A recent international survey showed that more expatriates are preferring to live in Australia rather than in the United States or Singapore because of the quality of life and career prospects.

Mayor Alan Pendleton of Blacktown City in Australia lauded the city’s Filipino community, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said.

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard named a Filipino community leader as named one of the “people ambassadors” of Australia on Wednesday.

Australian authorities warned its residents against a mosquito-borne disease recently been found in chickens in its most populous state, New South Wales, a report of the news site BBC said on Monday.

Philippine officials in Australia reassured Filipino students there the Philippine embassy’s doors will always be open for them should they need assistance.

A 15-year-old Filipina was chosen by an Australian group to be its voice in its campaign against child sexual assault.

An emerging Filipino artist and her fellow arts graduates at the Australian National University (ANU) held last week an art exhibit featuring their works.

Some 3,000 Filipinos in Australia joined the annual Christmas festival in Canberra last December 4, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said.

At least 67 Filipino professionals will leave for Australia in January 2012 to pursue post-graduate studies with scholarships through the Australia Awards – Development Awards.

The Philippine envoy to Australia sought the Filipino community’s support for an eight-year-old Filipino boy who underwent surgery this month for having an “imperforate anus.”