Very unexpected. It seems that according to Yahoo! Qantas is the most searched for term in Australia. They have summed it up pretty well -
We Aussies are a practical lot, preferring to use the internet for our daily needs – looking up postcodes, paying bills, and so on. This year not even hot celebrity gossip or astounding news events tempted us away from our everyday business.
Here are the top search terms in 2005 according to Yahoo!
Qantas
Australia Post
ATO
ABC
Medicare
ASX
Jobs
Telstra
Dictionary
Centrelink
When you put Australian’s next to the American top 10, we come out looking almost cerebral-
Britney Spears
50 Cent
Cartoon Network
Mariah Carey
Green Day
Jessica Simpson
Paris Hilton
Eminem
Ciara
Lindsay Lohan