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Entertainment Australia

Australian Politics Explained Again: The 2010 Election Results.

27 August 2010 Entertainment Australia
bob katter

In my original post Australian politics explained from the middle of last year, I tried to give an outline of how it all works out here. But as I wrote that article, I had no idea Australian politics could be so much fun. Let’s take a look at where we are today following last Saturday’s [...]

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The Brisbane Ekka is Back in Town!

9 August 2010 Entertainment Australia
Ekka Showbags

This morning, around the inner city and beyond, traffic was nose to tail. Yes, it’s that time of year again, the Ekka is here! Last year we visited the Ekka for the first time and we went on rides, bought showbags and generally wandered about. I made two posts about this event at the time, [...]

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Education, Sports, Leaving Do, Birthday and Christmas

26 July 2010 Entertainment Australia
drunk

Yes, it was a busy weekend. Education. We continue to be impressed with the standard of education over at our local school. Elizabeth’s reading skills are coming along just great; she now reads her bedtime story to us! On Friday she was promoted to “red books” which are for grade 2, although she is only [...]

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What a Wombat!

23 July 2010 Entertainment Australia
Horse ride

Sorry, that was a misprint. I wasn’t trying to insult anyone. I’m not sure that the term “wombat” is used as an insult here in Australia, but it certainly was back in England, albeit a friendly kind of insult. According to some sources on the Internet, it stands for “Waste Of Money, Brains And Time”. [...]

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Whale Watching at Point Lookout on Stradbroke Island

12 July 2010 Entertainment Australia
whale watching

Last week I presented you with a very long list of things to do with your kids during the school holidays. But for as long as that list was, it didn’t cover everything, as we proved on Friday. Because on Friday, we went whale watching at Point Lookout on Stradbroke Island. Turns out that Point [...]

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Sport in Australia: It’s a Serious Business

7 July 2010 Entertainment Australia
sports and rec

I have mentioned the State of Origin before on a couple of occasions and I did talk a little bit about its background in my post from last year when I watched my first ever game between the Cane Toads and the Cockroaches. Well, that’s the derogatory nicknames for the teams; let me remind you [...]

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School Holidays in Australia: What To Do?

5 July 2010 Entertainment Australia
Watching Telly

It’s the school holidays here, and the kids have got a two-week break. Schools out began when they walked out of the school gates on Friday, 25 June and they don’t go back until Monday, July 12. But in most schools that Monday is a “pupil free day” so by and large, they won’t go [...]

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Les Murray: An Australian Icon

28 June 2010 Entertainment Australia
les murray

On Friday I showed you a couple of clips from former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s farewell speech. The entire speech did go on a bit, way too long for anybody to have to listen to a politician. So that’s why I didn’t subject you to all of it. No, instead I chose to show [...]

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