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25 Years Ago Today

It was 25 years ago that the “Best Olympics Ever” started in Sydney. The good thing about it was that it was held at reasonable times rat...
/olympics/australia#sydney
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2025-09-21 14:02:23 UTC
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Bruce
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Uplifting but Very Sad at the Same Time

White student are four times as likely to finish year 12 most indigenous students leave by year 10. This story shows how some are breakin...
/australia#nsw#aboriginal
8 176 6
2025-07-06 00:06:56 UTC
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Bruce
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Federal Election 2025

I thought some of you might be interested in how Australia votes in the Federal/Commonwealth election. Elections occur every three years,...
/australia/election
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2025-04-17 03:12:43 UTC
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Bruce
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The Budget 2025

The federal Treasurer has just delivered the 2025 budget. It’s a budget he didn’t expect to give, we were supposed to be in the middle of...
/australia#budget#federal-government
0 276 1
2025-03-26 01:19:18 UTC
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Bruce
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Cash must be accepted - government to legislate

The Assistant Treasurer (and my local MP) has said that the government will legislate that certain businesses must accept cash. ...
/australia/cash
7 289 3
2024-12-27 10:07:52 UTC
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Bruce
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25 Years Ago Today

It was 25 years ago that the “Best Olympics Ever” started in Sydney. The good thing about it was that it was held at reasonable times rat...
/olympics/australia#sydney
11 654 13
2025-09-21 14:02:23 UTC
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Bruce
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170 Arrested in Newcastle Harbour

170 Rising Tide activists were arrested at the world’s largest coal port. Last year 144million tonnes of coal were exported from this por...
/australia/climate-activists#coal
10 746 36
2024-12-03 10:29:38 UTC
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Bruce
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NT to Lower Age of Criminal Resposibility to 10 years

The Country Liberal Party’s (CLP) incoming law will make the NT Australia’s first jurisdiction to lower the age of criminal responsibilit...
/australia/crime#nt
3 387 6
2024-10-06 13:57:26 UTC
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Bruce
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Federal Election 2025

I thought some of you might be interested in how Australia votes in the Federal/Commonwealth election. Elections occur every three years,...
/australia/election
1 418 0
2025-04-17 03:12:43 UTC
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Bruce
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Round Australia in 30 Days

Professional cyclist Lachlan Morton rode around the country, cycling over 14000km in 30 days, nine hours and 59 minutes. The NSW-based c...
/australia/cycling#records#bicycle
2 351 2
2024-10-06 17:26:05 UTC
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Bruce
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ACT Liberal Leader Upset with the Press

The ACT elections are on Saturday and the leader of the ACT Liberal Party gave the press the bird. Way to go after 23 years in oppositio...
/australia/election/rude
0 320 1
2024-10-18 10:26:12 UTC
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Bruce
In The News

Cash must be accepted - government to legislate

The Assistant Treasurer (and my local MP) has said that the government will legislate that certain businesses must accept cash. ...
/australia/cash
7 289 3
2024-12-27 10:07:52 UTC
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Bruce
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Christmas Day 1974 - Cyclone Tracy

It was 50 years ago today that Cyclone Tracy hit Darwin with the full force of a category 4 Cyclone. It devastated the city leading to it...
/australia#cyclones
2 294 1
2024-12-26 02:01:36 UTC
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Bruce
In The News

The Budget 2025

The federal Treasurer has just delivered the 2025 budget. It’s a budget he didn’t expect to give, we were supposed to be in the middle of...
/australia#budget#federal-government
0 276 1
2025-03-26 01:19:18 UTC
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Bruce
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Uplifting but Very Sad at the Same Time

White student are four times as likely to finish year 12 most indigenous students leave by year 10. This story shows how some are breakin...
/australia#nsw#aboriginal
8 176 6
2025-07-06 00:06:56 UTC
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Omah
In The News

Outcry as Australian police taser 95-year-old care home resident

An elderly woman with dementia is in hospital with life-threatening head injuries after being tasered by police at her aged care home. O...
/australia/police#taser#95-year-old/care-home-resident
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2025-05-10 00:18:07 UTC
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Bruce
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The Right to "Turn Off" now the Law

From today, plenty of Australian workers will be looking forward to switching off. That’s when the new “right to disconnect” laws come i...
/australia/work
11 860 34
2024-09-11 05:50:37 UTC
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Bretrick
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Australia is going backwards

