#128: 40 Years of .au with Dr Bruce Tonkin
From CommsDay Live by Grahame Lynch
March 19, 2026 · 26 min · Episode 137
About this episode
Grahame Lynch interviews Dr Bruce Tonkin about the 40-year history and evolution of the .au domain.
Grahame Lynch interviews Dr Bruce Tonkin, CEO of AUDA, about the 40-year history and evolution of the .au domain. They discuss AUDA's unique multi-stakeholder rules, the role of ICANN, the DNS infrastructure, critical infrastructure protections, and how domain names will shape digital identity and AI-driven services in the future.
People in this episode
Host: Grahame Lynch
Guest: Dr Bruce Tonkin
Topics covered
- domain history
- digital identity
- AI-driven services
- DNS infrastructure
- multi-stakeholder rules
Keywords
- .au domain
- AUDA
- ICANN
- DNS infrastructure
- digital identity
- AI services
- multi-stakeholder
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: AUDA, ICANN
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