AusRegistry maintain the central database containing all .au domain names. AusRegistry do not sell domain names direct to the public. They provide domain names to “registrars”, or companies like Dot Easy Australia, who then in turn sell the domain names to the public at both a retail and reseller level. There are two types of .au domain names currently available for registration – “open names”, and “closed names”. The “open names” are types of domains that can be registered by anyone. The current types of names available are: .com.au / .net.au / .org.au / .asn.au / .id.au Closed Domains The “closed names”, or names that are only available for certain organisations or through special channels, include: .gov.au / .edu.au / .csiro.au
