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Australians will have to swap their 87 million old-fashioned incandescent light bulbs for energy-efficient alternatives such as compact fluorescents under a new federal plan to cut greenhouse emissions. After 2009, incandescent light bulbs will not be sold Down Under.
This is actually an incandescent vs fluorescent issue:
Australia dumps incandescent bulbs for compact fluorescents