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Although apparently the DOJ is still on the fence, those north of the border as well as down under feel that Microsoft / Google partnership is a good idea.

Although the DOJ has not yet signed off on the deal and the two search ginats keep begging for more time to iron out details, the governments of Canada and Australia have already approved of the proposed Microsoft-Yahoo Search Deal.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) published findings saying that “the proposed agreement was unlikely to result in a substantial lessening of competition.” The ACCC said Microsoft is already using Yahoo’s paid search platform in Australia, and says that the two companies’ “share of online paid search advertising queries in Australia was limited.”

Looks like the Aussies don’t really care if Google cuts our Microsoft’s Bing or not. Of course, the UK loves Google, and Aussie still march to the Beefeater;’s drum more often than not.

The Canadian Competition Bureau has apparently notified both Yahoo and Microsoft that it won’t oppose the agreement, although a formal release of their findings is still pending. The two companies issued a joint statement today which says, in part, “We continue to believe that this deal will create a true, competitive alternative in the marketplace that will benefit consumers, advertisers and publishers. We remain hopeful that the agreement will close in early 2010.”

Now if Google can just iron out their problems in Europe, where Germany, Italy and France still resist them strongly due to privacy concerns, then Google may indeed achieve world domination.