The .au domain administration body (auDA) said last night it planned to sell off previously-prohibited geographically-based domain names in the .com.au and .net.au spaces in AU$500 bundles, as well as implementing a host of other significant changes.
Australian businesses and consumers are increasing their Web presence, with more than 433,000 .au domains registered over the last year.
The combined number of .com.au and .net.au domain names has reached the 500,000 mark, two and a half years after .au Domain Administration (auDa) took over management of the .au domain space.
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.
All of the proposed new Australian second-level domains have been rejected by the New Names Advisory Panel.
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