE Federal Government plans to stop Australians gaining access to websites used to organise protests. The move is part of a major crackdown on Internet-assisted crime. Justice Minister Chris Ellison, acting on a request from NSW Police Minister Michael Costa, will look at upgrading federal powers to block certain websites. A police ministers meeting in Darwin this week agreed it was "unacceptable websites advocating or facilitating violent protest action be accessible from Australia". <snip> http://www.couriermail.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,5437553%5E8362,0...