In Australia the 1982 Davidson Enquiry regarding private sector involvement in delivery of existing / proposed telecommunications services recommended ending Telecom Australia's monopoly.

This company is Australia's leading telecommunications company, and was privatized in 1997 by former Prime Minister of Australia, John Howard.

* Overseas Telecommunications Commission, Australia's former international telecommunications service

In 1999, Telecom established a presence in Australia, buying 78 % of AAPT, Australia's third-largest telecommunications company.

It became Australia's fourth largest telecommunications company before collapsing in 2001.

The link with Australia's second largest telecommunications company, Optus, proved crucial to the company's early success.

He is most known as the former Chief Executive Officer of Australia's largest telecommunications company Telstra, and for overseeing major aspects of the implementation and planning of its full privatisation through tranche sales ( known as the ' T1 ', ' T2 ' and ' T3 ' sales ).

On 1 March 1999, Switkowski was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Australia's public and largest telecommunications company Telstra, and to the Board of Directors of Telstra's pay television partner Foxtel.

In 1996, Primus began its global expansion by acquiring Australia's fourth largest telecommunications service provider, Axicorp.

At the same time, government and business leaders see Japan as a vital export market and an essential element in Australia's strong future growth and prosperity in the Asia Pacific region.

With the advantage of being located near the Arabian Peninsula, Somali traders have increasingly begun to challenge Australia's traditional dominance over the Persian Gulf Arab livestock and meat market, offering quality animals at very low prices.

He was also hired as the new voice of Australia's National Rugby League, singing in an advertisement to market the 2000 season.

Many of Australia's inter-city trains are not true inter-city services, given their leisurely average speed and primary role to transport people between regional areas and the nearest capital city or for the tourist market.

In the 1990s and first decade of the 21st century, Australia's two publicly funded national networks, ABC and SBS, received an increasing share of market ratings, although as of 2005 they only accounted for 15. 7 % and 6. 1 % of the national ratings, respectively.

In 1934 Ford Australia's designer Lew Bandt modified a coupe with a smoothly integrated loadbed that could be used like a car to drive to church or to deliver pigs to market.

The gradual evolution of Network Ten into its current form has its origins in the ongoing attempts by media mogul Rupert Murdoch to acquire a prized commercial television licence in Australia's largest capital city market, Sydney.

The Avensis Verso won Australia's Best People Mover, where it is simply called Avensis, the other variants unavailable to that market.

The company's market capitalization reaches a high of A $ 5. 3 billion on 26 November 1999, making it one of Australia's largest 30 companies.

Later, Toyota New Zealand followed Australia's lead and dropped the Corona, instead marketing the Australian-built Camry as its offering in the mid-size segment of the market.

In mid-2006, it had a market capitalization of A $ 8. 7 billion, making it one of Australia's top 30 companies.

By 1946, he was one of Australia's highest-paid entertainers, and returned to Britain to try to re-establish himself in a much larger market.

Holding a can of Australia's Choice Cola, Nichol appeared on the July 1993 cover of Canadian Business magazine, as Loblaw moved ahead with plans to market private labels for Coles Myer Limited – now Coles Group – Australia ’ s largest food retailer.

By 1969, Ansett had become Australia's leading domestic airline and its market share would rise as high as 55 %. Reg Ansett Route Map ( Bob Wills Collection ).

The former Tristram's Drink Factory, 79 Boundary St, West End, built in 1928 and one of Australia's best examples of the Mission Revival Style architecture was converted into a market in the 1990s and remains a heritage landmark of West End.

The Society, which in fact supports deregulation of the labour market to the extent that employers and employees simply form contracts with each other and then deal with any disputes via the courts, admonished the WorkChoices model particularly for its length and the amount of red tape, claiming it was " all about regulation " and comparing it to the " old Soviet system of command and control ", as well as on federalist grounds saying " This attempt on his part to diminish the role of the states, to concentrate all power in Canberra, is very much to Australia's detriment ".

The Mk2 Escort was assembled at Ford Australia's Homebush Plant, Sydney from 1975 to 1980 in 2-door and 4-door sedan, and 2-door panel van forms-the estate versions being unavailable to the Australian market.

Interestingly, both governments agreed to implement a single economic market in 2004 before talk of a customs union, which would indicate that New Zealand and Australia's move through economic integration is not sequential.

This is not Network Ten's first foray into the breakfast program market, with the network airing Australia's first breakfast program, Good Morning Australia, from 1981 to 1992.

Under a unique agreement with the Commonwealth of Australia's Department of the Treasury, the Mint's new operator was empowered to mint and market gold, silver and platinum Australian legal tender coinage to investors and collectors worldwide.

In the 1990s, given Australia's long dominance of the Ashes and the popular acceptance of the Darnley urn as ‘ The Ashes ’, the idea was mooted that the victorious team should be awarded the urn as a trophy and allowed to retain it until the next series.

It was Australia's second consecutive innings defeat in a wet summer, and the hosts were in strong positions in the two drawn Tests, in which half the playing time was washed out.

Lawry was sacked after the Sixth Test after the selectors finally lost patience with Australia's lack of success and dour strategy.

In 1978, the term Barassi Line was used to describe the dichotomy that existed in Australia's football culture, where Australian Football was most popular in all states bar New South Wales and Queensland.

Riversleigh, in Queensland, is one of Australia's most renowned fossil sites and was recorded as a World Heritage site in 1994.

Riversleigh, in Queensland, is one of Australia's most renowned fossil sites and was recorded as a World Heritage site in 1994.

The one-off test in 1999 between England and Australia that was played to commemorate Australia's first test against Reverend Matthew Mullineux's British side saw England wear an updated version of this jersey.

From the 1963 season, Brabham was partnered by American driver Dan Gurney, the pair now running in Australia's racing colours of green and gold.

It was reported that in 2006 Fiji's Prime Minister Qarase asked Australia's Prime Minister John Howard for military assistance should a coup take place, but Howard declined.

Australia's senior diplomat in Fiji was also expelled in the 2006 coup.

He later opined that the governor-general's role was more than a representative of the sovereign, explaining: " under section 2 of the Constitution the Governor-General is the Queen's representative and exercises certain royal prerogative powers and functions ; under section 61 of the Constitution the Governor-General is the holder of a quite separate and independent office created, not by the Crown, but by the Constitution, and empowered to exercise, in his own right as Governor-General and not as a representative or delegate of the Queen, all the powers and functions of Australia's head of state.

The early colonial governors held an almost autocratic power due to the distance from and poor communications with Great Britain, until 1824 when the New South Wales Legislative Council, Australia's first legislative body, was appointed to advise the governor.

More than two years of intensive research was undertaken to chronicle the historical events that resulted in what was then Australia's worst peace time disaster.

During the war, General Motors-Holden's was a major industrial force in Australia's defence effort.

The closest successor to the Torana was the Camira, released in 1982 as Australia's version of GM's medium-sized " J-car ".

Besides manufacturing Australia's best selling car, which was exported in significant numbers, Holden continued to export many locally produced engines to power cars made elsewhere.

Holden was critical, saying that Australia's population was not large enough, and that the changes could tarnish the local industry.

Hobart was named Australia's 6th most sustainable city, by the Australian Conservation Foundation in 2010.

Australia's first legal casino was the 17-storey Wrest Point Hotel Casino in Sandy Bay, opened in 1973.

At age 27, he was one of Australia's youngest-ever MPs.

He served on numerous committees and overseas delegations, he was appointed a Privy Counsellor in 1953, and in 1954 he was named one of Australia's six best-dressed men.