For coal, Japan relies on Australia, China, Indonesia, Russia, the U.S., South Africa, and Canada.
Finally, a word on Australia spinner Xavier Doherty, who had a really poor day.
Ms Gillard's best hope may be to focus on Australia's economic resilience in the global downturn.
The same caveats apply to another of the supply-side constraints on Australia's economy: education.
China relies on Australia for imports of iron ore, the price negotiations for which are increasingly acrimonious.
China has long had an eye on Australia's iron ore, a vital fuel for its industrial expansion.
Barghoorn focussed on Australia, Cloud on Death Valley, others on China and Brazil, trailing graduate students behind them.
Following the match at Edinburgh, England take on Australia in five one-dayers before facing Bangladesh in three more.
Namely, what books would you recommend to a new arrival trying to get a quick handle on Australia.
Ireland will take on Australia, Italy and the second qualifiers from Europe and the Americas in Pool C.
Wales will meet the defending champions in the group stages after taking on Australia and South Africa first.
Regular reports on Australia's kangaroo harvest should no longer be required by law, California's governor Jerry Brown has said.
After their pack was dominated by Wales last week, much of the pre-match talk has centred on Australia's weak scrum.
They needed to create 'scoreboard pressure' on Australia by compiling a daunting first innings total, but they failed to do so.
The country's consumer watchdog has taken Apple to court for false advertising because the tablet computer does not work on Australia's 4G network.
In 2001, the government of the day even agreed to house refugees on Australia's behalf in exchange for a big dollop of cash.
The film touches on Australia's "stolen generation" - victims of a government policy of assimilation that was in place until the late 1960s.
On Australia's current form, he may have to wait until he is 62, Shepherd's age, before being allowed to stand in a final.
The Irish then face New Zealand at Croke Park on 15 November before taking on Australia seven days later at the Dublin venue.
Apart from anything else, he knows that the longer he dithers, the bigger the impact could become on Australia's economy from East Asia's financial turmoil.
"It was a total that was 40 or 50 runs short and we couldn't put any pressure on Australia because of it, " Kiwi skipper Vettori lamented.
Another sign that Australian wines are receiving more attention from connoisseurs came in London last month when Christie's staged its first ever wine auction focused on Australia.
Analysts said the combination of all these factors was having a negative impact on Australia's growth and that if commodity prices do not improve it may hurt long-term growth.
The USA will take on Australia at the Champions Trophy in England in September and the 2007 World Cup will feature five nations who do not have Full Member status.
Investment bankers everywhere might keep an eye on Australia.
However, that berth was ultimately claimed by Ghana, who lost 1-0 to Germany to finish level on Australia with four points but who go through by virtue of their superior goal difference.
With the draw the likeliest result before a ball had been bowled on Monday, the intangible aspect of England's dominance over the last two days is what the effect might be on Australia.
Ponting, meanwhile, said he had acted on the guidance of the game's governing body, the International Cricket Council, to report any racial incidents following problems with spectators on Australia's tour of India last year.
The commanding victory, on Australia Day at the picturesque Adelaide Oval, will heap further problems on Ponting, who takes his beleaguered side to Perth for the final match of the five-game series on Friday.
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