In the year to June 2015, almost 12 million Australians aged 14+ took at least one domestic holiday, with the average cost per head/per night of their last domestic trip being $150. Without exception, this figure was higher for people whose last holiday was spent in a capital city — but with some striking differences…
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Aussie Girls and Boys Sevens take Gold and Silver at Commonwealth Youth Games
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The Australian Sevens boys and girls teams representing the country at the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games in Samoa have earned a gold and silver medal. The girls team were in scintillating form as they added to their Youth Olympics title from 14 months ago to clinically dispose of Canada 36-5 while the boys lost to…
4 Episodes of Brazilian Telenovela Totalmente Demais to be filmed in Australia
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Tourism Australia has teamed up with Brazil’s leading TV network Globo to produce Australian episodes of its new TV drama – Totalmente Demais which translates to ‘Totally Awesome’ – helping to further boost Brazilian’s growing desire for holidaying in Australia. The visit, which is being conducted in partnership with Destination New South Wales and Tourism…
Australia #1 export market of UK cricket and polo equipment
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With the Australian Cricket team’s performance in England on the current Ashes tour, I thought that this was really interesting. Recent trade figures show that Australia has maintained its position as the UK’s largest export market for cricket and polo equipment in 2014, with exports worth £1.1 million; an increase of 13% on 2013 figures.…
Gin on the way up, Tequila and White Rum on the way down
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According to recent research released by Roy Morgan Research Gin is gaining on vodka as Australia’s white spirit of choice. The research revealed that over 1.1 million Australian adults drink vodka in an average four week period virtually unchanged compared with five years ago despite overall population growth. The number of the average number of…
Australia finishes 6th at IMO in Thailand
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The 2015 International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) has concluded this week in Thailand. Australia won two Gold and four Silver medals and came sixth out of 104 teams. This is the best result for Australia in 35 years of competing, the Australian team improved its ranking from 11th last year to 6th position ahead of Taiwan,…
$55 Billion spent on Hospitals in 2013-14
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According to a report released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) recurrent hospital expenditure in Australia, for public and private hospitals combined, topped $55 billion in 2013–14. The report, Hospital resources 2013–14: Australian hospital statistics shows that more than $44 billion was spent by public hospitals, and over $11 billion by…
Cola is King
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According to the latest findings from Roy Morgan Research, taken from more than 50,000 respondent interviews; reveal that they also share a key trait: Cola beverages feature heavily among the most popular soft drinks in each country. Coca Cola is undisputed leader in Australia and New Zealand, and Big Cola tops the list in Indonesia.…
NZ Minister for Customs and Minister for Disability traveling to OZ to foster trans-Tasman cooperation
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Customs Minister and Minister for Disability Issues Nicky Wagner will be traveling to Australia to visit her counterparts and foster trans-Tasman cooperation across both portfolios. “New Zealand Customs and the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service enjoy a strong relationship and work collaboratively to ensure effective border management in both countries,” Ms Wagner commented “Meeting…
Tell Tony Its Time
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Take a deep breath and cast your mind back four years to win Julia Gillard was Australia’s Prime Minister and Tony Abbott our current Prime Minister was the leader of the Opposition. Are you their yet? Good. I’m sure there are some of you out there who remember the protests by the Liberal Party in…