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After spending Christmas in Aspen, Mariah Carey and husband Nick Cannon flew to Queensland, Australia via private jet with their twins, Moroccan and Monroe.  From there, the family will sail around the Great Barrier Reef.

On our way..and off we go! YAY Australia!!!! LYM!! instagr.am/p/Tv95YQreJn/

— Mariah Carey (@MariahCarey) December 27, 2012

For the first time in 14 years, Carey will go on tour in Australia.  Her first show is on January 1st at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Center.  Carey’s second and last stop is in Sydney, before heading back to the states for American Idol. 

carey wears a table cloth to shop in aspen

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We’re hoping for a few scratch fests between Carey and fellow judge, Nicki Minaj.