The .au Blog

auDA’s Digital Lives of Australians 2022 research report demonstrates the importance of the internet to the lives of Australian small businesses and consumers. To celebrate the launch of the report, auDA CEO Rosemary Sinclair AM hosted an online discussion alongside experts from Australia’s digital sector.

Saturday 3 December is International Day of People with Disability. auDA invited Gunela Astbrink, Chair of the Internet Society Accessibility Standing Group, to share with readers the importance of accessible online services to persons with disability.

As administrators of the .au domain, auDA recognises the criticality of the domain name system (DNS) to modern society. To explore the importance of the DNS, we hosted a webinar in November 2022 with auDA CEO Rosemary Sinclair AM, auDA Internet Governance and Policy Director Jordan Carter, and Cyber Security Cooperative Research Centre (Cyber Security CRC) CEO Rachael Falk. 

In the latest edition of our Leaders of tech Q&A, we hear from Minister for Communications the Hon Michelle Rowland MP. Minister Rowland shares her insights on the criticality of the domain name system (DNS) to Australia, government reform in response to recent high profile cyberattack, and the importance of Australia’s re-election to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

Following significant changes to the .au member program in 2022 and the roll back of COVID-related restrictions, we were keen to seek feedback on our program via our 2022 .au member survey. The results provide an important pulse-check for us as we consider further development our membership offering for 2023.