October 7th, 2005 09:37 AM |
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Daethgod |
announce an Aussie tour you demons !!
and Keef .. play Happy in the land of the happy ..
Australia is world's 'happiest nation'
07oct05
AUSTRALIA has been hailed as the world's happiest nation in an international survey.
Federal Tourism Minister Fran Bailey today said more than 30,000 people across the globe participated in the "happiness" survey by market research company Gfk NOP.
The survey focused on factors such as environment, quality of life and health.
"The results of this survey provide international travellers with even more encouragement to travel to Australia and for Australians to make their holidays at home," Ms Bailey said.
She said the results come as an increasing number of international tourists chose Australia as a holiday or business event destination.
The most recent Australian Bureau of Statistics figures showed the nation's tourism industry was stronger than ever, Ms Bailey said.
Around 432,000 international tourists touched down in Australia in August this year, bringing this year's total so far to 3.5 million – a growth of 7.6 per cent.
"With more than $453 million being invested in tourism over the next three years ... we will be able to attract even more international tourists to help the $73 billion industry (grow) even further," she said.
Earlier this week, the Economist Intelligence Units Liveability Ranking by the Economist Magazine ranked Melbourne as the second most liveable city in the world after the Canadian city of Vancouver.
from http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,16847082%255E1702,00.html |
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