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| What time is it in Australia? |
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Remember to plan the time of your call to Australia. You don’t want to wake grandma up in the middle of the night.
Time Difference between UK and Australia:
With Daylight Savings (BST) + 11 hours
Without Daylight Savings (GMT) + 10 hours |
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| Interesting Facts about Australia |
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Australians called the English Pommies from the initials POME on convict’s uniforms. These initials stood for Prisoners of Mother England
Dutch explorers arrived in Australia before James Cook claimed it for England and named it New Holland. Australia is the lowest continent in the world, with an average height of just 330m above sea level. Eucalyptus was first used as a medicine by Aborigines, to treat coughs, fevers and asthma. |
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FBI-enforced web cut to affect thousands of Australians, ACMA reveals
Ten thousand Australian web users have been warned to remove malicious malware from their computers
Thursday, Mar 29, 2012 :Planet Talk Account
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Australia's most wanted criminal arrested
Malcom Naden, Australia's most wanted criminal, has reportedly been arrested.
Wednesday, Mar 21, 2012 :Planet Talk Account
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Oncoming cyclone threatens Australian iron ore bases
Iron ore ports in Australia have shut as a cyclone threatens to cause flood damage
Friday, Mar 16, 2012 :Planet Talk Account
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Australian Muslim women will need to show faces under new law
Muslim women will need to remove their face coverings under identity check laws
Monday, Mar 05, 2012 :Planet Talk Account
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Mining surge could impact Great Barrier Reef, UN warns
Mining developments along the coastline of Queensland could damage the Great Barrier Reef, the UN has warned
Tuesday, Mar 06, 2012 :Planet Talk Card
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Australian duo set first world record at Olympic velodrome
An Australian pair have set the first world record at the London velodrome
Friday, Feb 17, 2012 :Planet Talk Card
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Australia is fortunate in light of tough economic climate, BHP boss says
Australia described as fortunate considering economic turmoil gripping international markets
Wednesday, Feb 08, 2012 :Planet Talk Card
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Aussie Open draws to a close in exciting finales
As Australia marks its national day tennis stars battle it out for a place in the Open finals at Melbourne
Thursday, Jan 26, 2012 :Planet Talk Card
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Australian extreme runners engage at race finish
An Australian couple were engaged at the finish line of the world’s coldest marathon
Wednesday, Apr 11, 2012 :Planet Talk Instant
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Australia agrees currency swap with leading emerging market
The Reserve Bank of Australia has reached a currency swap agreement with China worth up to AUS$30 billion
Thursday, Mar 22, 2012 :Planet Talk Instant
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Swimming Australia marginalises Rice as it funds comeback stars
Stephanie Rice has been left out of any Olympics Games promotion as SA favours veteran swimmers
Monday, Mar 12, 2012 :Planet Talk Instant
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Australian iron ore magnate loses privacy battle
Australian billionaire Gina Rinehart has lost a court battle regarding the privacy of a family dispute
Friday, Mar 09, 2012 :Planet Talk Instant
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