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Weekly Rank Report
| Date | Rank | Change |
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| Nov-18-2024 | N/A | N/A |
| Nov-17-2024 | 2,152 | -8 |
| Nov-16-2024 | 2,144 | -4 |
| Nov-15-2024 | 2,140 | -10 |
| Nov-14-2024 | 2,130 | -1 |
| Nov-13-2024 | 2,129 | 0 |
| Nov-12-2024 | 2,129 | 0 |
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sa.gov.au Rank History
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Domain Name: sa.gov.au
Registry Domain ID: 4803f34b8088481ea19be1dd71178eb9-AU
Registrar WHOIS Server: http://whois.auda.org.au
Registrar URL: https://auda.org.au
Last Modified: 2024-02-22T21:59:47Z
Registrar Name: auDA Internal (9999)
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Registrar Abuse Contact Phone:
Reseller Name:
Status: serverDeleteProhibited https://identitydigital.au/get-au/whois-status-codes#serverDeleteProhibited
Status: serverRenewProhibited https://identitydigital.au/get-au/whois-status-codes#serverRenewProhibited
Status Reason: Not Currently Eligible For Renewal
Status: serverTransferProhibited https://identitydigital.au/get-au/whois-status-codes#serverTransferProhibited
Status: serverUpdateProhibited https://identitydigital.au/get-au/whois-status-codes#serverUpdateProhibited
Registrant Contact ID: 2c53d8eed55541f08086488c9da04651-AU
Registrant Contact Name: SA Domain Administrator
Tech Contact ID: 8198e003fdee4b6a84b461bf4f52c03c-AU
Tech Contact Name: Afilias Australia Pty Ltd
Tech Contact ID: da06ab6b8f17475ebae75fc2e88e28c8-AU
Tech Contact Name: SA Domain Administrator
Name Server: t.au
Name Server IP: 2a01:8840:c1::1
Name Server IP: 65.22.199.1
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Name Server: s.au
Name Server IP: 2a01:8840:c0::1
Name Server IP: 65.22.198.1
Name Server: a.au
Name Server IP: 2407:6e00:254::1
Name Server IP: 58.65.254.1
DNSSEC: signedDelegation
Registrant: Government of South Australia - Department of the Premier and Cabinet
Eligibility Type: Other
>>> Last update of WHOIS database: 2024-09-10T21:42:36Z
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