Our end-of-year embargo period will run from  from Friday 22 December 2023 to Sunday 7 January 2024 (inclusive).

Amidst all the events going on over the past few months, our Policy Team has remained busy – attending the regional, and Australian Internet governance forums, meeting…

We’ve had a busy couple of months since my last update, with still more coming up that I’d like to share with you!

Find out what’s been happening and what’s in store with our Convergent Conference Events.

We’ll soon be heading to the Gold Coast with this year’s IAASysters.

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In June NSW-IX turned 10 and we celebrated in style at Helm Bar & Bistro, Sydney.

Find out more and check out some of the photos from the night.

Things continue to be busy for the policy team. Over the past couple months, we’ve been involved in the NBN Co SAU (Special Access Undertaking) variation process which will hopefully come to a close by the end of the year. NBN Co will be submitting an updated SAU later this month, and hopefully, this iteration will be acceptable.

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IAA’s Policy Officer, Sophia Joo, spoke at the inaugural Comms Day Policy Forum in mid-June, joining representatives from industry, academics, research analysts, the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO), and Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN) to discuss the future of telecommunications policy in Australia.

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As of 16 June, the eSafety Commissioner registered five Online Safety Codes, for different sections of the Internet industry, including Internet carriage services.

The Codes, implemented under the Online Safety Act, are designed to improve the safety of the online environment, particularly with regard to content involving child sexual abuse, terrorist acts, extreme violence and other material inappropriate for children.

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