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Annual Reports

Our Annual Reports provide a detailed overview of our work each financial year along with our Annual Financial Report.

Annual Report 2024-25

auDA’s 2024-25 Annual Report, Strengthening .au for a resilient digital future, demonstrates the strength underlying .au, the world’s seventh largest country code Top Level Domain (ccTLD), and its significant contribution to Australia’s digital economy.

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An infographic showing key auDA trust metrics in the 2024-25 financial year. It uses a bar chart to show, as of June 2025, auDA manages 4,275,710 million .au domain names, up from 4,249,932 in June 2024, and 4,236,447 in June 2023. The infographic also shows there was 100 per cent availability of the .au DNS, Registry database and WHOIS service in the financial year 2024-25. The final information shown in the infographic is that auDA completed 22,499 compliance audits in 2024-25.

Trust in .au

We maintain trust in .au by operating a reliable .au, upholding best practice security and delivering a transparent and accessible .au Licensing Framework. In the financial year, we supported more than 4.2 million .au domain names, delivered 100 per cent availability on the .au domain name system (DNS), registry database and WHOIS service, and completed 22,499 compliance audits, up 39 per cent from the prior year.

An infographic showing key auDA Innovation achievements in the 2024-25 financial year. It shows that in 2024-25 auDA’s R&D Grant Program awarded $2.5 million to two projects over three years; auDA’s Community Grant Program awarded $600,000 across 15 projects; a new fellowship program, the auDA Churchill Fellowship, was announced; and auDA produced the A secure .au and Why .au? research reports.

Supporting innovation

We invest in initiatives that deliver benefits for Australian internet users through the .au domain. In 2024-25 we expanded our Public Benefit Program. In addition to our annual Community Grant Program, we launched the inaugural round of our Research and Development (R&D) Grant Program and announced the new auDA Churchill Fellowship, delivered with the Churchill Trust.

Case study: Community Grant Program

auDA’s Community Grant Program provides funding for community initiatives and research that support digital inclusion and innovation. Hear from some of our recent grant recipients.

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"auDA’s contribution to the Autistic Pregnancy and Parenthood Hub has been vital. It is already being implemented by Australian hospitals and delivering positive outcomes for Autistic mothers and carers."
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"We collaborated with Anangu women to develop the Tjitjiku Mai app and provide culturally relevant nutrition information for parents and carers across the NPY region. We’ll continue to promote the app to help families feel confident during a significant time in a new baby’s life."
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"This project has been an empowering experience for participants. We thank auDA for its generous support. The resources continue to help community organisations strengthen their digital capacity and resilience in the community."
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An infographic showing key auDA multi-stakeholder engagement achievements in the 2024-25 financial year. It shows that auDA reached 5,831 .au members at the end of June 2025 and uses a column chart to show the growth in the membership program from 4,312 at the end of June 2023, to 5,057 at the end of June 2024, to 5,831 at the end of June 2025. The infographic also shows auDA held 11 registrar briefings and one registrar summit in 2024-25, as well as engaged in 46 internet governance and policy events.

Multi-stakeholder engagement

auDA fosters strong relationships in delivering a trusted .au and participating in multi-stakeholder internet governance. We engage with members locally and with stakeholders locally, regionally and globally. Highlights from the financial year include growing our membership base by 781 to 5,831 members, engaging broadly with industry, government, civil society and academia on internet governance and technology policy, and supporting .au registrars to enable a competitive .au market.

The APIGA Australia class of 2024.

Case study: Australian Internet Governance Academy Australia 2024

auDA is committed to developing the next generation of internet governance experts. To support this goal, auDA hosted the inaugural Asia Pacific Internet Governance Academy Australia (APIGA Australia) program, with 40 participants from across the nation, in November 2024. The program provided an interactive learning environment and enabled participants to build their understanding of how the internet and multi-stakeholder governance model work, as well as grow their network of internet governance enthusiasts.

An infographic showing key auDA people achievements in the 2024-25 financial year. Using a column chart it shows that auDA’s staff gender diversity was 52 per cent men and 48 per cent women as of June 2025. It also shows that auDA staff engagement was 79% and that auDA’s values are ‘Contribute: locally and globally’, ‘Better together’, and ‘Strive for excellence’.

Our people

Our people work together to create a supportive, high-performing workplace that drives auDA’s purpose forward. auDA maintained strong gender balance across its staff in the period. Staff engagement rose four percentage points to 79, reflecting our investment in our people and a strong workplace culture.

Governance at auDA

We are committed to effective governance, a strategic capability articulated in our 2021-25 Strategy and identified as a top material theme by our stakeholders. The auDA Board of Directors provides advice and oversight to auDA. In 2024-25, the Board supported a range of key activity, including input to and approval of auDA’s 2026-30 Strategy, engagement with the auDA community, including Board Advisory Committees, and approval of the Terms of Reference for the 2025 .au Licensing Rules Review.

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Australasian Reporting Awards

Our 2023-24 Annual Report was awarded Silver at the Australasian Reporting Awards (ARA). Our 2022-23 and 2021-22 Annual Reports were awarded Bronze at the ARA.

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Past Annual Reports

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2023-24 Annual Report

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2023-24 Annual Report - accessible version

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2022-23 Annual Report

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2022-23 Annual Report - accessible version

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2021-22 Annual Report

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2020-21 Annual Report

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