Peter,

http://it.mycareer.com.au/news/2001/08/27/FFXE9NRBVQC.html says:
   AuDA has ruled out the request, saying it is committed to introducing
   new policies in tandem with competition by the end of the year.

You can confirm this at http://www.auda.org.au/docs/comp-approved.html :-
   The auDA Board has approved the final report of the Competition Model
   Advisory Panel, which recommends a model for the introduction of
   competition in the provision of domain name services in the .au
   domain.

   auDA is aiming to implement the Panels recommendations by the end of
   the year. A full implementation plan and timetable will be published
   on the auDA website shortly.

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 David Keegel <djk&#167;cyber.com.au>  URL: http://www.cyber.com.au/users/djk/
Cybersource P/L: Unix Systems Administration and TCP/IP network management

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