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An Australian state has launched a global search for candidates for "the best job in the world" -- earning a top salary for lazing around a beautiful tropical island for six months. The job pays 150,000 Australian dollars (105,000 US dollars) and includes free airfares from the successful applicant's home country to Hamilton Island on the Great Barrier Reef.
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More than 10,000 people have jumped at the chance to become the caretaker of a tropical Australian island - including a prankster identifying himself as terror mastermind Osama bin Laden.
A 30-second video available on YouTube shows an actual video of the bearded Al-Qaida leader with garble dubbed over his real voice and subtitles stating why he is right for the job.
"I enjoy the outdoors and sandy areas," the subtitles read. "I've got experience with videos, delegating tasks and experience with large scale event coordination."
Tourism Queensland, which is coordinating the contest, confirmed that a person using bin Laden's name had lodged an official application but it was rejected as inappropriate, the Sydney Morning Herald reported on Wednesday.
Bin Laden is believed to be in hiding somewhere along the mountainous border between Afghanistan and Pakistan and occasionally releases video and audio messages.
Queensland launched the 'Best Job in the World' campaign on Jan 12, calling for video applications from people interested in a $100,000 contract to relax on Hamilton Island in the Great Barrier Reef for six months while writing a blog to promote the island.
The job is part of a $1.1 million campaign to publicize the charms of northeastern Queensland state. The employee will live free on the island, exploring the reef and posting videos and photos on a weekly blog.
Some of the most popular videos that have been vetted and approved by Queensland Tourism staff can be viewed
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(Agencies)
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自澳大利亞發(fā)布某熱帶小島管理員的招聘廣告以來，應(yīng)征者已有1萬多人，其中包括一名自稱恐怖主義頭目奧薩馬?本-拉登的搞怪人士。
“本拉登”的應(yīng)聘視頻現(xiàn)可在YouTube網(wǎng)站上瀏覽，整個視頻長達30秒鐘，畫面中的人物確實是留著大胡子的基地組織頭目本-拉登，但他說話的聲音已經(jīng)過處理，畫面中還配有字幕說明他為什么適合這一職位。
字幕稱：“我熱愛戶外和沙灘，有視頻制作、任務(wù)分配和協(xié)調(diào)大型活動的經(jīng)驗。”
據(jù)《悉尼先驅(qū)晨報》本周三報道，負責(zé)此次招聘的昆士蘭州旅游局證實，確有一位盜用本-拉登名號的應(yīng)聘者提交過正式申請，但因做法不當未獲通過。
據(jù)稱本?拉登目前藏身于阿富汗和巴基斯坦邊境的山區(qū)地帶，他時不時地會發(fā)布些視頻或音頻訊息。
昆士蘭州于上月12日發(fā)起了這一號稱“世界上最好工作”的招聘活動，并要求應(yīng)聘者提交視頻申請。該職位的薪水高達10萬美元，主要職責(zé)就是在大堡礁的漢密爾頓島放松6個月，同時撰寫博客宣傳該島。
漢密爾頓島管理員招聘是耗資110萬美元的昆士蘭州東北部島嶼魅力宣傳活動的一部分。管理員上崗后，將在島上自由生活，探尋島礁奧秘，并每周更新博客，上傳視頻和圖片。
昆士蘭州旅游局已審查通過的一些最受歡迎的視頻已經(jīng)可以在網(wǎng)上瀏覽了。
（實習(xí)生許雅寧 英語點津姍姍編輯）
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