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November 16, 2005
Australia is cool in the UK
Awards just continue to get more and more ridiculous - Australia has now becoming the first country ever to receive 'cool' status in the UK. As if the thousands of backpackers that flock Down Under weren't proof enough (or the 2.8 billion that they bring to the Oz economy) CoolBrands has deemed it so. Whoo hoo! See: Australia is cool in the UK
November 09, 2005
Australia happy and liveable
International studies have proved just what I always expected - that life Down Under really is better than anywhere else. The happiest nation in the world is also one of the world's most liveable countries. Environment, quality of life and health were all evaluated .From Australia happy and liveable
The Almost-Darwin Award Nominee
After a big night out with the boys, a Perth man woke up to find himself inside of a garbage bin, on his way to the dump. Apparently he had...Continue reading... | by Court | # | Comments (0)
Power-dressing Aussie leaves trail of destruction
Australians can now boast to *almost* being able to lay claim to the Darwin award for this year. According to a fire official, a man with series electricity issues was...Continue reading... | by Court | # | Comments (0)
Top Long Haul Destination
Wandering Britons head Down Under more than any other distant destination. Affordable flights are the number one reason, followed by the strength of the Pound. Now, if anyone other than...Continue reading... | by Court | # | Comments (0)
Top Long Haul Destination
Wandering Britons head Down Under more than any other distant destination. Affordable flights are the number one reason, followed by the strength of the Pound. Now, if anyone other than...Continue reading... | by Court | # | Comments (0)
World's Best City: Sydney
It's the rock star of the world for the eighth time: Sydney claimed top honors in American mag Travel and Leisure's poll of best places in the world. Bali remained...Continue reading... | by Court | #
Aussie Wins World Series of Poker
Guest post from Jen Leo of Viva Las Vegas Blog. Aussie Wins World Series of Poker Joe Hachem won $7.5 million dollars this weekend in the World Series of Poker....Continue reading... | by Court | # | Comments (1)
True or Not: Qantas Gripe Sheet
So, this may or may not be true, but it's a good Aussie forwarded email. After every flight, Qantas pilots fill out a form, called a "gripe sheet,"which tells mechanics...Continue reading... | by Court | #
State of Origin
Awww yeah! Bowen and Kimmorley seal Queensland victory Looked like a classic and good to see the Maroons getting off to a winning start this year....Continue reading... | by Chris | # | Comments (1)
Five Aust films to screen at Cannes
Five Australian films will be shown at the Cannes Film Festival in May. The Australian short drama, Blue Tongue, directed by Justin Kurzel and produced by Tim Jolley, has been...Continue reading... | by Court | #
NZ picks up Irish tourism award
The luck of the Irish has blessed the tourist industry, following the announcement that New Zealand has won the best adventure destination in the world award. From NZ picks up...Continue reading... | by Court | #
Tourism Australia takes international awards
Tourism Australia has been recognised with major awards in the UK and the USA for its international tourism marketing. In the UK, Tourism Australia won the "Best Tourist Board...Continue reading... | by Court | #
Oz Guide!
Promo time! For the past few months, I've been working on the Australia Guide. It has a bunch of info - there are articles on everything from visas to transportation...Continue reading... | by Court | # | Comments (2)
Fun Run ain't so fun
Yesterday was the Bridge to Brisbane fun run for Paul, Ging and I, although as EB suggested, it wasn't all fun. The 4.25km race we had signed up for started...Continue reading... | by Chris | # | Comments (5)
Touch Footy Champs
Last night was the grand final of the mixed touch footy competition I've been playing in to keep myself fit. My team, "Touch Us If You Can", is a team...Continue reading... | by Chris | # | Comments (2)
New Zealand Hooker
Aussies and Kiwis are always taking the piss on each other. Since there are 30 million sheep and only 3 million New Zealanders - stuff like this propogates quickly and...Continue reading... | by Sean | # | Comments (4)
Can't you hear the thunder?
Been a bit on the news recently about the 20th anniversary of Australia's win over the US in the America's Cup. Found an article that gets the ol' patriotic blood...Continue reading... | by Chris | #
Aussies Win Basketball Gold
The Australian Under-19 men's basketball team (the Emu's) have won the junior World Championships in Greece. They beat Lithuania in the final by a record 126-92. Not bad, especially since...Continue reading... | by Chris | #
Ode to Australians
WE, the people of a free nation of blokes, sheilas and the occasional wanker. We come from many lands (although a few too many of us come from New Zealand)...Continue reading... | by Chris | # | Comments (3)
