Kickstart 2009 started in controversial circumstances as a debate on the government's proposed filtering legislation turned heated.

Read Chloe Lake's coverage of the debate here at news.com.au or view the video below.

Speaking in favour of the Internet filtering debate was Childwise CEO Deborah McMenamin and Webshield MD Anthony Pillion. Arguing against the legislation was Geordie Guy from Electronic Frontiers Australia and network engineer Mark Newton.