.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)
Article
16 sectionsContents
- 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
.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.
==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.