Annual Report 2025-26
The 2025-26 auDA Annual Report celebrates 40 years of .au, a milestone reached on 5 March 2026. Since it was established in 1986, .au has evolved into an essential component of Australia’s communications infrastructure, supporting Australians to connect, communicate and participate in the digital economy and society.
2025-26 Annual Report Summary
Read highlights from our 2025-26 Annual Report in our summary report available below.
Operating the .au DNS
4,387,430
total .au domain names under management, up 2.6%.
690,415
new domain name registrations in 2025-26.
100%
availability for .au DNS service.
Maintaining compliance in .au
auDA’s compliance activities uphold the .au Licensing Framework to maintain the integrity of the .au domain and promote community trust.
Enhancing digital engagement through .au
Engaging the .au community
auDA’s engagement with our multi-stakeholder community enables us to deliver on our Terms of Endorsement, achieve objectives under our 2026-30 Strategy and create more opportunities for Australians to benefit from the social and economic potential of the internet.
25%
of our members are women, as we continue to diversify our membership base.
157,300
people from under-served communities have used online materials funded from the Community Grant Program.
82
graduates from APIGA Australia and auDA Fellowships.
Our people
The auDA team grew to 69 employees as of June 2026, up from 64 people in June 2025. This includes the establishment of a new Innovation unit, led by Glenn Wightwick who joined auDA in June 2026 in the newly created Chief Innovation Officer role. We also welcomed staff to new roles within our security function, as part of our continued focus on the security and reliability of the .au DNS.
Governance
auDA is committed to robust, effective governance to meet the highest standards of transparency and accountability as we deliver on our purpose to connect Australians to an open internet with trust and confidence. In 2025-26 the Board guided implementation of the first year of auDA’s 2026-30 Strategy, oversaw the management of key risks, and helped ensure auDA continues to administer the .au in the public interest.
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Australasian Reporting Awards
Our 2023-24 and 2024-25 Annual Reports were awarded Silver at the Australasian Reporting Awards (ARA). Our 2022-23 and 2021-22 Annual Reports were awarded Bronze at the ARA.
Past Annual Reports
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2024-25 Annual Report
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2024-25 Annual Report - accessible version
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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