Americans seem to have a soft-spot for sheilas and blokes from the land down under. Sure, Nicole Kidman's Australia flopped at the box office, but that hasn't stopped a wave of talented actors and actresses from popping up on our favorite TV shows and in blockbuster movies. Maybe it's the accents, or the fun-loving attitude that draws us in, but we think it might be the ridiculous hotness of these actors that keeps us coming back for more. So without further ado, here's YourTango's take on the sexiest Aussie actors and actresses working in Hollywood today.

1.) Simon Baker

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With many of our favorite TV shows wrapping up for the season, we're stocking up on DVDs of new series to sate us until our beloveds return in the fall. McLeod's Daughters was a hit series in Australia for eight seasons running. One lucky YourTango user has already won a set of the show's season-eight DVDs. We have four sets left to give away and four different ways to win them.

In honor of Mother's Day 2009, the YourTango staff collected love advice from our mothers.

Michelle Lehman's "Marry Me" is an adorable short film that won the annual Australian Tropfest short film competition. A young girl is enamored with the BMX bike obsessed boy who lives next door. She has decided that HE will be her husband. First, she just needs to get him to notice her.

A dude in Australia got divorced and decided that he was sick (and tired) of his life and wanted to try something new. But he still had all the trappings of his former life: home, job, friends, jet skis. So he decided that he'd finance his new life by flipping his old life on eBay. After selling off his belongings, amigos, and career, Ian Usher was going to collect the cash, scoop up his passport, and head for parts unknown. He valued his belongings at about $385,000.

You may remember a week or so ago that there were some allegations that Australian entertainer Tania Zaetta may have expressed her love for country physically… with soldiers… in Afghanistan. Everyone appreciates patriotism, even vigorous, hot, sweaty patriotism, but evidently a warzone barracks or the back of an armored personnel carrier is not the appropriate place to express that national pride. That being said, according to The Herald Sun, the Australian Defence Department is issuing an official apology to Tania Zaetta over these unsubstantiated claims. Evidently, they had launched an investigation based on second or third-hand innuendo … Read More

Wow. A Bollywood actress called Tania Zaetta is being accused of supporting Australian troops a little too much. According to Yahoo News, the Australian performer made a visit to Aussie bases in Afghanistan. And now the tour she was part of is dealing with allegations of impropriety of the sexual nature. Tania Zaetta, 37, denies any wrongdoing. Reports are being investigated by Australia's Department of Defence.