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The Best Job in the World search to boost Australian tourism has concluded with the selection of Ben Southall as the winner. For a salary of 150,000 Australian dollars ($110,000) the 34 year-old British charity fundraiser and former tourist guide will serve as a promoter of Hamilton Island and Queensland tourism for 6 months.

“Southall and 15 other finalists spent the past four days on the island for an extended interview process, which required applicants to snorkel through crystalline waters, gorge themselves at a beachside barbecue and relax at a spa. The finalists also had to demonstrate their blogging abilities, take swimming tests and sit through in-person interviews”.---AP (05/06/09, Gelineu, K)

In his relaxing job as “caretaker of the Great Barrier Reef” he will swim, snorkel, and bask in the pristine sun-drenched beaches of the northeast tropical state. Beating 15 finalists culled for 35,000 applicants worldwide, the lucky winner of the unique job was announced on May 6, 2009 in Hamilton Island. Southall will start work on July 1, 2009. (Photo Credit: Reuters/Tourism Queensland/ Eddie Afari Handout) =0=

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