Shorter, simpler and easy to remember

Footy, tradie, arvo. Shortening words is an Australian hobby and over the next few months Aus-tralian organisations will have the chance to register a brand new .au. It’s a great opportunity to shorten an existing domain name or to register a new one for the first time.

Show the world what you can do with your .au

Memorable

Memorable

Shorter domain names are easier to remember and faster to type.

Credible

Credible

Having a website gives your business credibility and builds trust.

Visible

Visible

Australian domain names show up higher in local search engine results.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • To be eligible you must have an “Australian presence”.
  • If you already have a .au extension associated with a domain, you will have preference when registering the new .au extension associated with that domain. For example, if you already have “yourdomain.com.au” or “yourdomain.net.au”, you will have preference for “yourname.au”.
  • If someone else also has an existing .au extension associated with the same domain as you, then there is a chance of a conflict. An example of this would be if you have “yourdomainname.com.au” and someone else has “yourdomainname.net.au”.

Registrations for the new .au domain names opened on the 24th of March 2022.

Prices will be determined by each domain name Registrar. A Registrar is a business that handles the reservations of domain names and the assignment of IP addresses for those domain names. Think Webcentral or Melbourne IT.

Any existing domain names registered prior to the launch date will be reserved from being registered as .au names for 6 months – know as the Priority Allocation period. During this period, only the existing registrants of reserved names will be able to apply for the equivalent .au. For more information on the Priority Allocation process, please visit auDA

If two or more eligible people apply to register for the same new .au, there will be a conflict. auDA, the governing body for .au domain names is finalising the conflict resolution process, but it looks likely that the two contesting parties will negotiate directly with each other to find the best resolution.

Anyone who satisfies the “Australian Presence” criteria will be able to register it in the same way .au domain names are registered today. To register a domain name, click here.

auDA provide a priority status tool which you can use to validate the status of your domain name. The details can be found here.

By being any one of the following:

  • A Sole Trader, Partnership, Company, Charity, Association or Trust with a current ABN or ACN.
  • A permanent Australian resident or citizen.
  • You are a foreign business with an Australian trademark application or registration.

By providing any one of the following:

  • Australian Driver’s License.
  • Australian Passport.
  • Australian Citizenship Certificate.
  • Australian Business Number (ABN).
  • Australian Company Number (ACN).
  • Australian Trademark Application or Registration.

auDA, the governing body for .au domain names, defines the eligibility rules. More information on auDA can be found at auda.org.au. We will update this page with more detail on the eligibility rules soon.

“yourname.com.au” is the domain name, “yourname” is the domain and “.com.au” is the domain extension.

.com.au, .net.au, .org.au, asn.au, .id.au are the main domain extensions, but there are also domains available to government, educational and religious organisations like gov.au and edu. au, .nsw.gov.au, .vic.edu.au, catholic.edu.au etc.