In our portfolio of 2,500 name, we only have a few hundred net.au. I think I've probably undevalued them over the years. Certainly based on some pretty solid sales that have happened over the years.

However here's a thought that may make net.au investors even happier.

There's a real push at the moment for registrations to be opened up directly under .au

If this happens, based on exeprience overseas, at some stage (it could take a few years, could take 10 years+) you would expect .au to become the favoured and most valuable of the three options.

So grabbing .au domains in a 'landrush' could be very lucrative.

Normally with releases like these there are several stages. First stage might check TM holders. Second stage could well give the option to the equivalent com.au and/or net.au holder.

So for example, before releasing example.au to the general public, the holders of example.net.au and example.com.au might get first dibs with an auction between the two parties if both respond favourably.

What do you think?

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Would love first stage to be given to .com.au and .net.au holders - but mainly only cos it suits me

Suprised this is coming up again, wasn't it quashed not to long ago by panel review?

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Yes you're right but back on the agenda again. The option of registration for 1,2 or 5 years was also rejected last session I think but back again.

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there is no reason to add another extension to Australia. There are over 10,000 names for sale at netfleet.com.au alone and tens of thousands of generic .net.au's still available.

The only people who want to see a new extension are auda ( who makes money for every registration) and the registrars.

Im sure companies like seek.com.au , rsvp.com.au , jobs.com.au, realestate.com.au would not want to see seek.au, rsvp.au, jobs.au, realestate.au all suddenly available for them to be basically blackmailed into bidding to make sure they got the new extension

If I was an investor I would go to netfleet and buy the best name I could get now.. I would not be thining about waiting for ten years until .au which wil probably never happen as there is no need for it etc.

Just my opinion .. dont shoot the messenger

Also I wouldnt bother with .net.au's personally. Yes there are so many still available.... this should slow people down in thinking they are valuable or ever wil be.

There will never be a .au extension. Too many major companies have invested in .com.au now.. they wont be blackmailed to have to buy .au just to keep their .com.au safe etc.

Agreed, I don't think a .au extension would serve any purpose whatsoever.

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I actually really dislike the sound of just .au on it's own, to me it feels less... professional maybe?

just .au would sound rubbish, would be like .NU domains or something...complete waste of money..

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Yes I hope .au never become available. For one it sounds crappy and 2 it would flood an already illiquid market.

Surely that is reason enough given Auda are in control of things?

Agree, it is a very poor choice in my view.

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