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Effective management of the Internet domain name system (DNS) in Australia and internationally is an essential element of an effectively operating Internet.
The Coalition supports industry self-regulation of Internet domain name system in Australia and has supported the development of a framework for the management of the DNS through financial and administrative support for industry self-regulatory body, .au Domain Administration (auDA). In December 2000, the Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, Senator Richard Alston, formally endorsed auDA as the appropriate entity to manage the .au domain space.
Through legislative reform and financial and administrative support for auDA, the Coalition has set in place a regime that will improve competition and consumer protection for domain name registration in Australia and address important technical standards issues.
Recent endorsement of the transfer of the delegation of .au to auDA by the International Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is international recognition of Australia's industry self-regulatory regime.
Australia has also been at the forefront of international moves to address general policy issues relating to the registration of Internet domain names, including bad faith or 'cybersquatting'. The Australian Government chairs the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) to ICANN, a role which affords us significant influence on international Internet governance issues and policy development.
The Coalition is committed to maintaining and furthering this level of involvement at the international level through World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), ICANN, and the IETF amongst others.
The Greens stongly agree with ISOC-AU and its affiliates on these issues. All need to be addressed urgently, not only to support future development of the Internet, but generally as matters of public policy. We feel that the right first step is an inquiry (as mentioned) which will allow voices other than those of entrenched interests to be heard.
The Greens are very supportive of the aim to increase internet access equity, to reduce the "digital divide", and to further Australia's role and standing in the Internet community.