The Australian currency declined on Monday falling ahead of tomorrow's release day of minutes from the Reserve Bank of Australia's Governor Glenn Stevens speech on policy meeting last week and as investors wait for an outcome of the Fed's meeting on December 17 and 18. The Aussie slid 0.1% to 89.53 U.S. cents as of 4:52 p.m. Sydney time following a 1.5% slip recorded last week.