iiNet acquires Internode

21 02 2012

National ISP iiNet has today (22 December 2011) announced the acquisition of competitor Internode in a $105 million deal. The acquisition will see iiNet add a further 19

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auDA releases governance review of .au

21 02 2012

.au Domain Administration Ltd (auDA) the regulator of the .au domain name space today (15 December 2011) released a review of governance undertaken by Westlake Consulting

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Cyber Security Moves to PM’s Office

21 02 2012

13 December 2011 saw the Prime Minister reshuffle her cabinet, but in amongst the reshuffle was a one line comment which carried great significance, that is, Cyber Securi

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Samsung free to sell Galaxy Tab

21 02 2012

The High Court has today (9 December 2011) refused Apple’s special leave application to appeal against an earlier Full Federal Court of Australia decision, which lifted

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auDA releases new Transfers policy

24 11 2011

auDA has released the new Transfers (Change of Registrant) Policy (2011-03) to replace the previous transfers policy, following recommendations of the Secondary Market Wo

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Registration of .au domains by foreigners

10 11 2011

ATTENTION - THIS POST IS NO LONGER CURRENT UNDER THE NEW AUDA RULES WHICH CAME INTO OPERATION ON 12 APRIL 2021. PLEASE CONTACT US FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. We are often a

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TIO Releases Annual Report

08 11 2011

The Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman today released its annual report, which highlighted a spike in the number of complaints received, with mobile phone services lea

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Carnegie Fund invests $3 million in domain industry company

03 11 2011

It has been reported that the Carnegie Fund, a fund supported by the Australian Government through the Innovation Investment Fund (IIF) program has invested $3 million in

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VIC and NSW Governments team up for new GTLD tender

26 10 2011

The Victorian and New South Wales governments have teamed up to open a tender for the application and provision of registry services for new GTLDs including .melbourne an

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ACCC to appeal Google judgment

22 10 2011

The ACCC has announced that it intends to appeal the recent Federal Court decision which found that Google was not liable for misleading and deceptive conduct in publishi

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