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.au Licensing Rules Review recommendations: status and next steps
In August 2026, the auDA Board approved the Panel's recommendations in principle and directed management to develop an implementation plan that takes into account the impact of the recommendations. No changes to the .au Licensing Rules have been finalised. As part of this work, auDA is considering the impact of all recommendations and how they might be implemented.
Announcing the 2026 recipients of the auDA Churchill Fellowship
The Winston Churchill Trust, in partnership with .au Domain Administration Limited (auDA), is pleased to announce Catherine Brown and Anthony Wylde as the recipients of the 2026 auDA Churchill Fellowship.
Submission: Joint Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence: A National Trust Anchor for AI Agents
The Joint Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence sought submissions from the public as part of its inquiry into a range of matters relating to artificial intelligence (AI) as per its Terms of Reference. auDA's submission includes a whitepaper titled A national trust anchor for AI agents: Why the country-code Top Level Domain (ccTLD) regsitry should operate the national agent namespace. You can read our summary below, or download the full whitepaper.