Australian readers are used to news about their local market, but this week their story is being heard by a global audience. Forkliftaction.com members in Australasia have for some time received a localised edition of the weekly newsletter in a forerunner to local editions to be rolled out to other markets through this year. This means their stories don't often make it into the Global News part of the newsletter seen by our readers. However, in this edition, the world gets a double dose of Australia - a comprehensive overview of the market by Australian reporter Karen Harverson and a company profile of a successful Melbourne used forklift dealer. And in case anyone missed it, Australia, with its tiny population and geographic isolation, is still celebrating its sixth position in the Olympics medal tally - with 14 gold, 15 silver and 17 bronze medals. Admittedly - and painfully - that's just behind Great Britain, but almost enough to require a forklift when the team arrived back from Beijing (I had to get a materials handling reference in, of course!).