Strapline
Making public .au domain-layer trust signals visible, consistent and explainable.
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25-word description
.au Domain Observatory (.auDO) independently observes and explains public .au domain-layer trust signals over time, preserving evidence to support transparency, resilience and better governance.
50-word description
.au Domain Observatory (.auDO) is an independent public-interest observatory for the .au domain ecosystem. It repeatedly observes a fixed panel of domains, preserving visible DNS, registration, mail and infrastructure signals over time, and publishes evidence and cautious explanation to support transparency, resilience and better governance.
100-word description
.au Domain Observatory (.auDO) is an independent public-interest observatory for the .au domain ecosystem. It repeatedly observes a fixed panel of .au domains, preserving visible DNS, registration, mail and infrastructure signals over time. It publishes State summaries, dated evidence, periodic reports, longitudinal analysis and plain-language guidance. Its purpose is to make domain-layer change more visible, explainable and usable while maintaining a clear distinction between observation and interpretation. .auDO does not score organisations, claim whole-namespace coverage, assess compliance or infer incidents, harm or organisational risk from public signals alone.
Key facts
Project identity and responsibility
Full name.au Domain Observatory
Short form.auDO
PurposeRepeated observation and explanation of public .au domain-layer trust signals
Observation modelA fixed panel observed over time
Publisher.au Domain Observatory
Founder and stewardBryan Chetcuti
Canonical sitedomainobservatory.au
Established2026 · Australia
Scope and limitations
Public observation with bounded claims
Scope
.auDO observes public DNS, registration, mail, DNSSEC and infrastructure signals across a fixed panel of .au domains. Repeated observation preserves visible change and persistence over time.
Limitations
.auDO is not a registry authority, regulator, vulnerability scanner, compliance service, risk-rating system or real-time whole-namespace monitor. Its observations are descriptive public records, not assessments or allegations.
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.au Domain Observatory. About the .au Domain Observatory. audo.bryanchetcuti.com/about/
Rights and reuse
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Eligible .auDO reports, editorial material, public data and .auDO-created public evidence are available under CC BY 4.0. Source code, identity assets and private or gated material remain under conventional copyright unless stated otherwise.
Founder and stewardship
Observatory-first, founder-transparent
.au Domain Observatory is founded and editorially controlled by Bryan Chetcuti, who retains responsibility for its scope, method, findings, publication timing and corrections.
About Bryan Chetcuti
Bryan Chetcuti is an Australian technology leader working across digital trust, technology delivery and governance. Over more than two decades, domains and DNS have remained a recurring part of his work across smaller environments, consulting engagements and large organisations. He founded .auDO to preserve and explain public domain-layer change over time, and retains responsibility for its scope, method, editorial decisions, publication timing and corrections.
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