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Them’s The auDA Rules! (Part 1)

November 9, 2020November 9, 2020 Neddy 1959 Views

Today we start a series on Domainer about the many rules and policies that the Australian domain regulator has.

Unfortunately, in the opinion of many, we are way over-regulated in Australia compared to our peers in other countries. Check out this example:

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auDA, This Doesn’t Pass The Pub Test

November 5, 2020December 23, 2021 Neddy 1283 Views

So a Senior Manager at auDA makes a false statement to their contact in a Government department, and an approval already granted for a domain name on auDA’s Reserved List then goes up in smoke.

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auDA – What’s Happening With Netfleet?

November 4, 2020November 4, 2020 Neddy 1928 Views

For those involved on a daily basis in the domain industry, it is common knowledge that NetAlliance t/a Netfleet (an auDA accredited registrar) is not currently in a healthy state. As there has been silence from auDA, we at Domainer put some open questions out there.

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auDA CEO Tries To Stifle The Truth

November 2, 2020December 23, 2021 Neddy 1897 Views

This story is about some nefarious goings on at auDA concerning a domain name that had been effectively stripped from a domain investor. auDA’s new CEO has in my opinion stifled truth, transparency and accountability.

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One Good Turn Deserves Another

November 2, 2020November 2, 2020 Neddy 1284 Views

This is a quick story of how an unfortunate minor accident on Hinchinbrook Island in North QLD had a happy ending with a new friendship – and the sale of HinchinbrookIsland.com.au.

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Vexatious Complaints to auDA

August 21, 2020August 21, 2020 Neddy 1990 Views

As growth in domain name registrations and aftermarket purchases surge due to the effects of Covid-19, unfortunately the number of complaints to auDA seem to be rising as well. Some of these could be described as vexatious (denoting an action that is brought without sufficient grounds for winning, purely to cause annoyance to the defendant).

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Biggest VPN Merges With Domain Name Association

August 10, 2020August 11, 2020 Ashlee 1260 Views

The Domain Name Association (DNA) and the Internet Infrastructure Coalition (i2Coalition) announced they’re combining into North America’s largest internet infrastructure

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Telstra “Attack” Not Malicious – Actually DNS Issue

August 10, 2020August 11, 2020 Ashlee 1326 Views

Telstra initially believed it was the victim of a “malicious” cyber-attack last week, but it turned out that the issue

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Coinbase Adds Support For Crypto Domains

August 10, 2020August 11, 2020 Ashlee 1233 Views

The crypto exchange Coinbase, based in San Fransisco, has partnered with Unstoppable Domains to provide support for .crypto web domains.

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Don’t Lose Your Parked Domain Like This Reader

July 31, 2020July 31, 2020 Ashlee 1517 Views

Recently a member of our audience called Phil reached out to share a story of how he lost his domain

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AUS $12.2 Million Acquisition of Australian Domain Name Registrar

July 25, 2020June 23, 2022 Ashlee 1746 Views

Web.com, the domain name company, has just acquired Webcentral Group. WebCentral focuses on the Australian market and has 330,000 customers

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.