What are the special rules governing all .au domains?
.au domains are available on a first-come first-served basis. It is not possible to pre-register or otherwise reserve a domain name. Registrants must be Australian Domain name licences may only be allocated to a registrant who is Australian. Domain name licence period. Domain names may only be licensed for a period of 2 years (no more and no less). Reserved domain names. A list of reserved domain names that may not be registered in the .au space is available.