ISOC-AU Media Releases

• 16 February 2010: ISOC-AU does not support the Government’s proposed mandatory blocking of Refused Classification (RC) material on the Internet


• 4 February 2010: ISOC-AU applauds today's decision of the Australian Federal Court in the case of Roadshow Films Pty Limited v iiNET Limited


• 1 July 2009: The Internet Society of Australia (ISOC-AU) has just received a grant of approximately $US 10,000 from the global Internet Society (ISOC) to develop capacity in other ISOC Chapters to advocate for Internet accessibility for people with disabilities.


• 2 June 2006: the Internet Society of Australia, au Domain Administration, Australian Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers Association and BuildersNet Pty Ltd will work together on a new project called IPv6 for e-Business, to be funded by the Australian Government through the Information Technology Online (ITOL) Program of the Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts.


• 14 Aug 2002: Broadband - ISOC-AU has provided a submission to the Broadband Advisory Group on `Fast Internet' terminology, symmetric access, pricing and competition, rural and remote issues, and a call for a Statement of National Leadership.


• 30 May 2002: The Internet Society and the International Telecommunication Union have announced agreement on a method for bridging our two worldwide communications networks: the telephone system and the Internet.


• 06 May 2002: ISOC-AU supports the Australian Government inquiry into wireless broadband technologies.


• 10 October 2001: In consultation with its individual and organisational members representing more than 40,000 Australian Internet users ISOC-AU has developed 13 key steps for high quality development of the Internet.


• 03 September 2001: ISOC-AU hopes for considerable user benefits to follow from ICANN support for transfer of the delegation of .au to auDA.


• 27 August 2001: Tony Hill, ED of ISOC-AU, is delivering the keynote address at an international meeting of Pacific Nations on 27 August 2001 in Noumea.


• 13 July 2001: Adoption of the Competition Report by the auDA board will provide a new competitive regime for delivery of domain name services.


• 04 July 2001: Establishment of the Broadband Xchange industry forum will progress delivery of high speed Internet services.



• 09 May 2001: ISOC-AU welcomes approval of new policies for allocation of .au domain names by the .au Domain Administration company, auDA.


• 09 March 2001: ISOC-AU greets members of the global Internet community to Australia for the meetings of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers.


• 21 January 2001: Formation of ICT (Information Communications and Telecommunications Alliance) is announced, bringing together the leading representative bodies of the information industry.


• 17 October 2000: The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has announced that its March 2001 board meeting will be held in Melbourne, following significant work on the part of ISOC-AU.


• 08 August 2000: ADSL broadband Internet technology still leaves Australia behind other countries in maximising economic and social benefits from the Internet.


• 12 July 2000: auDA and Mebourne IT have finally reached funding agreement which will allow auDA to fulfil its charter as an industry self-regulatory body.


• 28 June 2000: Australia's new privacy legislation could still leave Australia out of world e-commerce markets.


• 26 June 2000: ISOC-AU applauds NOIE's funding of auDA's Name Policy and Competition Panels.


• 10 May 2000: The 2000 Federal Budget contains no major new measures to encourage speedy adoption of information technology.


• 17 April 2000: New privacy legislation introduced to the Federal Parliament is not sufficient to give Internet users confidence.


• 28 February 2000: Australia is in danger of losing key Internet opportunities following the resignation of the CEO of the new domain name administration body, auDA.


• 18 January 2000:Triple J debate on Internet content regulation between ISOC-AU ED Tony Hill and Senator Richard Alston.


• 27 October 1999: Call for urgent action on customer access to bandwidth in comments to National Bandwidth Inquiry.


• 21 October 1999: Internet censorship definitions may make thousands of businesses liable as ISPs and ICHs.


• 17 October 1999: ISOC-AU welcomes new board for Australian domain names body, auDA.


• 27 August 1999: ISOC-AU today announces the appointment of Executive Director, Tony Hill.


• 26 April 1999: ISOC-AU applauds auDA Domain Name reform process.