January - April 2018 NEWS
April 30, 2018
Swaziland's King Mswati III has officially renamed his country to the Kingdom of eSwatini - it's not clear whether this will also mean a change of domain name extension. Read more »
April 23, 2018
If you haven't switched your domain to run over secure sockets layer (SSL) yet, it's worthwhile giving it some priority. Read more »
April 16, 2018
Recently published statistics indicate the Australian domain name space grew 1.3% by the end of March 2018, compared to March 2017.. Read more »
April 2, 2018
Laws relating to accessing digital assets, including domain names, after a person passes away or is incapacitated are to be examined by the NSW Law Reform Commission... Read more »
March 26, 2018
A case in Canada of domain names reportedly being held hostage has lessons for registrants in Australia as well. Read more »
March 19, 2018
An all-time high of 3,074 domain cybersquatting cases were brought before the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) over the course of last year. Read more »
March 12, 2018
What it means when an Australian domain name "drops" from the .au registry, where you can view domains queued up to be dropped and the process leading up to it. Read more »
March 5, 2018
Many registrants may not be aware of typosquatting rules in place for Australian domain names - here's a brief look at what typosquatting is and how the rules work. Read more »
February 23, 2018
The most recent Versign Domain Name Industry Brief reports the .au namespace is still hanging in as a top ten country code Top Level Domain (ccTLD). Read more »
February 18, 2018
The 2018 Telstra Small Business Intelligence Report reveals many small businesses in Australia still don't have a web site - and they probably need one. Read more »
February 12, 2018
.au Domain Administration (auDA) last week published a public notice regarding the issue of domain names restricted under Australian law. Read more »
February 7, 2018
People in India love their cricket, so you can imagine the panic when the Board Of Cricket Control In India (BCCI) web site stopped functioning. Read more »
February 2, 2018
Late last week, auDA, which oversees the .au domain space, released an important public discussion paper concerning the future of Australian domain names. Read more »
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