On 25 Sep 2005 at 19:37, Lea de Groot wrote:

> For a site to appear *at all* in the 'pages from Australia' results on 
> google.com.au, at least one of the following has to happen:
> - use a .au domain name
> - host with an IP address that Google recognises as Australian
> Given that Australian hosting is still hard to find at prices 
> comparable to what is available overseas, a .au domain name + foreign 
> hosting is normally a cheaper way to appear in those google results 
> that a .gtld + local hosting.

That was correct until about three weeks ago. Google has changed the algo again.

cb