The priority allocation period for .AU direct closes on 20 September 2022. If you hold a domain name in any other .au namespace (eg. com.au, org.au, id.au etc.), created prior to 24 March 2022, you are able to apply for Priority Status to register its exact match in .au direct until this date. Domains on priority hold will be released on Monday 3 October 2022. To be eligible to register a domain name in .au direct (forexample.au), the registrant must have an Australian presence as def... Read More
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Launch of .AU registrations on 24/03/2022 – Reminder
The opening date for the registration of .AU domain names is announced on 24/03/2022. As a reminder, during the first six months, the implemented priority allocation process will offer you the opportunity: To request an exact match for your existing domain names (.com.au / .net.au / .org.au etc) in .AU ; To register “new” domain names directly in .AU (domain names that would not exist in other extensions such as .com.au, .net.au, .org.au etc.). Please note: your exi... Read More
.AU domain names soon available for registration
Image source: kitkatty007 via Pixabay Until now, Australian domain names were only available for registrations in second level extensions, in particular .COM.AU. If the decision to open the .AU registration goes back to 2015, it took four years to set the rules! It seems that starting October 1st, 2019, the holder of the existing .com.au domain name, for example forexample.com.au, will be able to apply for priority status to register the exact match of their existing name in .AU, forex... Read More
