The Wonderful World of Oz

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Remember these? Perfect with office shorts and Bata Scouts. Thighs might burn on the Torana's vinyl upholstery though.


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The distribution of drop bears in Australia, according to the Australian Museum.
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World Maximum Temperature Last 24h - 02/11/2017 at 11:00 UTC
No. Location Station ID Amount
1 Hay Airport Aws (Australia) 94702 47.5°C
2 Ivanhoe Aerodrome Aws (Australia) 95697 47°C
3 Tarcoola (Australia) 94655 46.8°C
4 Wilcannia Aerodrome Aws (Australia) 95695 46.6°C
5 Port Augusta Aws (Australia) 95666 46.5°C
6 Condobolin Airport Aws (Australia) 95708 46.4°C
7 Richmond Amo Aws (Australia) 95753 46.4°C
8 Trangie Research Station (Australia) 95710 46.3°C
9 Penrith (Australia) 94763 46.2°C
10 Woomera Aerodrome (Australia) 94659 46.2°C
11 Yanco Agricultural Institute (Australia) 95705 46.2°C
12 Marree Aero (Australia) 95480 46.1°C
13 Mildura Airport (Australia) 94693 46.1°C
14 Bourke Airport Aws (Australia) 94703 46°C
15 Olympic Dam Aerodrome (Australia) 95658 46°C
 
Too bloody hot, 41 the last 2 days here but just sitting outside enjoying a nice thunderstorm rolling through and a good 10 degree drop
 
Just out of curiosity, how many Australians on this forum will easily pass the Australian values test?

Oh wait, I just found some sample questions:

Does Australia's principle of freedom of religion mean that in some situations it is permissible to force children to marry?

In Australia's multicultural society, under which circumstances is it permissible to cut female genitals?

While it is illegal to use violence in public under what circumstances can you strike your spouse in the privacy of your home?

Under what circumstances is it appropriate to prohibit girls from education?

....hmm, how many people would say yes to that?
 
It's right wing Bullshit fwiffo. I can sign a stat dec to verify your ability to drink alcohol excessively. That will get you in no worries.
 
And here I kept thinking of the prim and proper image that fxh projects of Melbourne...

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In November 2016, the in-scope Australian population aged 15 years and over was 19.1 million people. Of these people, an estimated 6.8 million (35%) were born overseas.
 
Mallee Rock ..advert says because it's Australia. Does anyone in Australia actually drink it?
 
ah I goggled. It looks like some branding of a generic cheap plonk from anywhere here and trying to emulate the success of the execrable Yellow Tail in USA. The ad blurb is laughable and a lot of it is plain wrong. No one calls a gum tree a "mallee" - ever.
 
ah I goggled. It looks like some branding of a generic cheap plonk from anywhere here and trying to emulate the success of the execrable Yellow Tail in USA. The ad blurb is laughable and a lot of it is plain wrong. No one calls a gum tree a "mallee" - ever.

Why do we keep getting all these Aussie alcohol that real Aussies never drink? Foster's is another example.
 
Foster's in the 1980s in the UK was great, especially on draft. In the cans you also had Foster's Export which was a winner. Then they went all crap with the rest of the big brewer's with the Ice Lagers in the mid-1990s.
 
The 13 things you will never hear an Australian traveller say
You can pick Aussie travellers from miles off. It's the clothes we wear; it's the places we show up; and it's the things we say. We're kind of loud. We're pretty obvious. We're usually having a good time and not afraid to tell everyone about it. Australians are also identifiable, though, by the things we don't say. There are phrases and sentences you'll just never hear a fellow Aussie utter. These might be common sentiments for people of other nationalities, but your average 'Strayan will definitely not be getting involved.

"I wish we had coffee like this back home"
There aren't many things that Australians are dead-set certain we do better than the rest of the world, but coffee has become one of them. No one arrives home from overseas raving about the coffee there, wishing they could get their hands on it in Australia. In fact it's the opposite: plenty of Australians spend their trips away vocally craving a decent flat white.

"That is the most beautiful beach I've ever seen"
You can't impress an Australian with a beach. That's a rule of thumb that tourism boards around the world should take heed of. Mediterranean beaches, Caribbean beaches, Indian Ocean beaches and Pacific Island beaches – they're all lovely, but they're not as good as what we've got back home.

