Down Under is Over International advertising is frequently reported, but here’s a continent rarely heard from. The Commercial Economic Advisory Service of Australia published data recently that show advertising in Australia increased 9.7% last year. Some of the media numbers are: - Television advertising expenditure rose last year 11.9% to $2.7billion - Outdoor advertising showed the biggest growth with the inclusion of overseas players, increasing 43% to $444.38 million - Movie advertising grew nearly 18% to $69.29 million in 2000 - Newspaper advertising rose 9.2% to $3.3 billion - Classified directories remained steady, climbing 0.35% …