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As a result I have terminated his selection to, and membership of, the 2004 Australian Olympic Team.

As a result of this finding, the poker winnings were classified as income derived from a hobby, and thus not subject to Australian tax. The distinction between the conduct of a business and the mere pursuit of a hobby is often a difficult distinction to draw. However, the fact that you excel at a particular hobby should not be fatal for tax purposes.

a sad moment for the Australian people, who are overwhelmingly opposed to the sale.

The bottom line is this -- when it comes to helping Australians on the ground, the Australian government has failed miserably to persuade its closest friend and ally, the United States government, to allow Australian consular officials access to help our own people.

The Cadbury Schweppes Australian PGA Championship celebrates its Centenary this year so it's pleasing to see our top Australian players coming out in force to support the event,

Australia will always be the host of this event but we have become the Asia Pacific fashion week and perhaps some people in other parts of Asia think it's inappropriate to come to an event called Mercedes Australian Fashion Week.

Australia's yield differential is getting close to disappearing altogether. This won't help the Australian dollar.

Australia's interest-rate margin will be maintained. The risk-reward for the Australian dollar is the upside.

Australian service suppliers and investors in sectors such as legal, financial and professional services, telecoms, education and environmental services will be the main beneficiaries of the FTA,

Australian rugby and our supporters expect their players to represent themselves, their team and their country in a manner befitting an international player. It is unfortunate that we have had to resort to such a measure, but in this instance we were left with no choice.

Australian people, God willing, have no problem with Islam. However, usually, Australian leaders do influence their people a lot to make enemy of Islam, especially the incumbent prime minister.

Australian kids could then grow up and love their own culture and not have to love Hollywood or Disneyland culture.

Australian cricketers have qualities we value highly. There is no decision yet but we hope to sort something out.

Australian consumers will have to tighten their budgets, spend less at the shopping mall and attempt to pare back existing debt.

Australian banks have a higher PE ratio, (share price divided by earnings per share), so it would seem unlikely that foreign banks would rush in to launch a dilutive takeover,

Australian authorities have no right to interfere with individuals who wished to dies as martyrs in another country.

ASIO is responsible for protecting the Australian community from all forms of politically motivated violence, including violent protest activity, and they've made an assessment in relation to those matters.

That's grace under fire worthy of a misplaced Australian final-wicket partnership.

You've got U.S. senators involved, you've got questions about how much the Australian government knew, and I think when it gets to those sorts of levels it spooks investors quite a bit.

This is a world-class event and Australian cricket is proud to play host. We believe it will be something fans will talk about for years to come, just as they recall the 1977 Centeneray Test and the 1971-72 Rest of the World Series.

This is going to be the biggest summer of cricket that we've ever seen and we want to make sure that Australian cricket fans are there and make up the majority of the crowd.

This is an unfriendly gesture by the Australian government.

This is not something that we can do as Australian Federal Police by ourselves,

This is purely because of pressure from the Australian government.

This game was good for us, because it gave our kids some exposure against international players. And the Australian club teams are always a class act.

This could be the last time and if it is the last time, I want to go out swinging, having a good time, and digging into the Australian talent pool.

This exciting new campaign provides a compelling and uniquely Australian invitation to the world that celebrates our personality, our lifestyle and our place. It has been carefully designed to cut through the clutter and motivate international tourists to stop putting it off and visit Australia now.

This Australian side is an amazing side. England are a very good team, but Australia are better. The records of the individuals alone reveal that. But we gained a lot of respect for England.

They should pick up the tab, not the Australian taxpayer.

They (the Australian Government) have the responsibility to ensure the safety of their people. And that is one thing we can understand and respect.

They take Australian talent overseas, develop it and try to get a major label to pick them up. So we were really lucky to sign with them. They sent us over the top.

They passed through the regular channels of the Australian immigration system, but they had to wait to ski for Australia.

They don't seem to have the hunger normally associated with Australian cricket sides.

They don't seem to have had the hunger normally associated with Australian cricket sides. From Australia's point of view, there have been a few injuries and too many statements in the papers leading up to the series.

The yen continued to strengthen this morning at the expense of high yielding currencies such as Australian and New Zealand dollars as well as the US dollar.

