Diverse Portfolio of Australian Stocks

The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) includes many world-class companies from which investors may choose a wide variety of stocks. I (RAH) selected thirty well-known stocks from the ASX/100, an index of large and midcap stocks, and iShares MSCI Australia Index Fund (EWA), an exchange-traded fund (ETF) of Australian stocks.

Here are 30 well-known Australian stocks from the mining, financial, natural resources, consumer-related sectors. Most of these stocks pay dividends, making them candidates for a long-term dividend-reinvestment portfolio.

30 Australian Stocks
Company and Web Site	Quote	Principal Business and Products	Pays Dividend
Alumina	AWC or AWC.AX	Global bauxite mining, alumina refining, and aluminum smelting.	Yes
Amcor	AMC.AX	Packaging and paper company.	Yes
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group	ANZ.AX	Diversified financial services.	Yes
Babcock & Brown	BNB.AX	Financial investment and advisory services.	Yes
BHP Billiton	BHP or BHP.AX	Global mining conglomerate.	Yes
Brambles	BXB.AX	Pallet and container pooling services and information management services.	Yes
Coca Cola Amatil	CCL.AX	Soft drink bottler.	Yes
Commonwealth Bank of Australia	CBA.AX	Diversified financial services.	Yes
Computershare	CPU.AX	Financial market services and technology.	Yes
Foster's Group	FGL.AX	Beverages, alcoholic and non-alcoholic.	Yes
Goodman Fielder	GFF.AX	Large food company.	Yes
Harvey Norman Holdings	HVN.AX	Retailer.	Yes
James Hardie Industries	JHX or JHX.AX	Fibre cement technology.	Yes
Lihir Gold	LGL.AX	Gold mining.	No
Newcrest Mining	NCM.AX	Gold and copper mining.	Yes
National Australia Bank	NAB.AX	Diversified financial services.	Yes
News Corp	NWS or NWS.AX	News, sports and entertainment provider.	Yes
Oil Search	OSH.AX	Oil and gas exploration and development in Papua New Guinea.	Yes
Onesteel	OST.AX	Steel products.	Yes
Orica	ORI.AX	Mining services, chemicals and consumer products.	Yes
Qantas Airways	QAN.AX	Domestic and international airline.	Yes
QBE	QBE.AX	Insurance and reinsurance.	Yes
Rio Tinto	RTP or RIO.AX	Diversified global mining.	Yes
Santos	STO.AX	Oil and gas exploration and production.	Yes
Telstra	TLS.AX	Telecommunications.	Yes
Westpac Banking	WBK or WBC.AX	Diversified financial services.	Yes
Wesfarmers	WES.AX	Diversified conglomerate.	Yes
Woodside Petroleum	WPL.AX	Oil and gas exploration and production.	Yes
Woolworths	WOW.AX	Largest retailer in Australia and New Zealand.	Yes
Zinifex	ZFX.AX	Zinc and lead mining.	Yes

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Updated February 3, 2008.