The registry comprises the following:
- a database of domain names registered in each 2LD
- a public WHOIS service for looking up the identity of the registrant of a domain name.
Identity Digital Australia (formerly Afilias Australia Pty Ltd) is the registry operator for the open 2LDs (asn.au, com.au, id.au, net.au and org.au), the community geographic 2LDs (act.au, nsw.au, nt.au, qld.au, sa.au, tas.au, vic.au and wa.au) and two closed 2LDs (edu.au and gov.au).
Identity Digital Australia was appointed the 2LD registry operator by way of open tender processes held in 2017.
Registry Reports
auDA publishes monthly reports on domain registration activity and registry performance.
2023 Registry Tender Project
Read about the 2023 tender process to select a .au registry operator.
The Registry Transformation Project (2017)
In 2017 auDA conducted a tender process to select a provider to provide services for the .au registry.