Major Corporations continuing to gouge the public whilst raking in billions in profits. Insurance companies failing to payout in a timel...
/australia
24 844 33
2023-07-11 21:02:08 UTC
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Bruce
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EU Free Trade Deal Very Dead

The chance of any free trade deal between Australia and the EU has just about ended. Last minute talks with the EU collapsed as once agai...
/australia#eu#free-trade
14 604 10
2023-10-30 20:11:45 UTC
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Bruce
In The News

King Charlie to Visit Australia

Despite loud pleas for him to stay at home in the bosom of his family. The King of Australia has decided to accept the Labor Government’s...
/australia/king-charles
19 570 18
2024-07-17 04:55:39 UTC
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Bruce
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Is 32 Years in Gaol too Long?

Hunter Valley wedding bus driver Brett Button, who described feeling ashamed for committing the “ultimate sin” when he crashed his vehicl...
/australia#bus#dangerous-driving
13 584 11
2024-09-13 20:06:00 UTC
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Bruce
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50 Years Old

It hardly seems possible but it is the 50th Anniversary of the opening of the Sydney Opera House. When I first came to Australia I lived...
/australia#anniversary#opera-house
7 589 4
2023-08-13 19:50:02 UTC
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Omah
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UK Gas prices rise on fears of LNG strikes in Australia

The prospect of a possible strike at a liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in Australia has pushed wholesale gas prices up in Europe. Bench...
/australia/energy-prices/liquefied-natural-gas#union-strikes
2 548 7
2023-09-09 11:26:41 UTC
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Bruce
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I Voted Early

I took the opportunity to vote in the referendum on The Voice to Parliament this morning. The referendum is due to be held on this Saturd...
/australia#voice/referendum
3 581 4
2023-10-10 00:07:27 UTC
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Bruce
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Want to Work in India?

On 23 May 2023, Australia and India entered into a Migration and Mobility Partnership Arrangement (MMPA). The MMPA is a bilateral framew...
/australia/india/work#bilateral
2 545 3
2023-10-13 13:53:48 UTC
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Bruce
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Oooops! Radio Active Capsule Lost

Health authorities issued an urgent warning on Friday after the 8-millimetre capsule — which has the potential to cause severe burns — wa...
/australia#not-finding-mislaid-cant-find#radio-active
0 542 4
2023-02-02 10:38:46 UTC
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Bretrick
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Hey, Dude - Don't call me Dude, Dude

Imma bloody Aussie Mate. I like football, meat pies, kangaroos, holden cars, aeroplane jelly and… wait for it… Vegemite
/australia
14 498 19
2023-05-05 23:56:40 UTC
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Bruce
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Mushroom poisoning in Australia

Today’s news
/australia
5 468 11
2025-09-08 04:48:52 UTC
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Bruce
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Referendum Defeated

It is 7.30 pm and the polls closed an hour ago, the ABC has said that three states (NSW, Tasmania, SA) have voted “No” to the referendum ...
/australia
4 510 8
2023-10-15 04:19:09 UTC
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Bruce
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Two police officers have been shot dead in Queensland’s Western Downs

Two police officers have been shot dead during a siege at a property in Queensland’s Western Downs. The officers were attending the prop...
/australia/police#murder
2 507 3
2022-12-14 20:34:47 UTC
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HOT IN Australia Misc Over 3 Years! Top

Bruce
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Katie Hopkins Told to Bugger Off

Katie Hopkins has been told to get out of Australia after breaking quarantine conditions. As one commentator said, “Why would Scotty all...
/australia
1 1191 100
2021-08-13 00:36:27 UTC
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Bruce
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Kylie Coming Home

After 30 years of living in Britain, Kylie Minogue is returning to Australia to live, “It’s too bloody cold” she said (I might have made ...
/australia/uk
1 674 11
2021-10-13 15:10:47 UTC
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Bruce
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Send Us Your Children (or Grandchildren) Now!

Don’t let your skilled children and grandchildren suffer from your Brexit decisions, your declining economy, your freezing winters, your ...
/australia/immigration#tradespersons
10 593 16
2022-09-02 19:48:54 UTC
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Bruce
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End of Blood, Sweat and No Beers

In five hours time, at one minute past midnight NSW reopens, all the shops can re-open but there will be limits on the numbers of people ...
/covid-19/australia
4 632 14
2021-10-11 06:24:58 UTC
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Uplifting but Very Sad at the Same Time

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