'Best job' winner boomerangs around China to push Oz

Ben Southall, hired in a global job hunt last year to take what was billed as the "world's best job" - caretaker of an exotic island locale - is pushing Australian tourism in the capital.

The 35-year-old Briton will conclude a three-day promotional tour in Beijing on Monday. The visit was expected to help tap China's growing overseas tourism market, according to his employer.

Surrounded by more than 20 Chinese journalists and photographers, Southall, wearing a blue T-shirt emblazoned with "the best job in the world", smiled broadly and spoke quickly during a press conference Saturday in a courtyard-style club in the Xicheng district.