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Australia is a continent and also a country, governed by a bicameral parliament much like its mother in Westminster.

The continent was populated by hundreds of Aboriginal groups whose ancestors arrived, the latest research suggests, more than 60,000 years ago, and they fundamentally altered the environment with fire stick farming, and possibly wiping out the unique megafauna.

It is now recognised that since the arrival of the British colonisers in the 18th century, the rate of damage has greatly accelerated, with water shortages and the destruction of the river systems having been hastened by global warming.

Culturally, Australia is known for a love of, and success at, many sports. Traditionally the nation has seen its foundation in the bush (countryside), in male mateship, which was cemented by the Anzac military tradition. That's despite it being one of the most urbanised countries in the world.

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  • Fantastic faux-floor illusions


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    I was reading a Cool Tools review of a company that puts any image on blinds, wallpaper, or flooring, and one of the comments led me to some fantastic illusions made using photo prints on the floor. More info on the bathroom floor and elevator from the Amazing Illusions blog. UPDATE: Turns out the bathroom was for a ...
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  • Mistaken Identity: Hunters Kill Endangered Pygmy Hippo


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    According to reports , a pygmy hippopotamus was shot and killed when hunters allegedly mistook it for a pig during a pig hunting expedition in Australia! Read more of this story »
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  • Climate Sceptics party of Oz


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    TV Ads from the Climate Sceptics party on Oz TV. ( h/t )
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  • Celebrities quit Church of Scientology


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    Hollywood figures quit rip-off church as Australian prime minister threatens parliamentary inquiry into its activities The security at the red-brick and glass-walled horseshoe of the John Joseph Moakley courthouse on Bostons waterfront was unusually tight. Anybody who was not a member of the citys bar association was ...
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  • Say bye to variety for me


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    The Noughties will end with a nail in the coffin of variety after Rove McManus announced he was winding down his show last Sunday. It closed a ten year chapter for the genre with a string of Logies , A-List guests and live memories to take home. Without any advance warning it also didn’t pull the kind of figures ...
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  • ***+ $$ SlipStream Shiraz / Grenache, 2005, McLaren Vale, Australia - Wine Review and Rating


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    Find Slipstream Shiraz/Grenache at WineZap. Original Review, December, 2007: The Slipstream shiraz/grenache blend comes from the well-regarded McLaren Vale region of south Australia. This is a negociant label, meaning the grapes have been collected from unnamed vineyards, not attached to a single named ...
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  • Top 10 Bestselling Australian Books – 21 November 2009


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    Here are this week’s Top 10 Bestselling Australian Books, the first time in over 18 months that the Twilight Series books have fallen out of the Top 10 1. The Five Greatest Warriors – Matthew Reilly 2. I, Alex Cross – James Patterson 3. The Silent Country – Di Morrissey 4. The Lost ...
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  • The Glenn Beck Party?


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    Fox News spokesdouche Glenn Beck is seeking a more direct role in American politics, though it sounds mostly like a clever marketing campaign: "He will promote voter registration drives and sponsor a series of conventions across the country featuring conservative speakers, all leading up to a rally in Washington in ...
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  • Wildfires spreading as temperatures rise


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    Janet Larsen of the Earth Policy Institute in IPS : Future firefighters have their work cut out for them. Perhaps nowhere does this hit home harder than in Australia, where in early 2009 a persistent drought, high winds, and record high temperatures set the stage for the worst wildfire in the countrys history. On ...
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  • Accomodation in Melbourne -Dawn princess departure


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    Any ideas where to stay in Melbourne to be close to where the ship departs from? Looking at the Hilton but its very expensive. Would probably like a late check out as well.
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  • Sun, amazing beaches, beautiful homes, parties, fitness and gorgeous looking tanned people: Florianopolis, Brazil


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    Florianopolis, Brazil The city is in an island near the coast and it is the capital city of the Santa Catarina state. Pics by forumer Thina. Jurere Beach, north part of the island 47 48 49 50 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 ...
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  • Wireless Outdoor Thermometers And Rain Gauges


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    If you want to know if today is a good day to wear shorts, or if a jacket should be taken along, then wireless outdoor thermometers allow you to check out the temperature from inside your warm and cozy home. Do you need to know what temperature is needed for ideal comfort as well as [...]
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  • Team set up to calculate losses by Timor Sea pollution


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    Antara News , Sunday, November 22, 2009 03:30 WIB The partially collapsed Montara well head platform and the West Atlas mobile offshore drilling unit smoldering in the Timor Sea. (Reuters Photo) Kupang (ANTARA News) - Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa has set up a national team to ...
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  • Video: Lady Gaga before she became famous


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    In this video clip from New York Universitys annual talent show four years ago, Stefani Germanotta — aka Lady Gaga — performs two songs she wrote herself. She came in third place. At the end of her performance, one of the judges says: "Norah Jones, look out!" Little did she know that Lady Gaga would not be making ...
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  • Thus you shall go to the stars: Michæl Paukner


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    Sic itur ad astra = Latin for "thus you shall go to the stars". Yet another beautiful work from artist Michæl Paukner. "I used some scans of old astronomy maps from the 17th century," he says. You can buy prints of his work now! I want the Aztec Calendar print so bad. And Luna, too. I want every single one hes ...
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  • Aussies in FIVB Beach awards


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    After the disappointment of missing the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games due to a knee injury, Juliana Felisberta Silva of Brazil completed her successful return to the international Beach Volleyball scene by being honored as most outstanding women’s player on the 2009 SWATCH FIVB World Tour.Also capturing 2009 individual ...
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  • Witch bottle from the 18th century


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    Above is an 18th century "witch bottle," used to fend off evil spirits. Discovered at a construction site in the London borough of Greenwich, this example is particularly rare because its still corked. Retired chemistry professor Dr. Alan Massey analyzed the bottle and its curious contents. From Fortean Times: (The ...
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  • Scotland earn first win over Australia in 27 years


    Sport: Sportblog | guardian.co.uk — Authority Authority: 153
    Massive superiority in terms of winning the ball in the danger area should have given tourists a big win – but didnt Statistics can be fickle little beasties but there is one that normally says everything about a game: the number of times a side wins ball in the opposition 22. Scotland managed it nine times, which ...
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  • Richard Gage, AIA, Interview on Sydneys WSFM Radio


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  • Scotland 9-8 Australia


    The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority Authority: 986
    Scotland 9-8 Australia A scoreline to make some people weep this may be, but it is a result that had Murrayfield rocking in a way it surely never has since, oh, probably 1982, when Scotland last beat Australia. This was about as heroic a win as Scotland have ever pulled off, and that is saying something. They spent ...
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