netmeg - 2:18 pm on Jun 24, 2010 (gmt 0)

[1] Australian Financial Year runs July1 - June 30. No, I don't know why either!

Pretty much every business I've ever worked at (in the US) has a fiscal year that runs July 1 - June 30. So it's not just you. US govt runs Oct 1 - Sep 30.