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Australia Latest News 2 November 2008
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etc. http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/events/ausmusicmonth_08/ and “Wide Open Road” a journey through Australia’s musical landscape http://www.abc.net.au/wideopenroad/ 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 Latest Australian eVisitor Visa News http://www.immi.gov.au/visitors/tourist/whats-new.htm Study in Australia http://www.aiec.biz |
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