Australiana

Animals in the News

Date: March 30th, 2006 | No Comments

My, my. Some Australian animals have been getting some attention in the past few days.
In one of the more amusing stories I’ve seen in awhile, a koala set to be stolen and exchanged for drugs scratched the hell out of its potential captors. In turn, the thieves took to the friendlier species: a [read more]

Talk of the North

Date: September 7th, 2005 | No Comments

Patrick ‘Rusty’ Smith and his 1972 Ute are the Talk of the North for winning the ‘feral ute’ contest. Smith, a drifter, invested $700. He’s won $1,400 at contests so far. The pink machine definitely turns head (pic w [read more]

Visit the real Down Under in Coober Pedy

Date: August 16th, 2005 | No Comments

The next new destination in Australia isn’t another beach, marine wildlife or party hot spot - it’s the mining town of Coober Pedy in the Outback. Many of the dwellings are underground - a novel draw for backpackers. This opal bearing town of 3500 is still a quick get-rich destination with a multi-ethnic culture. [read more]

Detention Stories, Continued

Date: July 28th, 2005 | 1 comment

After almost seven years on detention,
Qasim learns how to tackle life again as someone with a ‘pending removal visa’. As soon as Kashmir is deemed safe (out of curiosity - who determines that sort of thing? Is the US safe? Is London safe? What are degrees of security?) he must [read more]

Australia to defy US in UN

Date: July 26th, 2005 | 2 comments

Australia gets a backbone! SWEEEET. Reps from the country say that despite what big ol US wants, the Aussies are going to vote in favor of expanding the UN security council from 15 to 25 members. I’m thinking this must be one of those “we don’t want everyone to know, just our [read more]

Wisconsin Driver Strikes, Kills Stray Kangaroo

Date: January 2nd, 2006 | No Comments

Although it didn’t happen in Australia, it’s too funny not to mention. Wisconsin, home of cheese, deer and mind-numbingly cold temperatures, was also the host of one ‘on-the-loose’ kangaroo. Although WI drivers are more familiar with striking deer, kangaroos have a similar affinity for bright lights, as one driver discovered. Wisconsin Driver Strikes, [read more]

What looked funny sounded funny

Date: August 30th, 2005 | No Comments

The subject isn’t a joking matter, but the result definitely is:
An Australian bus driver who called police after he found a package on his bus which emitted a strange sound when touched was left red-faced when it turned out to be a novelty store cushion.
. Whoops! From What looked funny sou [read more]

Women left on shelf by the men with a passion for travel

Date: August 15th, 2005 | 1 comment

Women, it’s time to hit the road. According to a recently released study, Australia and New Zealand are suffering a “man drought” due to foreign travel. NZ is hit the hardest due to migration to Australia - “a 32-year-old woman in New Zealand today has as much chance of finding a partner her [read more]

ID system for Aussies

Date: July 27th, 2005 | 2 comments

In 1987, people still cared about Big Brother. But now, in the time of terrorism, it’s open season and big wigs are once again calling for an ID system for Australians. Of course, the funny thing about big brother is that people don’t think big brother is ever going to look at t [read more]

Cancelled Air NZ Flights

Date: July 20th, 2005 | No Comments

Air New Zealand is going to have a lot of dissapointed passangers after forty eight outgoing and 37 incoming flights from Australia, Asia and the Pacific region, have been cancelled due to strikes. The cause of the problem? Money, [read more]