"Battling disappointing trading results"...
Let's see why...
I just recently had my domains re-register automatically, so <digs into site management> they cost me AUD14 (USD15, EUR11) a year per domain for a .COM or .ORG domain name via an oversea registrar (you can probably get cheaper).
Looking at Melbourne IT, a .COM or .ORG is a staggering AUD76 (USD79, EUR61) per year, while a .COM.AU is AUD140 (USD146, EUR113) for two years (you can't change that) and a .ORG.AU is AUD44 (USD46, EUR35) for two years.
So unless I had a need of a .COM.AU rather than a .COM, why would I bother paying 4 times *more* for the same product?
All prices were rounded down for ease's sake.