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Sydney Airport, Quantas Lag in Conde Nast Traveler Poll

» by Dobbs October 4th, 2008 at 6:25 pm » Comments (0)

In a recent Conde Nast Traveler magazine opinion poll both the Sydney Airport and Quantas airlines did not fair to well: A LEADING American travel magazine has panned Sydney Airport and ...more »

Why Do Australians Say “Ta”?

» by Dobbs September 23rd, 2008 at 7:12 pm » Comments (1)

"Yessie" over at Lost in Australia asks a question that I had immediately wondered about as well when I first arrived in Australia, which is, Why do Australians say "Ta"?  ...more »

Captain Cook’s Boomerang to Be Sold at London Auction

» by Dobbs September 22nd, 2008 at 1:18 am » Comments (0)

A piece of Australian history is about to auctioned off in London: A boomerang collected by Captain James Cook when he was in Australia should be put on permanent display at ...more »

Australian Household Debt Higher then America

» by Dobbs September 21st, 2008 at 8:52 am » Comments (0)

Here is some even more disturbing news about the state of the Australian economy, which is that Australians have a higher percentage of household debt then even Americans: The Lex columnist ...more »

Four in Ten Australian Famlies Receive More in Government Handouts then Pay Tax

» by Dobbs September 21st, 2008 at 12:52 am » Comments (0)

Something that really bothers me is how does a country so short of workers have so many people living off the tax payers who do work?: THE number of families receiving ...more »

Australian Prostitutes Speak Out On Australian Men’s Fetishes

» by Dobbs September 7th, 2008 at 10:55 pm » Comments (0)

For those that don't know, prostitution is perfectly legal in Australia and now some sex workers are coming out and disclosing some of the strange fetishes Australian men have: WORKING in ...more »

The Top Books of Australia: 1-25

» by Dobbs August 4th, 2008 at 1:11 am » Comments (1)

I was browsing through the Angus & Robertson bookstore today which is like the Barnes & Noble of Australia and I found a handout that listed the Top 100 books ...more »

The Australian Minimum Wage Rises

» by Dobbs July 14th, 2008 at 5:16 am » Comments (0)

I had no idea how much the minimum wage was in Australia until I read this article in The Australian newspaper and couldn't believe my eyes: The ACTU chief said the ...more »

Faces of Australia: Woollarawarre Bennelong

» by Dobbs June 22nd, 2008 at 11:45 pm » Comments (0)

The First Fleet of convicts and soldiers with their families arrived in Sydney Harbor in January 1788 to construct the first colonial settlement in Australia.  The fleet of ships was ...more »

Australians Fatter then Americans?

» by Dobbs June 19th, 2008 at 7:47 pm » Comments (0)

Unless Americans have gone on a massive weight loss kick in the last few years, I find this hard to believe: AUSTRALIA has ...more »
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