Traveling the Australian Outback: A Few Beers in Betoota
Central Australia is the home of the road train. The world’s largest and heaviest road-legal vehicles, many exceed 50 metres (165 ft) long and weigh around 200 tonnes. Rolling along at up to 70mph, the...
View ArticleTony Abbot’s Health Scare: PM’s Chronic Irony Deficiency Affects Entire Nation
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott was forced to postpone official engagements again this week to seek treatment for a chronic medical condition that has plagued him increasingly during the course...
View ArticleHappy ‘Straya Day!
Most people spend their lives surrounded by family, friends and other culturally like-minded people, and never realise just how ridiculous everything and everyone around them actually is (because of...
View Article“It’s a Bloody Big Mango”: News from Australia
The first time my wife traveled to Australia she was a bit surprised by some of the normal Australian stuff going on around her… and completely dumbfounded by the rest. One thing she found strange was...
View ArticleAustralian Inmates Caught after Brazen Reverse Jailbreak
The city of Darwin in Australia’s far North is a bit different. Named after Charles Darwin, a really smart guy whose life’s work would ultimately lead to the creation of the Darwin Awards (honouring...
View ArticleAn Open Letter to Australia: Please Don’t Relinquish Your Freedom just yet
Dear Australia, On September 12, 2014, the Federal Government of Australia raised its terror alert level to ‘high’ for the first time ever. The second highest of four levels, this suggested that a...
View Article‘Beheading’ Forgotten: ASIO gains almost Limitless Power
Well, wasn’t this all quick and easy! Last week I wrote this piece asking Australians to please have a closer look at what has been going on recently (with regard to the frighteningly powerful alliance...
View ArticleWhy New Zealand is just… Awesome
OK, so New Zealand is an awesome country. This isn’t such a well kept secret anymore. It pops up favourably on those online ‘best country’ lists people can’t seem to stop compiling these days… world’s...
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