auDA is proud to announce the release of its Digital Lives of Australians 2025 report. The research, now in its fifth year indicates a disparity between growing public concern over cybercrime and diminishing cyber preparedness among small businesses. 🔗

auDA has today opened applications for its 2025 Community Grant Program. The program supports community-led education and research activities that will enhance the benefit of the internet for Australians through digital inclusion and innovation. 🔗

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⭐ auDA is pleased to announce the recipients of the inaugural auDA Research and Development Program funding. 🚀 We have awarded $2.5 million over three years to support two projects. Read our statement to learn more:

auDA is pleased to publish our inaugural Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), which sets out the first steps of embedding the principles of reconciliation in our organisation. Read our RAP on the auDA website:

auDA has announced a change to the .au domain name licence wholesale price, effective 1 October 2025. See our statement: 

auDA is pleased to release our 2026-30 Strategy which sets out our areas of strategic focus, projects on which we will concentrate our efforts, & the values that will guide us over the next five years. Statement: Download strategy:

auDA is seeking expressions of interest from the public to join the Policy Advisory Panel tasked with undertaking a review of the .au Licensing Rules. The panel will comprise up to seven members in addition to a Panel Chair. 🔗

auDA’s Q3 2024-25 Quarterly Report is now live. Highlights include:.🎂 Three-year anniversary of .au direct and the 39-year anniversary of .au.📈 Reaching 4,260,259 domains under management.🙌 Announcing the 2024 Community Grant Program. 🔗

auDA’s Nomination Committee seeks expressions of interest from candidates for the Independent Chair and four auDA Board positions. Applicants with a diverse range of capabilities & experience are encouraged to apply. Visit the auDA website and apply:

auDA is pleased to announce the appointment of five external members to its Nomination Committee, which serves to identify, scrutinise and approve suitable candidates for appointment or election as a Director to the auDA Board. Learn more:

📝 auDA seeks community feedback on the auDA 2026-30 Draft Strategy. Your input will help us refine and finalise the Strategy and guide our work over the coming five years. Provide your feedback by 5pm 16 May:

📣 The annual Australian Internet Governance Forum ( is going to Adelaide!. auDA is a proud supporter of the auIGF, which this year will take place on 23-24 September. auIGF is a free event open to all stakeholders within the internet community.

auDA is pleased to welcome a revised Terms of Endorsement (2025), released by Minister Rowland following four weeks of public consultation with the multi-stakeholder internet community. Read more in our statement:

In 2025, auDA will commence a review of the .au Licensing Rules, led by an independent Policy Advisory Panel. Through an Issues Discovery Paper, your feedback will help us develop the Terms of Reference for the Panel and identify areas for improvement. 🔗

auDA is pleased to announce a three-year funding commitment to the Winston Churchill Trust to create the auDA Churchill Fellowship. Applications for the 2025 Fellowships will open 28 February 2025. Visit our website to find out more:

If you receive an unsolicited email of this nature, do not reply to it, click any links in it or provide any personal identification documents. Read more on our website:

auDA is aware of a phishing scam targeting .au domain name holders (registrants) via email. The emails are being sent by an individual posing as an auDA employee requesting registrants click a link to verify their registration details.

We’re seeking applications to join the auDA Nomination Committee. Committee members assist in providing objective and impartial advice by identifying, scrutinising and approving appropriate candidates to the auDA Board . 🔗

📥Submissions are closing soon! . auDA is seeking the community’s input on two documents to support accountability and respectful engagement between auDA and the community:.- Draft Engagement Charter.- Draft Conduct Complaints Policy. Have your say:

A new report from .au Domain Administration (auDA) reveals that .au domain names are the preferred choice for Australian consumers, with half of those surveyed saying they will only purchase from a business online if it has a website ending in .au. 🔗