Well, we've finally got the first public release of dbXML-Core out. You can download it from Sourceforge or check out the home page at the dbXML Group web site.
For those who don't know, dbXML is a pure Java database/application server written specifically for handling XML. It's licensed under the LGPL.
I've always found it rather amusing that the prime minister should use the term un-australian so much. Because whenever I think of what the average Australian man is like, John Howard with his brown corduroy pants and Marx brothers laugh is hardly the image that comes to mind 8)