Australia’s official language is English, but can you really understand the “lingo”? Take a quiz, to find out if you could really carry a conversation down under. Good luck, mate!
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Post your results back here, and see how you stack up!
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AUSTRALIANS look for important qualities when choosing their most trusted people: medical practitioners and scientists have them and so do musicians who relate to kids.The Reader’s Digest Most Trusted Poll ranks burns specialist and 2005 Australian of the Year, Dr Fiona Wood, as the most trusted Australian for the third year in a row. The [...]
An interesting article by the BBC profiles the increasing problem with coastal communities driving up the unemployment figures, as surfers attempt to collect unemployment as long as possible, so they can continue surfing. An interesting view on the surfing community. I can understand wanting to surf (I’m a surfer myself) but the best waves are [...]
Former Midnight Oil rocker named Australia’s environment minister
For 25 years Peter Garrett was the frontman of Midnight Oil, an Australian rock band known for its raucously loud music and protest songs about social and environmental issues. Then the bald 6ft 6in singer hung up his microphone, disbanded the group and exchanged his rock star clothes [...]
Due to the overwhelming amount of Aussies living overseas, Australian Idol has taken their search for the next big start overseas. Read about it here.
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