The Ombudsman, Bruce Billson, discusses internet domain changes on ABC Radio and 2GB.

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Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson interview with Sarah Howells.

ABC Sunshine Coast

8 September 2022

Subject: internet domain name changes

Sarah Howells

The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, Bruce Billson, has warned small businesses there’s only one week left to take action to avoid their internet identity being sold to someone else.

“It is critical to act now to make sure you are not caught short by the introduction of the shortened .au domain name,” Mr Billson said.

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Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson interview with Leon Byner.

5AA Adelaide

6 September 2022

The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, Bruce Billson, has warned migrant-led small businesses they have just two weeks left to safeguard their brand and identity on the internet or risk seeing impersonators, web-name ‘campers’ or cyber criminals take up domain names just like theirs.

Originally published in The Advertiser

Originally published in The Advertiser

The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, Bruce Billson, has welcomed the Federal Government’s commitment to deliver tax breaks that will help small businesses have greater support, incentives and skills to grow.

Stephen Cenatiempo

There are some changes coming to the way business domain names will operate in Australia. My understanding is that soon you'll be able to, if you have a website that's .com.au or .net.au you'll be able to just drop the .com and .net and have xyz.au. But unfortunately, this could open businesses up to scammers and cyber squatters. I don't know what all that means, but Bruce Billson is the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, and he joins us now. Bruce, good morning.

Bruce Billson

Opinion piece published in the Herald Sun, 25 August 2022.