Australia a test case for Uber's bold global push

By Jane Wardell SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia, where Uber is popular but mostly illegal, offers a microcosm of the company's global challenges. On the other hand, Uber has proved popular with the Australian public, notching more than one million registered users in a country of just 24 million even in the face of fierce pushback from the taxi industry and many local authorities. There are signs Uber's intense lobbying of regulatory bodies and governments is paying off in some quarters, as Canberr