Yahoo!7 Pulse

Lookups on the Federal Budget 2008 skyrocketed to more than 8000% overnight as the nation turned to the net to find out more about what many have labelled the 'Robin Hood' Budget.

Everytime you look at Prime Minister Kevin Rudd you can't help but think how thrilled he looks to be in the nation's top job. Certain to raise a smile on the PM's face is the announcement he joins the pantheon of movers and shakers in Time Magazine's list of the world's 100 most influential people

Wow we can hardly believe it but the 2020 Summit was even enough to knock Paris Hilton and her alleged engagement to Benji Madden off the Search popularity pile.

Oh what a year 2007 has been! Australians proved once again they are obsessed with celebrities alive and dead. Yahoo!7 Pulse's 2007 top searches are a true yardstick of Pop Culture, reflecting what Australians are curious about. It showcases our passions from celebrity news to hot tech gadgets to our concern for the environment as well as our interest in suspenseful TV shows, blockbuster film sequels and our perennial fascination with Sport and sporting scandals.

As Australia prepared to celebrate the horse race that stops the nation, Aussies were jolted by the news The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is considering whether to raise interest rates tomorrow (Wednesday November 7) for the second time this year.

Those naughty Chaser boys are back at it again. This week they've assaulted the memories of Steve Irwin, Stan Zemanek, Belinda Emmett and Peter Brock and Pulse has recorded the curiosity spike (+1872.5%)

Australia is fast losing its reputation as a generous nation with the Federal Government effectively 'locking out' African refugees. Outraged as well as acquiescent Aussies are stirring up searches on immigration, refugees and asylum seekers to equip themselves with more information on this explosive debate.

It's the latest instalment from a serial terrorist. The Osama bin Laden files continue with his latest rousing video offering and search is consequently up on the chief jihadist.

In a globalised world, does the sense of humour Australians are renown for still have a place in our cultural psyche? It's the motorcade which arrested the attention of the nation and landed the irreverent stars of 'The Chaser' in hot water and staring down the barrel of a possible six month jail sentence.

Over the past week politically-conscious searchers have pumped up queries in Yahoo!7 Answers and Search for Prime Minister John Howard.

Christianity remains the religion of choice in Australia, more than half of Australian homes are online, women do more housework than men, we are an ageing population, earn more money yet are increasingly living on our own and becoming lonelier the 2006 Census revealed today.

It must be confusing to be Prince William if the Media portrayal of his life is anything to go by. One moment he's going steady with his sweetheart Kate Middleton and on the verge of engagement, the next minute he's supposedly only involved with Kate to deflect attention from his true love, Jessica Craig, the daughter of a wealthy Kenyan conservationist, not to mention a string of other would-be princesses.