Open second-level .au domains – cui bono?

[1] auDA, the body responsible for the management of the .au namespace, has revealed that it’s considering allowing second-level domain registrations such as ‘myname.au’.

[2] Presently, the .au namespace is split into a small number of second level domains (2LDs), such as id.au for individuals, and .com.au and .net.au for commercial entities and traders.

[3] The auDA’s names policy panel is considering whether to open up the second level that will result in names such as stephenwithers.au or qantas.au.

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[Source] Australian Information Technology News – Open second-level .au domains – cui bono?