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  • Domain name wars not yet over in Australia

    While Australia never suffered the extreme examples of Internet domain mania seen in the US, it seems many local registrars are still prepared to go to extreme lengths to secure desirable domains.

  • auDA urges Australian businesses to back .au

    Australian privately run domain regulator auDA said it would like to see more local companies supporting the nation's top level commercial domain suffix, .com.au.

  • Aust Internet registrations buck dot com trend

    Business and individuals are registering or renewing dot-au domain names in increasing numbers, in stark contrast to the decline in use of the more mature dot-com domain, the Australian domain name registry claims.

  • Qld pastor buys AnnaBligh.net

    A church pastor in central Queensland has bought two internet domains bearing the name of Premier Anna Bligh.

  • LinkedIn retrieves Australian domain

    US-based business social networking company LinkedIn has taken action to retrieve the Australian version of its internet address from local digital marketing agency Clear Blue Day.

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  • Property business sunk after domain dispute

    A Sydney Web-based business has been stripped of its registered domain name with only 24 hours notice by an administrative body, after it was found to have "wrongly lapsed" from its original owner early last year.

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