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The "best job in the world" contest has generated huge interest around the globe, but the jury is out on whether that will translate into more tourism dollars for Queensland, Australia. “That’s the million dollar question,” said Anthony Hayes, CEO of Tourism Quensland, which sponsored the contest
A British man beat 34,000 other applicants Wednesday to win, what has been dubbed, "the best job in the world" — to stroll the white sands of a tropical island in Queensland, Australia, file weekly reports online to a global audience and earn a cool $100,000.
Sixteen people vying for what is being dubbed the "best job in the world" will on Wednesday learn who has won the post of caretaker for the tropical paradise of Hamilton island in Queensland, Australia. A television presenter from New Zealand and a charity fundraiser from England were among the finalists for the position, dubbed the “best job in the world.” They were picked from a pool of more than 34,000 applicants from across the world.
A passenger bus tumbled into the Chenab River in Indian-administered Kashmir’s hilly Kishtwar district Monday morning, killing at least 22 people and injuring nine others, authorities said. A television presenter from New Zealand and a charity fundraiser from England were among the finalists for the position, dubbed the “best job in the world.” They were picked from a pool of more than 34,000 applicants from across the world.