The leader of the Christian Democratic Party in NSW, a notorious Islamophobe that was trying to introduce legislation to ban the wearing of the Niqab (see:Australian burqa ban doomed to failure), has been caught up in an embarrassing internet porn scandal.
Reverend Fred Nile has been identified as one of the biggest viewers of internet pornography in an audit of NSW parliamentary computers by the Department of Parliamentary Services.
The audit, which claimed the front-bench career of a Labor minister yesterday, showed that adult content had been accessed under Reverend Fred Nile’s log-on. Sources said that up to 200,000 suspect hits had been recorded. Mr Nile denied viewing pornography and said that his staff had used his log-on for research purposes. His office added that 200,000 hits was impossible.
The audit was ordered by Speaker Richard Torbay after revelations a former parliamentary staffer had accessed online gaming.
A firewall was installed in July for Legislative Assembly MPs so they could not view pornography, but Legislative Council President Amanda Fazio elected not to install a firewall for the Upper House.
A staffer for Mr Nile, David Copeland, confirmed he had viewed sites to research the activities of the Australian Sex Party and also the proposed internet filter.
Reverend Fred Nile has been identified as one of the biggest viewers of internet pornography in an audit of NSW parliamentary computers by the Department of Parliamentary Services.
The audit, which claimed the front-bench career of a Labor minister yesterday, showed that adult content had been accessed under Reverend Fred Nile’s log-on. Sources said that up to 200,000 suspect hits had been recorded. Mr Nile denied viewing pornography and said that his staff had used his log-on for research purposes. His office added that 200,000 hits was impossible.
The audit was ordered by Speaker Richard Torbay after revelations a former parliamentary staffer had accessed online gaming.
A firewall was installed in July for Legislative Assembly MPs so they could not view pornography, but Legislative Council President Amanda Fazio elected not to install a firewall for the Upper House.
A staffer for Mr Nile, David Copeland, confirmed he had viewed sites to research the activities of the Australian Sex Party and also the proposed internet filter.
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