There will be less reasons for the Reserve Bank to hike and less reasons to support the Australian dollar. We'll finish the week lower.

There were no tryouts for the team, because the athletes were playing all over. They were chosen based on their stats throughout the year and by recommendations from Australian coaches.

The remarks of visiting Australian Prime Minister John Howard on supply of uranium to India conveys that New Delhi still has to cover a long distance before it is able to reap the harvest from landmark civilian nuclear deal with Washington.

This is very much a hands on role and Tom brings a wealth of logistical and Olympic Games experience to the team and we welcome him to the Australian team management.

There's a risk the statement will be watered down. This will be negative for interest rates, the yield gap will narrow further, and the Australian dollar will go down.

There's a risk of weakness in the Australian dollar in the next couple of days. Any decline in commodity prices is bearish for the Australian dollar.

There's a risk of weakness in the Australian dollar in the next couple of days, ... Any decline in commodity prices is bearish for the Australian dollar.

The Reserve Bank may shift to a very mild tightening bias which won't be enough to support the Australian dollar while the Fed is pushing up rates.

At a strategic level, we look forward to Geoff's contribution to our plans for the Australian market and beyond. His insights will add tremendous value to the positioning of our solutions with retailers.

A catalyst for a higher Australian dollar versus New Zealand's dollar could be relative monetary policy. We expect the Reserve Bank of Australia to lift rates toward the end of the year and early next, while we expect New Zealand's economy to slow sharply next year.

It's just a thrill to play here, ... As an Australian, this is the biggest event to watch for us and the hardest to get into. You dream of playing this event I guess, because no Australian has ever won it. Greg Norman obviously had so many close calls here. Plus, we get to watch it early in the morning in Australia before we go to work. That might have something to do with it. Plus, you get a green jacket if you win and Australia's colors are green and gold.

It's a sign of the times. You only have to look at the changes to the Australian Schoolboys line-ups over the past four or five years,

It was disappointing that Australian EBIT was down.

It will be a good test for Daniel and we think it is the right time to give him some experience and a chance to be a part of the Australian team environment.

It is sad because Australian tennis fans have come to love Kim and I think we will continue to, just as we do with Lleyton.

I told (my coach) if I win the Australian Open, I'll stop tennis. He told me if I win it, he'll stop working.

For Australian bands to be showcasing in this venue now means Australian rock is once again a serious player on the LA music landscape.

Follow-up surveys in England found corresponding responses, while an Australian survey found an even higher percentage of that country's companies to be willing to strike back.

For 30 years (the late) Johnny Warren talked about an English 'mafia' in Australian coaching,

For a guy that hasn't played at Super 14 level he's got a huge amount of experience, Australian under 21s and a huge amount of club football, and country representative football.

It's not the Olympics that are the problem, it's these big, horrible, formula, factory American comedies that are out there bashing our tiny, little film industry and when you're trying to celebrate the Australian culture you've got all this trash coming in there.

It's like a little potted history of Australian art.

It's a pretty tough program. You don't know how you will handle it until you do it. Other than that, I'm really happy with how I did tonight. Tonight was all about making the final, I'm sure all the Australian girls were the same.

It's a possibility - let's not rule that one out. Someone like Stan would be fantastic. It would build that connection with the Western Australian community.

It's been a great series, ... To be honest, David, I'm struggling. It's been a roller-coaster. We played against a great Australian side who are full of world-class performers, but every time a performance was needed one of us stood up and delivered it.

It's quite difficult to get bullish on the Australian dollar when the U.S. dollar is rising on interest-rate differentials.

David Hicks is an Australian citizen. If he has committed a war crime then there is no reason why the Australian government should not try him,

David raised the issue of mistreatment with Australian officials back in May of 2003, before he even saw any lawyers,

Consumer caution was shaping up as the major domestic risk to the Australian economic outlook in 2006. Good labor market outcomes were always going to be the best antidote to this caution.

The news should provide support for the Australian dollar with a hint that the trade balance will continue to narrow.

The newspapers were against me. They were telling me that the Australian dream was a home. But that dream became worse and worse as they had to live further away from the city. My dream became better as we could build higher and higher.

