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14365.72
The distance between Australia and Austria is 14,365.72kms (8926.69 miles). [mapcrow]
Hemisphere: Australia - Southern, Austria - Northern
Size: Australia - 7,686,850 sq km, Austria - 83,870 sq km
Coastline: Australia - 25,760 km, Austria - 0 km
Population: Australia - 20,264,082, Austria - 8,192,880
Australia, Austria
But it seems the Mainichi News is still confused:

Or perhaps Australian beef is Austrian beef in disguise and they've been tricking the Japanese market all these years....
Typos happen a lot. Especially online. I'm guilty of about a million myself. But for a major newspaper in an article all about Australia - that is one sloppy typo.
No cigar for you today Mainichi Shimbun.
Posted by mjd-s on November 29, 2006 8:29 PM