Frequently Asked Questions

What is a top-level domain (TLD)?

A "Top Level Domain" is what comes after the last dot in a Domain Name. Or, to put another way, what is to the ‘right” of the final dot. Some of the most commonly known Top Level Domains are: .com, .net, and .org and .au.

The Top Level Domain types such as .com, .net and .org have been around for many years (since the Internet took its current form). Most of the possible (and comprehensible) Domain Names have been allocated from these TLDs.

There are also country code Top Level Domains (ccTLDs), such as .uk for the United Kingdom and .au for Australia. The .au country code TLD is one of the most well respected in the world. Australian Internet users trust websites that have a .au Domain Name because they know they are protected by effective policy regulation (see auDA).