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  • auDA introduces new rules to block domain hogs

    In a series of reforms announced this week, the Australian Domain Name Administrator (auDA) has regulated against domain traders by outlawing the practice of registering a domain name for the sole purpose of reselling it.

  • 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.

  • Confusing .au.com domain threatens Aussie users

    A US-based anti-spyware company has registered the ".com.au.com" domain name, which experts fear could be used by cybercriminals to create more convincing phishing attacks.

  • NetRegistry cries foul at failed WebCentral bid

    Domain name registrar NetRegistry has rejected claims its failed bid to buy rival Melbourne IT's acquisition target WebCentral included too many uncertainties.

  • auDA may open up .au

    Australia's domain name regulator is considering opening up the nation's top level .au domain, in a dramatic proposal that could see second-level domains such as "example.au" made available.

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  • Read the blog post - Renai LeMay

    auDA trying to raise profile?

    "If you own an .australian Web site you need to know who we are," screamed an orange and grey advertisement the nation's domain regulator placed in several newspapers.

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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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