Note that .info.au has existed for years.  

From: http://aunic.net/policies.html#infoau

<snip>
.info.au
The administration of the .info.au subdomain is undertaken by Robert Elz
(kre&#167;munnari.oz.au).

info.au is currently on hold. New applications are not being accepted at
this time. 

This domain was used to identify major Australian public information service
and resources, such as the National Science Week site scienceweek.info.au,
the missing persons site, missingpersons.info.au and similar resources.
</snip>

jon
>-- Original Message --
>Reply-To: dns&#167;lists.auda.org.au
>Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2002 09:48:41 +1000 (EST)
>From: "Michael-Pappas" <auda&#167;michael-pappas.com>
>To: <dns&#167;lists.auda.org.au>
>Subject: RE: [DNS] RE: auDA to consider new names for .au
>
>
>I feel a need to ad to this now... Kim suggested that the price will drop
>with the number of registrations increase..
>
>This may be true but the fact still remains that at the present it would
>be
>silly to not take this current charge into account as the number will not
>increase untill such time as the new registry is working and education
of
>the public takes place prior to the start of open slather competition
>between registrars.
>
>Also I see a great need to see that we have a good working system to ad
>these domain names to.
>
>Having said that the only domain names that I could see that would really
>help and open up the .au space would be domain names in the .info.au and
>biz.au domain space. (At this time) This being as it will provide an
>Australian base for Australian and International Trademark/Business Holders
>to choose any combination of ;
>
>.com / .com.au
>.net / .net.au
>.org / .org.au
>.biz / .biz.au
>.info / .info.au
>
>This is for world wide protection of names..... simply and affectivly it
>also brings australia into a more global market when it comes to protecting
>internet traffic.... this also must have auDRP policies of course....
>
>By Opening up footy.au or state.au domain names we are moving in the
>direction of to many variables and who is entitled... I'm sure that the
>proprosals will be looked to and taken with all seroiusness but I hardly
>thing that there would be stead fast rules that all could see are fair.
>
>With the introduction of .info.au (my favorite) and .biz.au (something
I
>believe should never have been approved due to alt root and the doubleing
>of commmercial domain space) with the same requirments of ABN, RBN,
>trademark or non-profit. Simply this would make an asy way to move forward
>in our manage .au ccTLD.
>
>Michael-Pappas.
>
>> $5 is not possible either, you need to remember that ther is the $11
>> charge to auDA from the registry.
>>
>> $11 + $(Registry charge) + $(Registrar costs) = Total$
>>
>> It would nearly be impossible for the auDA to restrict pricing on any
>> and all TLD's other than at the registry record end.
>>
>> Michael-Pappas.
>>
>>>>$5AUD a year on any sub-domains under them as a condition of
>>> registration.
>>>
>>> what a ripp off ..
>>>
>>> i'd rather have www.geocities.com/~auDA for free !
>>>
>>>
>>> Ginger
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Dassa [mailto:dassa&#167;dhs.org]
>>> Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 9:45 PM
>>> To: dns&#167;lists.auda.org.au
>>> Subject: RE: [DNS] RE: auDA to consider new names for .au
>>>
>>>
>>> |> -----Original Message-----
>>> |> From: Jon Lawrence [mailto:jon&#167;jonlawrence.com]
>>> |> Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 10:47 PM
>>> |> To: dns&#167;lists.auda.org.au
>>> |> Subject: RE: [DNS] RE: auDA to consider new names for .au
>>> |>
>>> |>
>>> |> so who gets magpies.footy.au?
>>> |>
>>> |> Wests (NRL)?
>>> |> Collingwood (AFL)?
>>> |> Port Adelaide (SANFL)?
>>> |> etc
>>> |> etc?
>>> |>
>>> |> I tend to agree with you that creating new 2LDs adds very little
>>> value to
>>> |> the .au domain space.  Lets give id.au a go and see how it
>>> fares...much
>>> |> the same as the recently released me.uk I suspect (ie noone wants
>>> them).
>>> <SNIP>
>>>
>>> I disagree.  There is a need for some additional 2LD's.  Not to put
>>> anything against id.au, I think having some geographical names under
>>> (state).au at a fixed cost would be beneficial and meet some consumer
>>> demand.  What I don't want to see is hostnames under such 2LD's
>>> costing the same sort of price as *.com.au hostnames.  I would like
to
>>> see a reasonable price charged for (city).(state).au and a fixed price
>>> of say $5AUD a year on any sub-domains under them as a condition of
>>> registration.  The (city) level should have strict criteria for the
>>> body acting as the registry on the 3LD.  For instance the body should
>>> offer registrations in a particular format that would be consistant
>>> across all the 3LD's and at a set price.
>>>
>>> Will most likely expand on this in a submission to AuDA.
>>>
>>> As for other 2LD's, given the use of com.au etc, if the geographical
>>> names were introduced, there may not be any need to expand in other
>>> directions for some time.
>>>
>>> Darryl (Dassa) Lynch.
>>>
>>>
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