UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13a-16 OR 15d-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of October 2012

Commission File Number: 001-34959

AUSTRALIA ACQUISITION CORP.

(Name of Registrant)

Level 9 Podium, 530 Collins Street

Melbourne VIC 3000

Australia

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

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OnAs ~~October~~reported 15in our Report on Form 6-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on June 29, 2012, ~~Australia~~we ~~Acquisition~~received ~~Corp.~~a letter from The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“NASDAQ”) indicating that NASDAQ believed that we were not compliant with NASDAQ Listing Rule 5550(a)(3) (the “~~Company~~Minimum Public Holders Rule”) ~~filed~~, anwhich ~~amendment~~requires us to ~~its~~have ~~Schedule~~at TOleast 300 public holders of our listed securities. In that letter, ~~the~~NASDAQ had ~~Offer~~indicated tothat ~~Purchase~~it ~~dated~~was ~~July~~granting 17us an extension until August 15, 2012 ~~and~~to ~~the~~comply ~~related~~with ~~materials~~the ~~(in~~Minimum ~~each~~Public ~~case,~~Holders asRule. ~~amended~~On August 17, ~~restated~~2012, ~~supplemented~~we orreceived ~~otherwise~~a ~~modified,~~notification ~~collectively,~~letter (the “~~Tender Offer Documents~~Notice”), infrom ~~response~~NASDAQ advising us that we failed to ~~comments~~satisfy the terms ~~received~~of the extension by not regaining compliance with the ~~Securities~~Minimum ~~and~~Public ~~Exchange~~Holders ~~Commission~~Rule. AsThe ~~part~~Notice offurther ~~the~~stated ~~amendment~~that, ~~the~~as ~~Company~~a ~~has~~result, NASDAQ’s ~~extended~~Listing ~~the~~Qualifications ~~expiration~~Staff ofhad ~~the~~initiated ~~offer~~ proceedings to ~~purchase~~delist ~~until~~our ~~5:00~~ordinary ~~p.m.~~shares, ~~EDT~~units onand ~~October~~warrants 19(collectively, the ~~2012~~“Listed Securities”) from NASDAQ. ~~The~~On ~~offer~~August 23, 2012, we requested a hearing to ~~purchase~~the ~~was~~NASDAQ ~~previously~~Hearings ~~scheduled~~Panel (the “Panel”) to ~~expire~~appeal atthe ~~5:00~~Staff’s ~~p.m.~~delisting ~~EDT~~determination in accordance with NASDAQ’s applicable procedures onset ~~October~~forth ~~12,~~in ~~2012~~the Listing Rule 5800 Series. Such hearing request stayed the suspension of the Listed Securities.

On October 12, 2012, the Panel affirmed the determination of NASDAQ’s Staff to delist our Listed Securities, so that our Listed Securities will be suspended from trading on NASDAQ effective at the open of business on Tuesday, October 16, 2012. Effective upon such delisting from NASDAQ, we anticipate that our securities will be immediately eligible for quotation on the OTC Bulletin Board.

The Company does not intend to request that the NASDAQ Listing and Hearing Review Council (the “Council”) review the Panel’s decision. NASDAQ indicated that the Council may, on its own motion, determine to review the Panel’s decision within 45 calendar days after issuance of the October 12, 2012 decision. If the Council determines to review this decision, it may affirm, modify, reverse, dismiss or remand the decision to the Panel.

Press Release

On October 1516, 2012, the Company issued a press release announcing its ~~the~~receipt ~~amendment~~of to the ~~Tender~~Panel’s ~~Offer~~affirmation ~~Documents, the extension~~ of the ~~expiration~~NASDAQ ~~date~~Staff’s ofdetermination ~~the offer~~ to ~~purchase,~~delist ~~and~~its ~~the payment~~Listed ~~of the previously disclosed consent fee~~Securities. A copy of the press release is being ~~provided~~furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this ~~Report~~report.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated: October 15, 2012	AUSTRALIA ACQUISITION CORP.
Dated: October 16, 2012	AUSTRALIA ACQUISITION CORP.
	By:	/s/ Peter Ziegler
		Name:	Peter Ziegler
		Title:	Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit Index

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press release dated October 1516, 2012.

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