We Aussies are a practical lot, preferring to use the internet for our daily needs - looking up postcodes, paying bills, and so on. This year not even hot celebrity gossip or astounding news events tempted us away from our everyday business.

Michael Jackson had a year he would love to forget and so did our Kylie. We had a bit of a fascination with royals, thanks to two royal weddings. Becs and Lleyton also hit the bit time thanks to a pregnancy and a wedding.

Everyone wasn't just talking about the Socceroos's great win, they were searching on it as well. We also took to our computers to find information about our favourite horse race and all the footy code grand finals.

Obviously, Australians love their gadgets, their Holden cars, and their video games. All featured highly in the product searches even beating out the much loved Apple iPod. In the video game war it looks like Sony's PlayStation won this battle.

The top global stories naturally dominated our news searches with Australians logging in to find out the latest about the London bombings and the US hurricanes. On the home front we were fascinated by Australian drug trials and the ups and downs of political life.

Local tv shows and blockbuster movies had us searching for onscreen entertainment. We also took US newcomers Desperate Housewives and Lost to our hearts. And in music it wasn't so much about the tunes as the means of listening to them that inspired searches.

Starting a family and staying healthy seem to be Australian preoccupations, with pregnancy and salad recipes topping two lifestyle categories. The low carb diet also seems to be holding its ground just beating out low fat recipe searches. And, its nice to see TAFE searches bring something educational into our pastimes category.

A tropical holiday still seems to be the dream getaway for most Australians with Byron Bay and Bali topping the local and international holiday destination lists. Qantas tops the travel category searches but searches on cheap flights show that holiday makers are also interested in shopping around.