About CAUBE

CAUBE.AU was formed to represent the views of those in Australia who are opposed to the advertising practices which are collectively known as email spam. Consumers are increasingly hostile to spam, whether it comes from unknown or known senders. CAUBE.AU is an all-volunteer grassroots organisation dedicated to eliminating spam from electronic mail boxes, with a focus on Australia's role in preventing spam. We pursue these aims through community education programs, by providing this site, which is a central repository for information on spam in Australia, and by providing advice to the government on how best to deal with the spam problem.

We have been involved in numerous activities that have improved the regulatory situation in Australia, including activities leading up to the enactment of the Spam Act 2003, consultations on the best practice model for electronic commerce, Parliamentary committee inquiries, and industry code development.

Recognising that the trends in spam volumes clearly demonstrate that spam is a real danger to the value of electronic mail, the Australian Government and the Australian Parliament acted to ban most spam, passing the Spam Bill 2003 in December 2003. This reflects the reality that by its nature, the spam problem cannot be solved without legislation designed to deal with spam. The resulting Spam Act 2003 (Cth) outlaws the vast majority of spam

While we regard legislation as necessary for consumer protection, we also value the role of education. While education cannot address the problem of unrepentant spammers who would happily destroy the Internet if it would earn them a few bucks in change, there are those who spam simply because they are not aware of the destructive nature of that method of advertising. We believe that many of these people, when given a reasonable and balanced representation of the facts, will agree that spam is an inexcusably unethical method of promoting their products.