.au is critical for doing business in Australia
The Australian Government’s interactive report, Communications and media in Australia: How we use the Internet, highlighted that 99% of Australians spent time online in 2020.
One of the key issues for Internet users in Australia is trust. We have seen a prolific rise...
auDA goes live with new domain name rules
This week (12 April 2021) auDA, Australia’s domain name regulatory body, went live with some pretty major domain name changes.
Australia now has more than 3.3 million domain names under management and the changes under the new Licensing Framework include updates to:...
.AU changes: complaints and cancellation rules
New rules for .au domain names are coming into effect on 12 April 2021.
The new rules contain some important changes that aim to increase trust and confidence in the .au domain – including to complaints and cancellations.
Why complaints and cancellations matter
The .au...
Parent & Subsidiary Partnership Domain Name Agreements
On the 12th of April 2021, AuDA the Australian regulatory body for the .au domain space is scheduled to make changes to their policy, and this is outlined in the following article: AuDA Domain Name Changes.
This latest blog focuses on one specific change that has the...
Ensure that your domain name details are up to date
Domain Name Information Management
It is very important to make sure that your registrant contact details are up to date. Keeping registrant data up to date ensures that you can effectively manage your domain names. Out of date contact information can result in renewal...
au domain name abuse less than global average
Late last year auDA, the administrator of Australia’s .au top level domain, reported that the au domain name space only had 0.04 percent of its domain names that was involved in a security threat, compared to the global average of other ccTLD that represented 0.25...
AuDA Issue rare scam alert
AuDA issued an alert, via Twitter, of an email impersonation scam targeting .au registrants requesting for scan of personal documents. Note, AuDA notified customers that they would never go directly to Registrants for requests of information.
SCAM ALERT from AUDA:...
Changes to .au Domain Name Licencing Rules
Australia’s domain name governing body .au Domain Administration Limited (auDA) has made changes to .au domain name licencing rules. The new rules will take effect on 12 April 2021.
There will be significant changes to eligibility and allocation rules for some...
.au domain name changes to impact global companies
.au domain name changes are here.
Last year, AuDA the regulatory policy body for the .au Top Level Domains, released its draft Licensing Rules. The proposed changes seek to narrow the eligibility rules regarding non-Australian entities with no connection to Australia. This...
changes to the au domain name space 2020
The Future of .au is bright with changes coming to the au domain name space in 2020. Afilias Australia, the .AU Registry that looks after over 3.2 million domain names recently published a list of what’s coming in 2020 about their exciting initiatives. It is hoped these...
RDAP and AU domain names
What is RDAP?
RDAP and AU domain names is a hot topic a the moment. The Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP) is an alternative to WHOIS for accessing Internet resource registration data. RDAP is designed to address a number of shortcomings in the existing Whois service....
What is the .au domain name drop list?
Have you ever wanted to register a domain name but it was already taken but not in use? If so, it’s important that you get to know the AU domain name drop list.
The .au drop list is run by the Australian domain name authority, AuDA that lists domain names that have...