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Research Highlights Ongoing Risks Around Domain Registrar Security

9 July 20267 August 2026 Domainer 399 Views domain registrations, Domain security

A newly published academic study has renewed concerns about domain registrar security, warning that weaknesses at the registrar level could

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.au Domains Continue Strengthening Australia’s Trusted Digital Identity

2 July 20267 August 2026 Domainer 536 Views .au, Australia, digital identity

Australia’s .au domain namespace continues to reinforce its position as one of the country’s strongest digital trust signals, as businesses

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auDA Notifies Domain Holders of a Data Incident

19 June 202624 June 2026 Domainer 612 Views

Friday 19th of June – clients reported receiving emails directly from auDA with the subject: “Data incident related to your

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Expired Domains Continue to Catch Businesses Off Guard

19 June 202619 June 2026 Domainer 432 Views domain insights, domain strategy, expired domains

Industry professionals say many businesses still underestimate how much their domain name controls beyond just a website address. An expired

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auDA Policy Review Recommendations Not Good For Domain Investors

5 June 20266 July 2026 Domainer 1510 Views

The review panel recommendations that started in 2025 and reported in 2026 are in and really bad news for domain

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Global Domain Registrations Reach 392.5 Million Worldwide

4 June 20265 June 2026 Domainer 983 Views domain insights, domain registrations, global domains

The global domain name industry continued its strong growth trajectory in the first quarter of 2026, with total domain registrations

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Defensive Domain Strategy is Becoming a Bigger Priority for Top Brands

2 June 202623 June 2026 Domainer 461 Views branding, domain strategy, domains

Domain names are no longer viewed as simple website addresses. Increasingly, businesses are treating them as valuable digital assets closely

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Direct Registration Strategy Guide

23 August 202223 August 2022 Domainer 3442 Views auda, dotau, Insights, strategy

Firstly lets clarify a few points. What is the .au direct priority allocation process? The Priority Allocation Process provides registrants

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35,000 .au domains registered on the 1st day

28 March 202220 June 2022 Domainer 3763 Views

24 March saw the launch of .au direct registrations from auDA and Afilias, and by all counts just over 35,000

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.au direct is live – well sort of…

24 March 202220 June 2022 Domainer 5036 Views

What a day! The long discussed launch of direct registration of a new domain extension in Australia went live today.Domain

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Oops all of .au is down (intermittently)

22 March 202220 June 2022 Domainer 3001 Views

Today we are seeing intermittent issues with all .au domains on any resolver that checks DNSSEC such as cloudflare or

money.com.au – $400,000
superannuation.com.au $250,000
pay.com.au – $168,000
fetch.com.au – $132,000
moneybuddy.com.au – $104,500
sleep.com.au – $100,000
broker.com.au – $100,000
lifeinsurance.com.au – $100,000
basketball.com.au – $99,000
dabble.com.au – $98,000
link.com.au – $66,000
synergy.com.au – $65,000
sumo.com.au – $63,250
urban.com.au – $59,820
finder.com.au – $55,000
bega.com.au – $50,000
land.com.au – $50,000
cpa.com.au – $50,000
shift.com.au – $46,000
more.com.au – $31,000
amber.com.au $27,500
topdesk.com.au $27,000
advice.com.au – $26,100
gas.com.au – $25,000
uc.com.au – $23,100
cadence.com.au – $22,500
ash.com.au – $17,600
rfm.com.au – $17,050
meditate.com.au – $16,500
resolve.com.au $16,500
bre.com.au $16,500
tradingroom.com.au – $15,000
Unfortunately many of the top
domain sales are under NDA.