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Life in Australia

DONG!
Egg almost fries in King George Square.
DONG!
Dog stolen in audacious shop raid.
DONG!
Koala in intensive care.
DONG!
Eastern brown snake breaks into Ipswich shop. Nothing is stolen.
Good evening.
I first mentioned the Australian news to you in my post about what happens when there isn’t any news. Since then I’ve really quite got into the Australian news. It can [...]

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Australia: Not Just a Pretty Beach!

by BobinOz on January 18, 2010

in Life in Australia

The Enchanted Forest.
There are probably hundreds of pictures scattered around this blog of beautiful beaches, sun, sand, people surfing and swimming and just having loads of fun. But Australia is more than one great big wraparound beach.
For example, something like 35 km inland from Surfers Paradise, one of Australia’s most famous beaches, is a place [...]

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Good Evening. Here is the News.

by BobinOz on January 15, 2010

in Life in Australia

DONG!
I have already mentioned elsewhere on this blog that I have not yet got around to buying a daily newspaper here in Australia. I did use to read the papers daily back in England even though I found them to contain little news. Papers these days seem to be more about opinion, debate and fashion. [...]

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The Big Australian Debate

by BobinOz on January 7, 2010

in Life in Australia

I have no intention of getting all political on this blog, after all, it is purely about what it’s really like to live in Australia. But I couldn’t let this one pass by without a mention.
The big news out here, which I’m sure you have heard about, is who hit who? Yes, I’m talking about [...]

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In my last ever blog post of 2009 I foolishly suggested that I’d be back on January the first. Unfortunately, I hadn’t taken into account the hangover I would be battling with after a magnificent party hosted by Andy and Michelle. My thanks to them for a great night.
But there is only one way to [...]

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Christmas Eve Already?

by BobinOz on December 24, 2009

in Life in Australia

Well it has surely been Christmas week here on BobInOz. We’ve had Christmas lights, we’ve had Christmas songs and now we have Christmas Eve.
Have I gone overboard on Christmas?
Well, the thing is this. The temperature has been running at around 30°C here and the skies, for the most part, have been clear and blue. So [...]

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Well, yesterdays sing-along-a-Rolf went down a real storm! I have been inundated with thousands of emails from all around the world, thanking me for bringing families together and for encouraging them to singing merrily on high.
So I have dug deep into the archives to find more classic Australian Christmas songs and today I have a [...]

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It doesn’t seem that long ago that I wrote an article about my daughter, Elizabeth, starting school. But guess what? In less than two weeks time she will break up for the summer holidays and at the same time mark the end to her first full year in state education.
On Friday the 11th of December [...]

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