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The news that auDA has decided to go ahead with direct registrations in the .au namespace is disappointing, but not surprising.

Domain administrator, auDA, is to introduce direct registrations in .au, after its board accepted the recommendation of the 2015 Names Policy Panel on direct registrations.

Australian’s may be allowed to register just .AU domain names if the auDA Board agrees.

Moves are afoot to allow people and organisations to register second level domains (2LDs) in the .au space. Here's why I think it's a bad idea.

Australians would be allowed to register domain names directly under .au if recommendations released today by the panel which sets the country’s domain policy framework are adopted.

Australia now has 3 million .au domains under management, putting us in the top 10 of all countries by volume.

auDA, the body responsible for the management of the .au namespace, is considering allowing second-level domain registrations such as myname.au. Who would benefit?

.au is one of the 10 biggest country code domains, but it is becoming a mature market.

The number of domains registered in the .au space continues to rise exponentially, according to a new report.

According to a report prepared by Deloitte Access Economics, the .au ccTLD contributes nearly half a billion dollars to the Australian economy.

The existence of two million .au domain names for the first time is being heralded as an achievement. It's certainly a milestone, but I think that Australia - apart from the domain name industry - would be better off with a smaller number.

Australian registrations of the .au second level country domain has hit the 2 million mark, putting it into the top 10 country codes worldwide. Despite a preponderance for businesses worldwide to go for top level domains, Australia has remained one of the countries where businesses, governments and not-for-profit organisations have largely opted to retain the local flavour that the .au domain imparts.