Attn Aussies: Current .com.au prices

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I did a quick run around all the AUNIC accredited registrars (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.auda.org.au/registrars/accredited-registrars/">http://www.auda.org.au/registrars/accre ... egistrars/</a><!-- m -->) (not resellers) earlier today, thought I'd share what the current prices are.

$19.97 MD Web Hosting Pty Ltd (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.mdwebhosting.com.au/">http://www.mdwebhosting.com.au/</a><!-- m -->)
$26.97 NetRegistry Pty Ltd - Special Pricing (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.netregistry.com.au">http://www.netregistry.com.au</a><!-- m -->)
$27.95 IntaServe Pty Ltd (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.intaserve.com/">http://www.intaserve.com/</a><!-- m -->)
$29.50 AussieHQ Pty Ltd - Special Pricing (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.aussiehq.com.au">http://www.aussiehq.com.au</a><!-- m -->)
$29.95 Wobygong Pty Ltd (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.mywebtools.com.au/">http://www.mywebtools.com.au/</a><!-- m -->)
$35.00 Cheaper Domains Pty Ltd (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.cheaperdomains.com.au">http://www.cheaperdomains.com.au</a><!-- m -->)
$37.95 Domain Central Pty Ltd (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.domaincentral.com.au/">http://www.domaincentral.com.au/</a><!-- m -->)
$40.00 SmartyHost Pty Ltd (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.smartyhost.com.au/">http://www.smartyhost.com.au/</a><!-- m -->)
$44.95 NetRegistry Pty Ltd (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.netregistry.com.au">http://www.netregistry.com.au</a><!-- m -->)
$45.95 Namescout Corporation (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.namescout.com">http://www.namescout.com</a><!-- m -->)
$49.50 Web Access Pty Ltd (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.webaccess.com.au/">http://www.webaccess.com.au/</a><!-- m -->)
$59.00 AussieHQ Pty Ltd (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.aussiehq.com.au">http://www.aussiehq.com.au</a><!-- m -->)
$59.00 Click'n Go! (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.clickngo.com.au/">http://www.clickngo.com.au/</a><!-- m -->)
$65.00 Discount Domain Name Services Pty Ltd (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.ddns.com.au">http://www.ddns.com.au</a><!-- m -->)
$66.00 Planet Domain Pty Ltd (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.planetdomain.com/">http://www.planetdomain.com/</a><!-- m -->)
$69.00 Anchor Systems Pty Ltd (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="https://www.anchor.com.au">https://www.anchor.com.au</a><!-- m -->)
$69.00 Aust Domains International Pty Ltd (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.austdomains.com.au/">http://www.austdomains.com.au/</a><!-- m -->)
$69.00 Enetica Pty Ltd (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.enetica.com.au">http://www.enetica.com.au</a><!-- m -->)
$88.00 Westnet Pty Ltd (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://westnethosting.com.au/">http://westnethosting.com.au/</a><!-- m -->)
$98.00 GoDomains (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.godomains.com.au">http://www.godomains.com.au</a><!-- m -->)
$99.00 Bottle Domains (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.bottledomains.com.au/">http://www.bottledomains.com.au/</a><!-- m -->)
$99.00 Connect West Pty Ltd (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.connectwest.net.au/">http://www.connectwest.net.au/</a><!-- m -->)
$99.00 Domain Candy Pty Ltd (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.domaincandy.com.au">http://www.domaincandy.com.au</a><!-- m -->)
$99.00 TPP Internet (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.tppinternet.com.au">http://www.tppinternet.com.au</a><!-- m -->)
$99.95 Explorer Domains Pty Ltd (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.explorer.net.au/">http://www.explorer.net.au/</a><!-- m -->)
$118.00 Domain Directors Pty Ltd (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.instra.com/">http://www.instra.com/</a><!-- m -->)
$127.00 Domain Registration Services (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.domainregistration.com.au/">http://www.domainregistration.com.au/</a><!-- m -->)
$140.00 Melbourne IT Ltd (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.melbourneit.com.au/">http://www.melbourneit.com.au/</a><!-- m -->)

(All the above prices are for the standard 2 years)

As you can see there is a massive difference between the cheapest and the most expensive!

If you're looking at taking the opportunity to invest in some domains since the recently rule changes I know which registrars I'd be using!