> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.ctrl.blog/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Amazon Australia prepares for Affiliate Program launch - URL: https://www.ctrl.blog/entry/amazon-affiliate-australia/ - Published: 2017-11-29T02:07:00.000Z - Updated: 2026-08-23T22:01:19.000Z - Description: Amazon’s coveted Affiliate Program is about to expand to a new market: Australia. - Author: Daniel Aleksandersen - Tags: Web Monetization A new [website for the Amazon Australia Affiliate Program](https://affiliate-program.amazon.com.au/?ref=ctrl.blog) came online some time in early November 2017. At the time of publication, the site only returns a blank responses. **Update** (2018-04-28): The Amazon Australia Affiliate Program was temporarily live and open for registration this month. The website has since gone offline again. **Update** (2018-07-28): The website is now live and accepting partner sign-ups. Amazon Australia has only sold digital goods and Amazon branded electronics like the Kindle and Fire TV sticks. Amazon Australia has been a minimalist light version of the full “everything store” experience until now. However, since March 2017, there have been reports about Amazon building out logistic centers and distribution capacity in Australia. Amazon hasn’t yet publicly announced anything regarding expanding into Australia, but rumors and speculation exploded in response to a leaked Amazon email that were sent to select Amazon Marketplace Sellers. The email hinted about a soft-launch of Amazon.com.au in time for Black Friday on 2017-11-24. Black Friday came and went and Amazon’s Australian website didn’t massively transform online retail in Australia in time for the year’s biggest shopping event. I noticed something here the other day, which I haven’t seen anyone report on yet. Amazon Australia opened a placeholder website for a new Affiliate Program portal. Amazon currently operates 12 separate affiliate programs around the world. The new website is at https://affiliate-program.amazon.com.au/. Amazon only operates an Affiliate Program in countries with a local Amazon marketplace website. Amazon relies on its large network of affiliates to help it promote products and maintain a high level of awareness — even a feeling of omnipresence — among their customers. Earlier this year, Amazon made it easier for its their affiliate program partners to monetize international visitors with the launch of their new [OneLink regional redirection service](https://www.ctrl.blog/entry/amazon-onelink-affiliate-redirection/). OneLink redirects visitors to their nearest regional Amazon website and onto equivalent product pages across borders. **Update** (2018-04-25): The Amazon Australia Affiliate Program is isn’t yet linkable with Amazon OneLink. eBay launched their Partner Network in Australia just two months ago (September 2017); calling on new partners to help them dig out a bigger cut of the Australian market. eBay’s timing suggest they may have wanted to establish a local presence in Australia before Amazon could launch its own affiliate program in the country. The new Affiliate Program website has its own encryption certificate specific for its domain name. This certificate is of the same type and from the same issuer as the certificate that’s used on the main Amazon Australia website. The placeholder website appears to have come online on November 7th (exact date unconfirmed), and certificate issuance transparency logs say the certificate was issued some weeks earlier on 2017-08-14. Other than that, there isn’t much to be said about a single blank page. #### Sources - [Amazon Australia Launch: Everything You Need To Know](https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2017/11/everything-you-need-to-know-about-amazon-australia/?ref=ctrl.blog), 2017-11-27, Ryan Jackson and Chris Jager, LifeHacker Australia - [The 'Amazonageddon' that never happened](https://finance.nine.com.au/business-news/the-amazon-launch-that-never-happened/2a9c839a-7e12-4b21-86de-84e8852228ec?ref=ctrl.blog), 2017-11-24, Stuart Marsh, 9Finance, Nine Digital - [How will Amazon navigate Australia’s taxation system?](https://theconversation.com/how-will-amazon-navigate-australias-taxation-system-85323?ref=ctrl.blog), 2017-11-11, Roman Lanis and Brett Govendir, The Conversation, The Conversation Trust - [Why We Think Amazon Australia Will Launch Any Day Now](https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2017/11/why-we-think-amazon-australia-will-launch-any-day-now/?ref=ctrl.blog), 2017-11-07, Ryan Jackson, LifeHacker Australia - [Certificate details for affiliate-program.amazon.com.au](https://transparencyreport.google.com/https/certificates/bMMZyyI5FI3B5qipJ77kzXf2lceF3VVV3T20njrEuFI%3D?ref=ctrl.blog), 2017-09-16, HTTPS encryption on the web, Certificate Transparency Report, Google - [eBay Partner Network Launches Our Newest International Site: Australia](https://web.archive.org/web/20171129141005/https://partnernetwork.ebay.com/epn-blog/2017/9/ebay-partner-network-launches-our-newest-international-site-australia), 2017-09-05, Scott Parent, eBay Partner Network blog, eBay - [Amazon to seek Australian logistic centres](https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/amazon-to-seek-out-australian-logistic-centres-20170307-gusfek.html?ref=ctrl.blog), 2017-03-08, Carolyn Cummins, The Sydney Morning Herald