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Australia takes centre stage
Australia takes centre stage
Australia Takes Centre Stage
- According to the ABS, in 2013-14 Australian music earned A$72 million in global royalties – of which nearly half came from the EU.
- The EU forms the largest group of overseas-born residents in Australia
- Australia's selected major exports to EU:
- Recreational travel
- Coal
- Education
- Australia's selected major imports from the EU:
- Recreational travel
- Passenger motor vehicles
- Medicines
- Australia has only competed in Eurovision twice, but many Australian's have competed for other countries, including:
- Olivia Newton-John for the UK in 1974
- Gina G for the United Kingdom in 1996
- Johnny Logan for Ireland in 1980 & 1987
- Did you know: Over 2 million Australian residents were born in European countries?
- As of December 2014, EU direct investment in Australia was worth A$170 billion & employed over 376,000 Australians – roughly equivalent to the population of Canberra
Last Updated: 9 May 2016