Oz in the News

Daily Dose! America is at War with Vegemite!

Date: October 23rd, 2006 | 2 comments

“In Australia the slogan is that Vegemite puts a rose in every cheek; but today America has slapped the cheek of every Australian.”
Weekend reports from Australian and New Zealand media said some people had been searched or asked by US Customs and Border Protection agents if they were carrying Vegemite
The bizarre crackdown was [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]

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]

Mine Antarctica, says Joyce

Date: May 3rd, 2006 | No Comments

CONTROVERSIAL Queensland Nationals senator Barnaby Joyce has said Australia should mine Antarctica before another country gets in first.
He said if Australia did not start exploiting the mineral wealth of Antarctica soon, then other countries would extract minerals from the pristine frozen continent.
Uh, yeah, ’cause that isn’t going to piss off anyone else…
Read Mine Antarctica, says [read more]

Australia considers testing immigrants

Date: April 29th, 2006 | No Comments

In a move that’s sure to anger people on both sides of the immigration issue in Australia…especially since they single out Muslims in particular…
Australia’s conservative government has said it is considering testing immigrants’ English skills and their understanding of Australian cultural values before allowing them to become citizens.
Parliamentary Secretary for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs Andrew [read more]

Crikey! Poor Steve!

Date: October 23rd, 2006 | No Comments

Before his untimely death that rocked Australia as a nation, Steve and his wife Terri Irwin set up an organisation called Wildlife Warriors to help wildlife in Australia and overseas. As in all of the press here today- Terri and their daughter Bindi Irwin are continuing the conservation work and their zoo.
If you [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]

Police crack down on eating drivers

Date: May 4th, 2006 | 1 comment

Don’t plan on multi-tasking if you’re driving through NT!
TERRITORY police intend to get tough on drivers using mobile phones, eating, drinking or even adjusting radios and mirrors while behind the wheel.
They will also be looking for inattentive motorists smoking, applying make-up, with pets on their laps, reading, texting and dialing numbers on a [read more]

For the Birds

Date: May 2nd, 2006 | No Comments

Political correctness is taking over Australia…or, at least, American companies in Australia…
An aquatic theme park in Australia has renamed a species of penguins on exhibit lest the birds’ real name, fairy penguins, cause offense to people in the local gay community, reports the Sunday Mail.
See For [read more]

Australia Sent Wrong Body After First Soldier Dies in Iraq

Date: April 28th, 2006 | No Comments

This is just scary- how horrible for the families! It makes me wonder about the families all over the world that are shipped back unidentifiable remains…
Australia was sent the wrong body after the nation’s first soldier died in Iraq, Defense Minister Brendan Nelson said
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Australia Sent Wrong Body After First Soldier Di [read more]