Handover to Afilias is now complete. It's already July 1 in Australia, and that means that Afilias is now the backend registry service provider for over 3 million domain names ending in .Au. .Au domain overseer auDA put the contract for managing .au ... Continue Reading1 Comment
auDA drops Neustar, to transition 3 million .au domain names to Afilias
· ServicesAfilias gets big contract win in Australia. Domain name registry company Afilias has won a competitive tender and been selected by the Australian country code manager auDA to manage the .au domain name starting in July of 2018. This is a big win for ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Chinese resellers cut off from .Au domain names
· Domain RegistrarsRegistry cites fraud in a decision to halt .au registrations from Chinese resellers. .au Domain Administration Ltd (auDA), the registry for Australia's .au domain names, has instructed Tucows to cut off Chinese resellers from .au domain ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Australian domain market up in arms over Netfleet bidding scandal
· Expired DomainsAustralia gets its own type of "Halvarez". The Australian domain community is still reeling from a controversy that emerged in late September. Haven't heard? Then you're not an Aussie. But if private bids are shared to attract competing bidders, then ... Continue Reading34 Comments
Neustar acquires Bombora and ARI
· ServicesNeustar continues to grow its top level domain name services business with acquisition. Neustar has acquired Australia-based Bombora Technologies Pty Ltd, the registry services provider of the .au top-level domain and numerous other top-level domains, ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Australian Gripe Site Back Up After Domain Name Deleted
· Policy & LawDeleted domain back in hands of gripe site. What happens when you register a .au domain name for a gripe site about a politician behind Australia's push for net censorship? It gets censored. That's what happened to the registrant of ... Continue Reading5 Comments