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Derrick MacThomas
June 1st, 2008, 05:48 PM
Here is the official ruling of the Classification Board: the nude pix taken by photographer Bill Henson of a 13-year-old girl are not pornography. At least, not the ones reproduced on the web.
It will be impossible for the Department of Public Prosecutions to mount a successful case against Henson now.
I look forward to watching Henson and the gallery sue the New South Wales Police and Hetty Johnson for a motza.

http://www.smh.com.au/news/arts/board-clears-henson-images/2008/06/01/1212258645397.html
Board clears Henson images
By David Marr
June 2, 2008
Images declared "absolutely revolting" by the Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, at the height of the Bill Henson controversy have been cleared for general release.
Late last week the Classification Board swiftly assessed five Henson images taken from media websites and rated them all "G" or "very mild".