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Alex Walker
At the recent PAX Aus gaming expo in Melbourne, Greens Senator Scott Ludlam made a last-minute appearance to talk data retention, and how to convince Labor senators that siding with government’s George Brandis on national security is not the right way to go.
![Government Reportedly Authorises Mandatory Data Retention Scheme [Updated]](https://imgix.gizmodo.com.au/content/uploads/sites/2/2012/09/retention.jpg?ar=16%3A9&fit=crop&q=80&w=800&nr=20)
Despite the ongoing objections of big industry players and privacy advocates from both sides, the Government’s National Security Committee has reportedly signed off on a proposal that would compel ISPs and telcos to retain customer metadata for a period of two years.
I never thought I’d see the day where a Senator up for re-election decides to DJ a nightclub to engage with the youth. But then again, Australian politics has never seen someone like Greens Senator Scott Ludlam who became DJ S-Ludz as part of a nightclub campaign rally this week….
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