Back in 2016, .au Domain Administration Ltd
(auDA), the governing body for .au domain
names, approved the introduction of second level .au domain name
registrations, also known as "direct registrations" (for
example: mydomain.au). Initially planned for launch in Q4
2019, auDA announced recently that the launch of direct
registrations would be delayed, and is now likely to take place in
the first half of 2020. It also stated that further time was
required to promote awareness amongst new audiences, share more
widely auDA's plans to simplify the licence rules and
to consider and avoid any potential implementation issues.
auDA will also use the extra time to "partner
with industry to further test software changes, improve complaint
processes and work with registrars to efficiently check the
eligibility of applicants".1
