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Introduction of .au registrar quality initiative and wholesale pricing update
On 1 October 2026, auDA will introduce a Quality Performance Index (QPI) Program for auDA accredited .au registrars (registrars) to strengthen trust and integrity of the .au domain, and the wholesale price of a .au domain name licence per year will increase from AUD$8.64 to AUD$9.50 (ex GST) (effective 1 October 2026 00:00 UTC).
Applications open for auDA’s 2026 Community Grant Program
Applications for auDA’s 2026 Community Grant Program open today, with $750,000 in funding available for projects that deliver tangible benefits for under-served communities.
“Too small to be a target”: New report finds cyber security mindset puts small businesses at risk
New auDA research shows small businesses underestimate their cyber risk: one in three think they are too small to be targeted and nearly half believe that if large organisations cannot avoid cyber attacks, they have little chance of protecting their own business.
Data incident related to domain name registrations
auDA has become aware that in limited cases personal information, including government issued identifiers associated with the identity documents, of .au domain name registrants was visible when the domain name was queried on the public .au WHOIS service.
Expressions of interest: Non-Executive Board Directors 2026
auDA’s independent Nomination Committee seeks expressions of interest from candidates for three non-Executive Director roles on the auDA Board.
Proposed purpose statement and edu.au administrative changes
auDA has today opened two consultations for which it seeks community feedback.
Crazy Domains data incident
auDA has become aware that personal contact information about certain .au domain name registrants was disclosed .au registrar Crazy Domains.
auDA implements RDAP protocol to access public .au registry data
auDA has implemented the Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP) for the .au domain, providing a new way for machine-to-machine access to .au domain name registration information.
auDA awards $750,000 to community projects
Building on two decades of community impact, auDA has today awarded $750,000 in funding to 15 community projects that promote digital inclusion through the 2025 auDA Community Grant Program.
auDA to host APTLD91 in Brisbane, 2027
auDA is delighted to announce it has been selected to hold the 91st Asia Pacific Top Level Domain Association (APTLD91) Members Meeting in Brisbane, Australia in February 2027.
Directors elected to the auDA Board
auDA is pleased to announce Sandra Davey and Michael Trovato have been elected to the auDA Board in the 2025 Elected Director Ballot, as voted by auDA members and declared at today’s Annual General Meeting (AGM).
auDA’s 2024-25 Annual Report: Strengthening .au for a resilient digital future
.au Domain Administration (auDA) today released its 2024-25 Annual Report, centred on the theme Strengthening .au for a resilient digital future. The report outlines auDA’s work delivering a secure, reliable and trusted .au domain name system with uninterrupted availability to .au websites and email addresses for internet users around the world.