When a malformed BGP update made things interesting
On 8 October, we received alerts of IPv6 peers flapping toward several route servers across both IAA and NZIX. Investigation revealed that peers were receiving a malformed BGP update, isolated to our route server BGP daemon software (Bird v2.0.7). The issue stemmed from Bird propagating an attribute it didn’t support, and it wasn’t just us. […]
Adventuring at BSides Canberra 2025
In late September, IAA’s trusty Development Team, Kyle and Cam, embarked on a quest to Canberra for the biggest BSides yet. We’re told it was a packed few days of talks, workshops, and a strong focus on AI and machine learning in security. One of the most talked-about sessions was Bitsquatting .gov.au Domains by Matthew […]
IAA Member Portal update
It’s been a quiet quarter on the Portal front, but there are still a few changes worth noting. Member Resources has had a facelift, and you’ll now find more IAA reports and resources conveniently located within. Peering Service Provisioning has been improved with automatic IP address allocation, making setup smoother and faster. Most of the […]
Ready to roll? Perth kicks our tournament off this week!
Our End of Year Events series is about to begin and Perth, you’re up first this week! We’re wrapping up 2025 with our Tournament of Peers. Held across Perth, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide, we’re pitting exchanges head-to-head to see who will be crowned IAA’s bowling champions. Join us for an evening of tenpin bowling, […]
Apply Now for IAASysters Brisbane 2026!
Following the success of this year’s Melbourne program, we’re thrilled to announce that IAASysters 2026 will take place alongside AusNOG 2026 in Brisbane! IAASysters Workshop – 2 September 2026AusNOG Conference – 3–4 September 2026 Applications are now open for IAASysters Brisbane, a program designed to empower women in the internet industry through practical sessions, mentoring, […]
ACS Tasmania End-of-Year Celebration 2025
As the year winds down, IAA is pleased to support the ACS Tasmania Branch’s End-of-Year Celebration. This joint event bringing together Members from ACS, TASICT, AWSN, and IAA. Join us on Thursday, 27 November at the Boardwalk Gallery, Wrest Point Conference Centre, for an evening of networking, food, and refreshments as we celebrate another year […]
Advocacy Corner update: September – November 2025
It’s been yet another busy quarter in all things telco and internet policy; from holding our quarterly PPAP meeting, to our CEO and Senior Policy Officer presenting at various industry events on telco regulation and all the submissions we’ve made in between! And with the ACMA’s recent announcement to reject the TCP Code, we’re expecting […]
Welcome new Members! November 2025
Welcome to our newest Professional Members: Keith BesgroveJosh DuckettJustin GettensRussell Harrower Andrew RutherfordKarla StokesDiego Torre Welcome to our Corporate Members: TasmaNet Please join us in welcoming TasmaNet! They join IAA following the transfer of services from Field Solutions Group to TasmaNet as they are now part of CommsGroup Limited. As a leading Australian telecommunications provider, TasmaNet […]
From the CEO’s desk – August 2025
So here we are into the new financial year, and it’s out with the old and in with the new. We’ve got fantastic new content services being switched on shortly, with Microsoft caches coming online across the country; we’ve issued end of sale notices for 1Gbps ports at several locations, flagged the closure of Host […]