1.   An Australian mining company, Montague Gold Co. of Perth, hired him to survey some land around a small creek called Busang.

2.   An Australian company last month introduced a device that can be strapped to an ankle or wrist and surrounds the wearer with an electrical field that repels sharks.

3.   And he licensed a product from an Australian company that was meant to replace court stenographers with recording and transcription devices.

4.   Another recent example comes from a Australian company, Pacific Advanced Music Studios, known as PAMS.

5.   Another favorite is CSL, an Australian company that is a leader in blood plasma products.

6.   Another favorite of Schapiro and Ho is Fosters Brewing, the Australian company that bought Beringer Wine Estates of Napa Valley.

7.   Australian companies are snapping up wineries here and seeking acquisitions and partnerships abroad to take advantage of phenomenal growth projected for markets overseas.

8.   Australian companies will be allowed to set up sites to enable gambling overseas.

9.   Australian insurance companies, National Mutual and Colonial Mutual, are also awaiting licenses to operate in China.

10.   Australian stocks fell for the third day in five amid persistent concern weaker growth in Asia will harm Australian company earnings.