The news on the Australian economy has been far from upbeat. A benign consumer price index report will make the likelihood of another RBA rate hike disappear completely and this will potentially weigh on the Australian dollar.

That sort of thing doesn't concern me. Just getting back into the Australian side is my only goal after making a statement with the Force that we're a team that's here to compete physically.

The Botanischer Garten in Berlin has one of Europe's finer winter trails, leading in careful order from glasshouses devoted to African-American and Australian desert species, through a fine collection of tropical plants, and on to the orchid house.

Strong cyclical equities are often associated with greater global growth confidence, risk-seeking behavior and a stronger Australian dollar.

Strong commodity prices certainly do the Australian dollar no harm. But as we have seen, yield spreads are far more potent for the Australian dollar.

The Australian wine industry remains a problem spot for Foster's and that won't be resolved for a little while yet. Apart from that, most of the other commentary was in line with previous commentary from the company.

The Australian wine industry has been going through the industry equivalent of the perfect storm.

The Australian wine consumer represents less than 15 per cent of our profit pool,

The Australian Wheat Board refused to quote to the government of Iraq prices on FOB basis and consequently they lost out. Iraq will buy one million tons of wheat in the coming days from American companies,

The Australian Test captain is Tasmanian, Tom Kendall, who played in the very first Test in 1877, is buried in Tasmania, and Keith Bradshaw, the new MCC secretary and chief executive-elect, is Tasmanian. We have made the MCC aware we are very disappointed Tasmania is not on the list. I hope it is not too late to reconsider the issue for next summer.

The Australian surgeon David Young feared the worst initially but after the operation he told me that my knees are stable and I can still play five to six years.

The Australian private health-care market is attractive for anybody wanting to come in and buy market share.

The Australian press are trying to say ex-pat South Africans are the culprits.

The Australian Open is not just a terrific sporting tournament, it's also become an increasingly social event and I'm sure a lot of our viewers enjoy the glamour of the event.

The Australian Open Centenary of 2005 raised the bar to new levels of excitement and entertainment at the Grand Slam of Asia/Pacific,

The Australian model - which was a fair degree of liberalization but not the full Chicago school treatment - did better.

The Australian looked all right. He's got a nice little breaking ball and a changeup. That's a good sign. It's not like he cost us a fortune.

The Australian Light Horse Association was formed to keep the legend alive and we all have authentic gear and equipment,

The Australian government keeps saying there's no substance to (the abuse claims), I don't agree with that, ... I haven't seen the investigation so I can't say ... I don't know.

The Australian Government has great respect for the significance of these items as part of China's scientific and cultural history, and is committed to ensuring the worlds important heritage is protected into the future,

The Australian flyer confirms our original suspicion that we are victims of an imported dirty tricks campaign.

The Australian dollar should be doing better in the short term because the rate differential is still supportive.

The Australian dollar's downward trend is still in place. From a technical perspective, the Australian dollar has failed to break 75.80 cents, which would have otherwise signaled the end of its downward trend.

The Australian dollar may struggle, simply because we perceive a further narrowing of interest-rate differentials.

The Australian dollar is relatively more sensitive to the global growth cycle -- not just commodities, but leverage to trade with Asia, especially China.

The Australian dollar is being marked down by association with the New Zealand dollar.

The Australian dollar is being hurt by the rise in global bond yields, driven by expectations all three major central banks will be raising interest rates this year. This is hurting commodities.

The Australian dollar is a proxy for global growth. My concern is of a more precipitous decline in the Australian dollar under the scenario of faltering global growth.

The Australian dollar has underperformed because there is a feeling it's past its best days in terms of a high-yielding currency.

The Australian dollar has moved up against all other currencies quite sharply. The market has been wrong-footed by the Australian dollar, as has happened on several occasions this year. You get a few strong numbers in Australia and the market has to turn around again.

The Australian dollar has been dragged down by the New Zealand dollar. Both currencies may well go through several months of under-performance.

The Australian dollar could head higher this week. The CPI will be on the strong side, so we might get some interest rate-expectations creep in.

The Australian currency may rise to US80c over the next month.

The Australian captain, the players and selectors have all suffered from thrashing too many soft opponents.