Australia Latest News 2 November 2008
 

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Keating's Gallipoli campaign targets PM and Premier PAUL Keating has
refused to lie down in a war of words over the importance of Gallipoli
to Australia, with an attack on Victorian Premier John Brumby and
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. The former Labor prime minister saved his
harshest criticism for the Premier, telling The Age that Mr Brumby was
not a fount of knowledge on Australian history. At a recent book
launch, Mr Keating had said the idea of Gallipoli forging Australian
identity was a myth, with nothing redeeming for the nation coming from
the campaign. http://www.theage.com.au/national/ke...1102-5gas.html


Tourism campaign is no shrimp on the barbie PAUL HOGAN, who once
promoted the country with the famous "shrimp on the barbie"
commercials, is no fan of the new $40 million tourism campaign. The
"go walkabout" ads, which piggyback on Baz Luhrmann's soon-to-be
released film Australia, show the country as a place to get away from
the stresses of city life. Asked about the campaign yesterday, Hogan
said he was "not crazy" about it. The Crocodile Dundee star said he
thought Australia was still best promoted as it was in the 1980s -
focusing on the country's friendly and laid-back people. "If I go to
your house for a visit and I want to come back, it's because I enjoyed
your company, not your furniture," he said.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/entertain...956039286.html


See you in Rio - for a recession-proof holiday Forget the weekend
break to the usual European destinations - Spain, France, the
Netherlands, autumnal sun in Greece, Malta, Cyprus - the euro is just
too strong at the moment. Further afield, the Australian dollar has
crashed 25% against the pound in the past three months - "there's
never been a better time to buy your dream home in Australia," says
Towner - and the South African rand, like the currencies of all
commodity-based economies, is exposed and falling sharply. But Towner
reckons the best bet of all could be Brazil - down 25% against the
pound and showing no signs of recovery. Compare that with the rise in
the dollar and Christmas shopping in Rio looks irresistible. If, by
Christmas, you have any pounds in your pocket at all, of course.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/200...pound-stirling


Housing demand in a nosedive DEMAND for new housing has gone
backwards, despite interest rate cuts and government incentives, with
one listed builder reporting inquiry levels slumping by a record 80%
in the four months to October.
http://business.theage.com.au/busine...1102-5gbb.html
Jobs outlook grim: Olivier The outlook for jobs appears grim,
according to the latest Olivier Job Index, which surveys job ads on
the interne…… fall was across almost every industry, and the rate of
decline was accelerating….NSW had the worst month, with job ads
falling 8.04 per cent as stockmarket volatility and job losses in the
financial services sector hit Sydney particularly hard. Employment in
resources-rich Queensland and Western Australia was slowing, but
Western Australia was still the bright spot in the Australian job
market. http://business.smh.com.au/business/...1102-5g6a.html


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