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AUSTRALIA''S BIG RACE DAY GETS CLOSER
26 October 2007
Taking place in Australia on the 6th November is the Emirates Melbourne Cup. Worth a staggering 4.6 million dollars this 145 year old event is not just a horse race, it’s a cultural social tradition t...
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AUSTRALIA BOOKS
23 October 2007
THE ROUGH GUIDES VOLUME ABOUT AUSTRALIA IS OF THE SAME HIGH STANDARD TO BE EXPECTED AS IT IS BOTH PRACTICAL AND UP TO DATE.
THERE ARE INDEPTH DETAILS FROM THE BASIC FIRST STEPS IN GETTING TO AUSTRALI...
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AUSTRALIAN VISA APPLICATIONS
23 October 2007
AUSTRALIAN TRAVEL VISAS GRANTED FOR OVERSEAS VISITORS TO AUSTRALIA IN 2005/06 REACHED A TOTAL OF 3,563,372.
OUT OF THIS FIGURE 651,077 WERE FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM,616,650 FROM JAPAN AND 389,062 FR...
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MORE AUSTRALIA TRAVEL BOOKS
23 October 2007
AUSTRALIA IS OUTLANDISH AND OUTBACK. IT''S ENORMOUSLY VARIED LANDSCAPES AND WILDLIFE ARE MATCHED ONLY BY IT''S DIVERSITY OF CULTURES. THE LIST OF ADVENTURE OPPORTUNITIES IN AUSTRALIA ARE MINDBENDING W...
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AUSTRALIAN VISA REFERRALS
09 October 2007
A NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS FOR AUSTRALIAN ETA VISAS GET REFERRED TO THE AUSTRALIAN EMBASSY.
THESE VISA REFERRALS MAY BE FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS BUT USUALLY IT IS BECAUSE FURTHER INFORMATION IS REQUIRE...
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INCREASE IN AUSTRALIAN POPULATION.
28 September 2007
The population of Australia is growing at it’s quickest rate in 17 years according to recent figures. The population in the year to March is up by 1.5% taking it to around 21 million.
Most of this in...
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STRONG AUSTRALIAN ECONOMY HELPED BY MIGRANTS.
14 September 2007
Recent research by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) shows that employment results improve dramatically for migrants in the year following their first six months in Australia.
K...
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Right of work to be checked at popular Australian Show.
10 September 2007
The Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship is asking employers to check the visa details of all workers at this year''s Royal Adelaide Show. Their Visa Entitlement Verification Online (V...
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AUSTRALIAN TOURISM ON THE INCREASE
10 September 2007
International visitors to Western Australia spent $1.5 billion in 06/07 (up by19%) while the number of visitors to the State also increased to 644,000 (up 4 %) with the number of nights stayed increas...
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EMIRATES HELP BOOST AUSTRALIAN TOURISM
21 August 2007
Confirmation has been received from Emirates that the favourite longhaul destination for both business and leisure travellers departing from Newcastle is Australia.
A spokesperson said that since t...
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QUANTAS PROFITS
16 August 2007
Quantas has reported today that its pretax profits to June 2007 have risen by a staggering record 54% on last year to £418 million.
CEO Geoff Dixon said at a media conference when he announced the...
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Man Found Dead on P&O Pacific Sun
09 August 2007
A SYDNEY man was found dead in a public area on the P&O cruise ship Pacific Sun on Monday night after an supposed brawl.
The man had won the eight day cruise holiday in a radio competition, and was...
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Australians in Workforce at Record Levels
09 August 2007
It has been announced by the Government, that 65 per cent of Australians are now employed within the country’s workforce, reaching this record high for the first time.
Measures to encourage single ...
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AUSTRALIAN TOURISM SHOWS STRONG GROWTH
06 August 2007
According to the Australian Bureau for Statistics (ABS), Australia''s number of international tourists increased by 4.2% in the first half of 2007. Large inceases in Chinese and Korean visitors helped...
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Australia Skills Shortage Driving Housing Demand
02 August 2007
Increased immigration to Australia has considerably increased demand for housing.
The Australian economy is experiencing a skills shortage, which is having a pronounced effect on the economy.
A...
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Australian population tops 21 million
02 August 2007
Initial results of the 2006 Australian Census, have shown the continents population has increased by 1.4% during the period January to December, 2006.
The figures, which were released on Tuesday by...
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Bumble bees to be introduced to Australia?
25 June 2007
Greenhouse growers are making plans to bring scientists from Britain to Australia to help prove the benefits of importing bumble bees.
A meeting of the Australian Hydroponic and Greenhouse Associat...
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Queensland welcomes more than 500 new citizens
13 June 2007
The city of Brisbane has celebrated it''s yearly ''Queensland Citizenship Day'' by welcoming 561 new citizens.
Teresa Gambaro, Assistant Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, presided over the...
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SOUTH EAST QUEENSLAND''S BEST RAINFALL IN 2 YEARS!
06 June 2007
The water catchment of southeast Queensland has received its best rainfall in nearly two years.
Although significant falls have been recorded across the southeast area,the drought is nowhere near o...
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Queensland tagged world''s worst coal supplier.
31 May 2007
Queensland is under fire for failing to properly cash in on the global resources boom after one of it''s major customers for coal complained of overpriced and unreliable deliveries by Queensland Rail ...
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Explosion sinks boat off Melbourne coast.
13 May 2007
A huge explosion on board a 20 metre boat has caused it to sink approximately two kilometres off Beaumaris on Port Phillip Bay.
An hour long fire was sparked by the blast at about 10:30am AEST r...
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