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Lifeline · greenleft.org.au over time
Checked in the last 30 daysOlder, dated recordFrom registration records
On AboutUs since 2006 · 1 registrar change since Apr 4, 2009 · no registrant change on record since 2009 · last checked Nov 10, 2026.
Registration
No registration date on file yet. AboutUs reads it from RDAP when the site is checked.
AboutUs record
AboutUs wiki pageAboutUs wiki pageJun 20, 2006 – Nov 5, 2013An AboutUs wiki page described greenleft.org.au from Jun 20, 2006 to Nov 5, 2013 (3 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023Said about itself in 2006Jul 1, 2006“In these days of growing media concentration, Green Left Weekly is a proudly independent voice committed to human and civil rights, global peace and environmental sustainability, democracy and equality. By printing the …”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
Registrar
EneticaEneticaApr 4, 2009 – Nov 12, 2014Registrar Enetica in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for greenleft.org.au, from Apr 4, 2009 to Nov 12, 2014.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)Synergy Wholesale Accreditations Pty Ltd
Registrant
Registrant recordsApr 4, 2009 – May 22, 2026Registration records for greenleft.org.au are held from Apr 4, 2009 to May 22, 2026 (22 records). None shows a change of registrant. Privacy-service and redaction changes, renames of the same organization and new contacts at it are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
No registrant changes recorded, 2009–2026
Zone file
No nameserver records held, Nov 2014 – Jun 2025No nameserver records held, Nov 2014 – Jun 2025No nameserver records held, Jul 2025 – May 2026Nameservers: cia.com.auApr 4, 2009 – Feb 16, 2010Registration records listed cia.com.au nameservers (snoop.cia.com.au, spook.cia.com.au) for greenleft.org.au from Apr 4, 2009 to Feb 16, 2010.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Certificate
Let's EncryptMar 29, 2026 – Nov 13, 2026Let's Encrypt issued 89 certificates for greenleft.org.au from Mar 29, 2026, the latest valid until Feb 9, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
2010201520202025Apr ’26← last 12 months, drawn wider
Every dated fact on this lifeline (17)
Jun 20, 2006 – Nov 5, 2013AboutUs record: An AboutUs wiki page described greenleft.org.au from Jun 20, 2006 to Nov 5, 2013 (3 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023
Jul 1, 2006AboutUs record: “In these days of growing media concentration, Green Left Weekly is a proudly independent voice committed to human and civil rights, global peace and environmental sustainability, democracy and equality. By printing the …”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
Apr 4, 2009 – Nov 12, 2014Registrar: Registrar Enetica in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for greenleft.org.au, from Apr 4, 2009 to Nov 12, 2014.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
Apr 4, 2009 – May 22, 2026Registrant: Registration records for greenleft.org.au are held from Apr 4, 2009 to May 22, 2026 (22 records). None shows a change of registrant. Privacy-service and redaction changes, renames of the same organization and new contacts at it are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Apr 4, 2009 – Feb 16, 2010Zone file: Registration records listed cia.com.au nameservers (snoop.cia.com.au, spook.cia.com.au) for greenleft.org.au from Apr 4, 2009 to Feb 16, 2010.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Current AboutUs recordJun 23, 2026 – Nov 10, 2026 (latest)Authority and Safety last refreshed Nov 10, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
Synergy Wholesale Accreditations Pty Ltd
Jun 27, 2025 – Nov 12, 2026 (latest)
Registrar Synergy Wholesale Accreditations Pty Ltd in the registration data recorded, first on Jun 27, 2025 and most recently on Nov 12, 2026.
Source: RDAP, fetched Nov 10, 2026
Nameservers: webcity.com.au
Nameservers: webcity.com.auJun 1, 2010 – Nov 12, 2014Registration records listed webcity.com.au nameservers (ns1.webcity.com.au, ns2.webcity.com.au) for greenleft.org.au from Jun 1, 2010 to Nov 12, 2014.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
DNS moved to webcity.com.auJun 1, 2010greenleft.org.au's nameservers moved from cia.com.au to webcity.com.au at some point between Feb 16, 2010 and Jun 1, 2010. Last seen at cia.com.au: Feb 16, 2010 (registration record). First seen at webcity.com.au: Jun 1, 2010 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 3 months in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Nameservers: linode.comJun 27, 2025 – Jul 30, 2025Registration records listed linode.com nameservers (ns1.linode.com, ns2.linode.com, ns3.linode.com…) for greenleft.org.au from Jun 27, 2025 to Jul 30, 2025.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
DNS moved to linode.comJun 27, 2025greenleft.org.au's nameservers moved from webcity.com.au to linode.com at some point between Nov 12, 2014 and Jun 27, 2025. Last seen at webcity.com.au: Nov 12, 2014 (registration record). First seen at linode.com: Jun 27, 2025 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the about 11 years in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Nameservers: CloudflareMay 22, 2026Registration records listed Cloudflare nameservers (joel.ns.cloudflare.com, zara.ns.cloudflare.com) for greenleft.org.au from May 22, 2026 to May 22, 2026.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
DNS moved to CloudflareMay 22, 2026greenleft.org.au's nameservers moved from linode.com to Cloudflare at some point between Jul 30, 2025 and May 22, 2026. Last seen at linode.com: Jul 30, 2025 (registration record). First seen at Cloudflare: May 22, 2026 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 10 months in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Google Trust Services
May 4, 2026 – Nov 13, 2026 (latest)
Google Trust Services issued 8 certificates for greenleft.org.au from May 4, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 26, 2027. Seen in use on Nov 3, 2026.
Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader); TLS check, Nov 3, 2026
Sectigo LimitedMay 17, 2026 – Aug 15, 2026Sectigo Limited issued 2 certificates for greenleft.org.au from May 17, 2026, the latest valid until Aug 15, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
SSL CorporationJul 18, 2026 – Nov 13, 2026SSL Corporation issued 4 certificates for greenleft.org.au from Jul 18, 2026, the latest valid until Dec 14, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Jun 1, 2010 – Nov 12, 2014
Zone file: Registration records listed webcity.com.au nameservers (ns1.webcity.com.au, ns2.webcity.com.au) for greenleft.org.au from Jun 1, 2010 to Nov 12, 2014.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Jun 1, 2010Zone file: greenleft.org.au's nameservers moved from cia.com.au to webcity.com.au at some point between Feb 16, 2010 and Jun 1, 2010. Last seen at cia.com.au: Feb 16, 2010 (registration record). First seen at webcity.com.au: Jun 1, 2010 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 3 months in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Jun 27, 2025 – Nov 12, 2026Registrar: Registrar Synergy Wholesale Accreditations Pty Ltd in the registration data recorded, first on Jun 27, 2025 and most recently on Nov 12, 2026.Source: RDAP, fetched Nov 10, 2026
Jun 27, 2025 – Jul 30, 2025Zone file: Registration records listed linode.com nameservers (ns1.linode.com, ns2.linode.com, ns3.linode.com…) for greenleft.org.au from Jun 27, 2025 to Jul 30, 2025.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Jun 27, 2025Zone file: greenleft.org.au's nameservers moved from webcity.com.au to linode.com at some point between Nov 12, 2014 and Jun 27, 2025. Last seen at webcity.com.au: Nov 12, 2014 (registration record). First seen at linode.com: Jun 27, 2025 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the about 11 years in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Mar 29, 2026 – Nov 13, 2026Certificate: Let's Encrypt issued 89 certificates for greenleft.org.au from Mar 29, 2026, the latest valid until Feb 9, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
May 4, 2026 – Nov 13, 2026Certificate: Google Trust Services issued 8 certificates for greenleft.org.au from May 4, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 26, 2027. Seen in use on Nov 3, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader); TLS check, Nov 3, 2026
May 17, 2026 – Aug 15, 2026Certificate: Sectigo Limited issued 2 certificates for greenleft.org.au from May 17, 2026, the latest valid until Aug 15, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
May 22, 2026Zone file: Registration records listed Cloudflare nameservers (joel.ns.cloudflare.com, zara.ns.cloudflare.com) for greenleft.org.au from May 22, 2026 to May 22, 2026.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
May 22, 2026Zone file: greenleft.org.au's nameservers moved from linode.com to Cloudflare at some point between Jul 30, 2025 and May 22, 2026. Last seen at linode.com: Jul 30, 2025 (registration record). First seen at Cloudflare: May 22, 2026 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 10 months in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Jun 23, 2026 – Nov 10, 2026AboutUs record: Authority and Safety last refreshed Nov 10, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
Jul 18, 2026 – Nov 13, 2026Certificate: SSL Corporation issued 4 certificates for greenleft.org.au from Jul 18, 2026, the latest valid until Dec 14, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
3 of 4 safety checks passed (Nov 13, 2026).
Site is live · HTTPS valid
GreenLeft.org.au - A human & civil rights publication based in NSW, Australia
Green Left Weekly is an independent Australian publication covering local, national, and international news, analysis, and debate from a progressive, anti-capitalist perspective, with a focus on human and civil rights, environmental sustainability, and democracy. It serves activists, progressive movements, and readers seeking coverage outside mainstream business media. The publication was launched in 1990 and is based in Broadway, NSW, Australia.
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Current facts
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latest result
Registrar on record: Synergy Wholesale Accreditations Pty Ltd — unchanged since AboutUs began tracking (Jul 24, 2026).
latest result
HTTPS request succeeded for www.greenleft.org.au.
checked Sep 30, 2026
The site names Green Left as the organisation behind it.
checked Sep 30, 2026
The live front page reads as a news or media site that is funded by donations or members, mainly for a general audience.
We withhold an authority number until independent evidence (global rank, link-graph presence) has accrued. The facts we do have about this site are shown below — we'd rather say “not enough signals yet” than invent a low score.
Safety evidence
No unexpired threat-feed result; name-similarity check available (recorded about 3 days ago); 3/3 transport and email checks available (oldest recorded about 3 days ago). This is evidence coverage, not a probability that a website is safe.
No caution flags in the available scoring observations; this is not a complete safety assessment
What greenleft.org.au said about itself, 2006
Quoted from the site's AboutUs wiki page in each year it changed (1 version). These are the page's own words at the time, not AboutUs's assessment. New words · dropped words
2006
In these days of growing media concentration, Green Left Weekly is a proudly independent voice committed to human and civil rights, global peace and environmental sustainability, democracy and equality. By printing the news and ideas the mainstream media won't, Green Left Weekly exposes the lies and distortions of the power brokers and helps us to better understand the world around us.
Site history
Dated record — historical facts always carry their date; self-description below is the 2013 record.
2006
First tracked by AboutUs (Jun 20, 2006); profile edited 3 times through 2013.
2013
Self-description at the time:
“GreenLeft.org.au - A human & civil rights publication based in NSW, Australia”