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.au domain names in other languages a possibility: AUDA

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The organisation responsible for administering Australia's domain names has said it is willing to consider .au website addresses in other languages.

Last week the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced countries and territories will be able to apply to show domain names in their native language starting from mid-November.
The Australian Domain Name Administrator (AUDA) CEO, Chris Disspain said he was willing to consider non-Latin alphabet domain names in Australia.
"If we thought there was any demand for it we would certainly consider it," he said.
The ICANN decision is a significant technical tweak to Internet design and will assist in providing Internet access to millions of people who are not able to read Latin alphabet-based languages, such as those in North Asia, the Middle East and South Asia.

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