.au

.au is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Australia. It was created on 5March 1986. Domain name policy is managed by .au Domain Administration (auDA). As of July 2018, the registry is operated by Afilias.

AI overview

.au is the internet address ending used for websites and email addresses in Australia, similar to how .com is used internationally. It has been in use since 1986 and is managed by an organization called auDA, which sets the rules for how Australian domains are registered and used.

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Key facts

Top level domain.name: .au
Top level domain.image: DotAu domain logo.svg
Top level domain.type: Country code top-level domain
Top level domain.status: Active
Top level domain.registry: Various
Top level domain.sponsor: .au Domain Administration (auDA)
Top level domain.intendeduse: Entities connected with Australia
Top level domain.actualuse: Very popular in Australia
Top level domain.registereddomains: 4,138,919
Top level domain.dateregistereddomains: 10 December 2022
Top level domain.restrictions: Limited to individuals, companies, and organisations located in Australia; different subdomains have various other restrictions. See .au Domain Administration Rules: Licensing (2019–01)
Top level domain.structure: Names may be registered at the third level within generic second-level categories; direct second-level registration allowed from 24 March 2022
Top level domain.document: IANA report on redelegation; ICANN registry agreement
Top level domain.disputepolicy: .au Dispute Resolution Policy (auDRP) (2016-01), .au Domain Administration Rules: Licensing (2019–01), Complaints Policy (2015-01), Complaints (Registrant Eligibility) Policy (2004-01)
Top level domain.dnssec: Yes
Top level domain.website: auDA; Afilias Australia

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Wikidata facts

Official website: www.auda.org.au
Image: Flag of Australia.svg

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inception: 1986-03-05
Commons category: .au

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Contents

History
Operation
Structure
Second-level domains
.au Direct namespace
State and Territory Namespaces
Third-level domains
Historic second-level domains
Registration policies and rules
''Domain Name Eligibility and Allocation Policy Rules'' (2002 to 2021)
auDA rules: Licensing (2021–present)
.au Dispute Resolution Policy (auDRP)
Domain statistics
Other Australian domain names
References
External links

==History== The domain name was originally allocated by Jon Postel, operator of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to Kevin Robert Elz of Melbourne University in 1986.