2014 AGM: Call for Nominations
EFA’s 2014 Annual General Meeting will be held on Sunday 23rd November in Internet Relay Chat (IRC). Nominations for the five vacant Board seats are now being sought from financial members. Self-nomination is acceptable and encouraged. If you are unsure of your membership status, or if you have not already received a notice by email, […]
October events: book now!
EFA is proud to present the following events in October. Book your tickets today! Brisbane: Julian Burnside Saturday, 11th October, 6.00pm for 7.00pm In conjunction with Queensland Council for Civil Liberties, this event will feature leading Human Rights lawyer Julian Burnside AO QC who will speak about the threat to civil liberties inherent in indiscriminate communications data retention and […]
Debrief from Brazil: 3rd June
The Internet Society of Australia, in conjunction with auDA, APNIC and the Federal Department of Communications are holding a ‘debrief’ on the Net Mundial: Global Multistakeholder Meeting on the Future of Internet Governance, held last month in Sao Paolo, Brazil. This session will cover what happened, and what we can take away from the meeting, […]
Win a copy of No Place to Hide by Glenn Greenwald
We’ve got six copies of Glenn Greenwald’s recently published book, No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA and the Surveillance State to give away. Simply Join EFA or setup a recurring donation before the end of the financial year (30th June) to go into the weekly draw. Already an EFA member? Renew your membership […]
Speak Out #5: Introducing Fair Use – Niva Elkin-Koren
Thursday 15th May, 18:30 AEST Israel adopted a new copyright law in 2007, which included a shift from a British-style ‘fair dealing’ framework to an American-style ‘fair use framework. The Australian government is currently considering its response to the Australian Law Reform Commission’s recent report, which recommends that Australian copyright law be shifted in the same manner. […]