Google, denying a report from Ausdroid, the Australian Android community Web site, says that it has not lent its support to Australian developers for the submission of paid applications to the Android Market.

The Web site earlier reported that Google had included the country into its list of supported countries for developers to sell applications. The company quickly took out Australia from the list. Google attributed the listing to a mistake and has denied any plans of supporting local developers.

In an interview with Computerworld Australia, a Google spokesperson said, "we hear loud and clear that Australian developers want to see paid apps in the android market here, but we don't have anything to announce right now."

Pamela Fox, an API Support Engineer for Google Maps attempted to talk down angry developers on Twitter. "Sorry, the news stated there is based on an incorrect help page. They are now working on fixing the help page that lists Australia," Fox said.

Google currently has nine countries in the list, which includes the US, Japan and Europe. Android users outside the included territories may buy applications from the smartphone store, however, they are prohibited from selling their own applications. Developers are required to have a Google Checkout account associated with a country in the list.

After four years of service in the US, the company launched its Checkout platform to Australian users. The release coincided with the launch of Gmail's new Google Voice feature. The service is similar to PayPal.

The company's online payment processing service allows customers in Australia to buy items across participating websites with the use of just one set of financial details. The service also allows users to accept payment for services and goods.