EX-99.906CERT 3 dex99906cert.htm CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906

Certification pursuant to Section 906

Section 906 Certification

Vincent Esposito, Chief Executive Officer, and Joseph Malone, Chief Financial Officer, of Aberdeen Australia Equity Fund, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Registrant”), each certify that:

1. The Registrant’s periodic report on Form N-CSR for the period ended April 30, 2008 (the “Form N-CSR”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as applicable; and

2. The information contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Aberdeen Australia Equity Fund, Inc.				CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Aberdeen Australia Equity Fund, Inc.
/S/    VINCENT ESPOSITO				/S/    JOSEPH MALONE
Vincent Esposito				Joseph Malone
Date: June 27, 2008				Date: June 27, 2008