$44.2 million to be wasted

According to "Australia's compulsory internet filtering 'costly, ineffective'" (on news.com.au), the software to be introduced by the knowledgeable Senator Conroy will cost Australian taxpayers around $44.2 million. Now before everyone starts making jokes about the cost is negligible since the Australian dollar is so low in value at the moment, isn't this a waste of money that could be better allocated to some other project - like education of children?

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