The Australian Gov, via Astrac - the international Finance regulator - has formed an agreement with Melbourne universities, to develop payment systems.
Does this mean another blockchain, maybe a national currency, or does it mean an adoption of Swift based on XRP or does it mean a move to adoption of BTC.
Any of these are possible, but what is important is the fact that the Aussie Gov are finally taking steps into the coin world, rather than just blanket bans as has been done in the recent past.
Time will tell