"I'd love to visit that country – but it's too far away"
This is a lament you often hear from other travellers, particularly Americans, but also Brits and other Europeans. They'd love to go somewhere, but it's just too far away. Australians are different. Our classic holiday destination, the one we all assume we'll go to pretty early on in our travelling careers – London – is a 24-hour flight away. For us, taking a nine-hour jaunt to Asia is nothing. We'll go anywhere, any time.

"That's too long to be away"
This is another one you hear from other nationalities, people who don't get many holidays, who don't want to be away from their desk for more than a couple of weeks. Australians aren't like that. We'll take a month off. We'll take two if we can get it. We'll also take a whole year off when we finish school, when we finish uni, when we're in our late 20s, after we've had kids… In fact pretty much any time.

"I'm not eating anything weird"
The Australian take on what's "weird" when it comes to food is markedly different to many other countries, mainly because we're exposed to so many cuisines in our hometowns. You see Asian travellers who constantly crave rice and noodles; you find Europeans who won't touch anything spicy. Australians, however, have grown up on food from around the world.

"It's so good to find some other Australians"
There are several reasons you never have to say this. One is that at no point on your travels will you ever be lacking in Australian company. We're everywhere. The second is that most Australians will never actually admit to being on the lookout for compatriots to hang with. The only exceptions are on Australia Day, Grand Final Day, and when State of Origin is on.

"Do you think people will be offended if we get really smashed?"
Australians, generally, are good travellers. We do as locals do when we're overseas. We follow local customs; we're generous and respectful. The only thing we seem to have a problem with is curtailing our booze consumption for local sensitivities. We like to drink, and if they're selling alcohol, we're going to order a lot of it. Regardless of what anyone thinks.

"The rent here is insanely expensive"
Property-obsessed Australians love asking locals of other countries how much rent they pay. And unless you're in Switzerland, or Japan, or maybe Sweden, the answer will inevitably be such a piddling sliver of the amount we pay in Australia that you'll instantly weigh up the possibility of moving there.

"This is the best country in the world"
Most Australians' love of seeing the rest of the world is matched only by their love of being able to return to their homeland. Travel is great, but it's pretty rare that you'll ever hear an Australian say a particular country is better than our own.

"Do they accept Australian dollars here?"
I've travelled with so many Americans who seem convinced that they should – and will – be able to pay for everything overseas in their own currency. "Can I pay in US?" Ah, you're in the Czech Republic, so, no. Australians, however, never assume people will accept their weirdly colourful currency.

"Everything here is so far apart"
So many Europeans arrive in Australia and are stunned by the distances they need to cover to get from place to place, amazed that you can drive for six hours and barely see another car, let alone anything resembling civilisation. Australians often have the opposite reaction when they leave home: everything in other countries is so close together.

"Are you from Australia, or New Zealand?"
A common question from anyone who's not from either Australia or New Zealand. If you ever do catch yourself asking someone this, you've been away from home far too long.

"How great is tipping?"
We're not natural tippers. It's not part of our culture, and it's not part of our psyche. It feels like a rip-off. Sure, we'll do it in North America, we'll do it in Europe, but we certainly won't enjoy it. And as soon as we get home again, it's back to regulation stinginess.
 
"The rent here is insanely expensive"
Property-obsessed Australians love asking locals of other countries how much rent they pay. And unless you're in Switzerland, or Japan, or maybe Sweden, the answer will inevitably be such a piddling sliver of the amount we pay in Australia that you'll instantly weigh up the possibility of moving there.

Yes, what I hear from colleagues in Perth and those who have worked recently elsewhere in Oz is that if you come now, you've well and truly missed the boat. You guys have done a London/UK thing to your house prices and renting.
 
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-41169928

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"India has lodged a diplomatic protest with Australia over an advert depicting the Hindu god Ganesha enjoying lamb. The TV advert, by a meat industry lobby group, portrays figures from several religions sitting down to a meal."

If only Australians were more sensitive to the plight of the brown man.
 
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-41169928

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"India has lodged a diplomatic protest with Australia over an advert depicting the Hindu god Ganesha enjoying lamb. The TV advert, by a meat industry lobby group, portrays figures from several religions sitting down to a meal."

If only Australians were more sensitive to the plight of the brown man.

Wait till you see the reaction to the next ad in the series - featuring Muhammad.
 
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"Mr Turnbull shared the photo of himself with his young granddaughter at an Australian Rules football final in Sydney on Saturday. The image was posted on his Facebook page alongside the caption: 'Multitasking at the footy.'"

Drunkard! Bring on prohibition!
 
About 3,000 people live underground at Coober Pedi because it is so hot (gets over 104 degrees).

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HOTEL
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