ZeroHedge has an article about this as well..
Dollar Death Bed: Aussie Beyond Parity For First Time In 28 Years
http://www.zerohedge.com/article/dollar-death-bed-aussie-beyond-parity-first-time-28-years
As a numismatist I find this fascinating. This means that the Australian Pound (worth two Australian Dollars at the time of decimal conversion) is now worth more than the British Pound, which is worth, $1.60US. If the Australian Pound still existed, it would be worth $2.00 US or about £1.25 GBP. So much for the ‘Australian Rupee’ as it was derisively known by smug pommies following years of depreciation in comparison to the GBP....