Archive for May, 2007

The Kimberley, Visit the Bungle Bungles

Date: May 14th, 2007 | 1 comment

OK, The guy who pointed out it is a LOOONG way between electrical power points in the Kimberley is absolutely right. Durning my last couple of weeks up there, I have to admit, I was forced to drink a few marginally Kimberley cold beers from my cooler at the end of the day. [read more]

Northern Territory Jet Setting

Date: May 2nd, 2007 | No Comments

Ha Ha Ha! what a great title if I do say so. The concept of Jet setting in the NT is funny all in its own. Well, at any rate, my recent silence is attributed to the lack of Internet Facilities and Mobile Phone access I have experienced while tromping about in the [read more]

Plea to smoke after paid sex

Date: May 31st, 2006 | 3 comments

I just have to laugh and shake my head at this one….
BROTHELS should be exempt from Australia’s tough anti-smoking laws because it is a tradition for prostitutes and their customers to enjoy a cigarette together after having sex, an industry lobby group said yesterday.
Plea to smoke afte [read more]

Online auction site eBay in Australia rules that New Zealand not for sale

Date: May 13th, 2006 | No Comments

SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - New Zealand is not for sale, despite somebody in neighbouring Australia trying to offload the nation of four million to the highest online bidder.
With a starting offer of just one cent, brisk bidding for the prime chunk of South Pacific real estate quickly boosted the price to 3,000 Australian dollars before [read more]

Work visa overcomes crisis

Date: May 10th, 2006 | 1 comment

This is good news for backpackers who want to work and the country that needs them, but what happens if the backpackers stop coming or wanting to work? It’s a reliance that must worry some…
RECENT backpacker visa changes will help address skills shortages in the tourism sector.
Backpackers working in Australian are now eligible to [read more]

Northern Territory, Lake Bennett Resort

Date: May 14th, 2007 | No Comments

Peace and tranquility combined with modern amenities mean you can get away from it all without having to rough it…unless you want to. I’d also like to point out that the photo is the view from my room…not processed or touched up…from a cameraphone. Two words: Magnificent Sunsets.
About an hour south of Darwin [read more]

Sydney Opera House, Free Stuff in May

Date: May 2nd, 2007 | 1 comment

I love it when there is free Culture Vulture stuff, and what better venue than the Opera House. As Part of Sorry Day, The Opera House is hosting an Indigenous Film Festival.
Message Sticks Indigenous Film Festival
12 - 14 May
Presenter: Sydney Opera House in association with the Australian Film Commission and Indigenous Screen Australia
Venue: Playhouse
Message [read more]

Australian boxing bout sparks nationwide brawls

Date: May 19th, 2006 | 1 comment

Oopps…
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Pugnacious Australians just love a good fight — in the ring or in the pub. Some 30 bar brawls broke out across the nation, and one man died in a fight, on Wednesday night following a much-hyped televised bout between Aboriginal boxer Anthony “The Man” Mundine and Danny “The Machine” Green.
Mundine, an [read more]

Old, fat, asthmatic, addicted? Your country still needs you

Date: May 12th, 2006 | No Comments

Wow.
SYDNEY - Australia is so desperate for soldiers that the middle-aged are now being recruited.
“Why can’t we have people who might be well into their 50s, where there’s a whole variety of tasks that might be undertaken that don’t involve flying planes or marching 20 kilometres with a backpack?” Defence Minister Brendan Nelson told The [read more]

Rescuers free Australian gold miners

Date: May 9th, 2006 | No Comments

Hurray!
Rescuers have freed two Australian gold miners who had been trapped underground for two weeks after a cave-in that killed a co-worker, the mine’s manager said Tuesday.
Todd Russell, 35, and Brant Webb, 37, had been trapped in a steel cage since April 25, when a small earthquake triggered a rock fall in the Tasmanian gold [read more]

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