At Long Last, We Meet Again!
Members in NSW, WA, SA and VIC would have received their invitation to enjoy an afternoon or evening with our board members and staff to celebrate the end of the year. The decision to organise these events was only very recently made, and events in Sydney, Perth, Adelaide and Melbourne have been confirmed and invitations […]
UTS Research into Industry Engagement in Co-regulatory Rule-making
Dr Karen Lee, Senior Lecturer in the UTS Faculty of Law, is undertaking research into the ways in which codes of practice are drafted; and why industry participants choose to engage in or disengage from in code development. Using the development of the Telecommunications Consumer Protections Code (C628: 2019) as a case study and interviews […]
NetThing – Round Table Recap
We proudly sponsored the NetThing event this year and hosted a round table, Internet as an Essential Service. Alongside representatives from across the internet industry, civil society and government, we discussed the nature and implications of the internet as an essential service. The discussion began with participants unpacking the definition of ‘essential service’, with various […]
Supporting Fellow Women in Tech
Earlier this month, some of our Admin Team attended the Women in Technology WA (WiTWA) Tech [+] Conference. The event drew a large crowd of women eager to create change for women in the tech industry. They enjoyed the variety of inspiring, motivating and enthusiastic speakers and even had the opportunity to engage in an […]
Thank you, David
We would like to express our thanks and appreciation to David Hooton for his service to our Board as Chair over the past two years. As the Chair, he has helped the association achieve many things, including the transition to a company limited by guarantee. We are pleased to inform members that David will continue […]
Annual General Meeting Recap
Another virtual AGM this year kicked off with Matthew Enger’s Acknowledgement of Country. The Chair, David Hooton, officially opened the meeting just after 5pm AEDT acknowledging the previous AGM minutes, thanking the staff and the Board for all their hard work and extending a special thanks to Matthew McDonough and Washif Ahmed for their service […]
Network Change Embargo Period Reminder
We would like to remind members that our network change embargo period is from 22nd December 2021 through to 10th January 2022 inclusive. During this time, we will not be provisioning any new services or changing any existing services. Rest assured, support staff will be on call to deal with urgent issues or network emergencies […]
Farewell, Washif
It was with much sadness that our team farewelled Washif Ahmed, who joined Ausgrid as a Network Engineer. Washif joined us in 2019 and has been an asset to our technical team right from the outset. His caring and kind nature, fantastic work ethic, knowledge, skills and abilities and funny memes will be greatly missed. […]
Open Submissions
Privacy Act Review | Attorney General’s Department | 10 January 2021 The AGD is consulting on proposals for reform and questions on the Privacy Act 1988 Discussion Paper. This will focus on aspects including on the scope and application of the Privacy Act, whether a statutory tort should be introduced for privacy invasions, the effectiveness […]