Bill Henson case dropped but Australias "moral guardians" demand harsher censorship laws

The decision also followed a ruling by Australias censorship boardthe Office of Film and Literature Classification (OFLC)that the exhibition photograph that sparked the anti-Henson witch-hunt was mild and not sexualised to any degree. It was given a Parental Guidance (PG) classification.

A PG rating is given purely as an advisory guide for parents. Disneys latest movie, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, for example, has a PG classification.

Henson said he was humbled by the depth of support he had received over the past weeks and recognised that much of it came from the desire of many people to voice their commitment to more general principles.

The photographer went on to state that existing laws, having been rigorously tested, still provide a framework in which debate and expression of ideas can occur.