The public interest must come first in the review of the NBN, the Greens said today.

Greens communications spokesperson Senator Scott Ludlam said that telecommunications users, advocacy groups and industry must be consulted and the review of the NBN made open and accountable to the public.

"Malcolm Turnbull has purged the board and might seek to remake the NBN in his own image, but the NBN is public infrastructure paid for by the Australian people - and the public have a right to know what is happening and to make their voices heard.

Fears that the Government's scaled-back internet filter would be subjected to scope-creep have been confirmed, with revelations on Delimiter that ASIC is responsible for blocking 1200 sites found to be perfectly legal, Greens communications spokesperson Senator Scott Ludlam. 

The Australian Greens have welcomed the Government's formal abandonment of its widely condemned policy of mandatory internet censorship.

Australian Greens communications spokesperson Senator for Western Australia Scott Ludlam noted that moves to adopt the Interpol child abuse blocklist represented a return to evidence-based policy.

"I congratulate the many people who campaigned hard against proposals to censor a wide array of material on the Government's ‘Refused Classification' list," Senator Ludlam said.

Australian Greens spokesperson for communications Senator Scott Ludlam today warned against further extending the loosely defined and already over-reaching online surveillance powers of Australia's intelligence agencies.