Archive for February, 2006
Where the Bloody Hell Are You?
Date: February 25th, 2006 | 21 comments Australia has launched a new travel campaign, to some controversy over the use of the word ‘bloody’. The new ad is shown online and features the tag line, so where the bloody hell are you?
Check out this New info on Bikini Babe spokes woman Lau [read more]
Uni rocked by marking fiasco
Date: February 22nd, 2006 | No CommentsFrom the news of the weird, a student was asked for “more smarter writing” and told he needed to reference ‘ying’ and ‘yang’ in his paper. Hmmm…. Uni rocked by mark [read more]
Bali Nine Trials: Death Penalty and Life Terms
Date: February 15th, 2006 | 3 commentsGee, aren’t these Australians s-m-r-t? The so-called Bali nine have gotten their days in court, with four being sentenced to life in jail and the two leaders getting orders to face the firing squad. Three more are still awaiting their fate, but from the looks of it, I wouldn’t be booking a ticket [read more]
Shark Feeding Frenzy near Brisbane
Date: February 13th, 2006 | 1 commentWow - I have never heard of folks closing a beach cuz of a Shark Feeding Frenzy like they just recently did near Brisbane. Sharks and travel to places like Australia and South Africa beaches are something that I hear people being scared about frequently. I have been to both places a few [read more]
Photos Outrage Australian Sports Officials
Date: February 8th, 2006 | No Comments Really, what were these people thinking? Since when has playing with guns become cool and funny again?
Photographs of a trainer conducting mock executions of young Australian swimmers at a military-style boot camp prompted outrage from athletic officials on Wednesday.
The images published in local newspapers earlier this week showed a trainer holding an imitation 9 mm [read more]
Flashpackers do it in style
Date: February 23rd, 2006 | No CommentsFlashpackers have hit the news in Australia with Flashpackers do it in style. These people talk about how they explored life Down Under with less time, but a little m [read more]
Australia in the World Cup
Date: February 16th, 2006 | No CommentsSure, they’re not expected to make it past the first round, but Australia is sending a team to the 2006 World Cup! They’ve only made it two times before, so qualifying was a tough road. Looks like they might not have to worry about it in 2022, however - they’re hoping to host [read more]
Money really doesn’t buy happiness, study finds
Date: February 14th, 2006 | No CommentsAustralia has no extremes of ‘well-being’ according to a recent study. I find that somewhat hard to believe that in any nation you wouldn’t have a wide disparity of how people feel about life. Money really doesn’t buy happiness, s [read more]
New Zealand diver survives three days in ocean
Date: February 10th, 2006 | No CommentsIn an amazing feat of fitness, gear quality, survival skill and sheer, dumb luck, a Kiwi diver was discovered bobbing in the ocean three days after disappearing. Some old Navy comrades picked him up after an air search was called off…makes you feel good about your chances of a long search, huh? New Zealand diver [read more]
Lottery Ticket Cashed from 1992
Date: February 6th, 2006 | 2 commentsAlways check your scratchies! A New South Wales woman recently discovered a ticket inside an old greeting card. Frm 1992, the prize was worth almost $75,000. Not a bad gift, eh? From Lottery Ticket Cashed [read more]
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