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Today Tonight and A Current Affair

BobinOz — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:42:30 +0000

What does it mean to be Australian? Here, in Australia, we have a couple of current affairs programmes. One is called Today Tonight and the other is simply called A Current Affair. They are both on every weekday evening after the news at 6.30 PM. One is on Channel 7 and the other on Channel [...]

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Today Tonight and A Current Affair

Our Australian Citizenship Ceremony and The Citizenship Pledge

BobinOz — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:23:36 +0000

G’day! This is the 563rd post on this blog, and so far I’ve never started any of them with G’day. But today I speak to you for the first time as an Australian, so I just had to do it, didn’t I? The day started early, we had to be at the Brisbane Convention and [...]

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Our Australian Citizenship Ceremony and The Citizenship Pledge

Becoming an Australian Citizen

BobinOz — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:38:45 +0000

Tomorrow is Australia Day. I won’t explain what that is, I’ll assume you’ve read my post about Australia Day from three years ago. Or perhaps you’ve read about the Australia Day party I went to a couple of years back. Last year, almost all Australia Day parties became charity events, raising money for those affected [...]

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Becoming an Australian Citizen

How to Settle in Australia.

BobinOz — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 11:19:35 +0000

In Wednesday’s post I talked about Ping-Pong Poms; that’s Brits who come to Australia to live and quit to go back to the UK again, maybe several times. They are welcome to do that, of course, but what does that make me? I’ll tell you…. A Lead Balloon Pom. That’s right, I’ve landed in the [...]

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How to Settle in Australia.

Why UK Migrants Quit Australia.

BobinOz — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 12:10:01 +0000

AKA…. Ping Pom Merrily Goodbye. Sorry about that, just trying to keep it Christmassy. You see, the phrase being used is ping-pong poms; Brits moving back and forth between Australia and the UK. Anyway, a story by the BBC was brought to my attention by a reader called Julian. The story is called “Why are [...]

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Why UK Migrants Quit Australia.

How to Pass Your Australian Citizenship Test

BobinOz — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 09:32:21 +0000

Step One: Check here to see if you qualify to apply, and if you do, pay the fee. Ours cost $260 each. Step Two: Wait to hear the date of your Australian citizenship test from the Department of Immigration and Citizenship. Step Three: Crack open a tinnie of your favourite beer and…. Step Four: Watch [...]

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How to Pass Your Australian Citizenship Test

An Historic Day in Australia

BobinOz — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 10:58:45 +0000

Well, for us it was. Four years ago on this very day, me, Mrs BobinOz and a very young Elizabeth landed at Brisbane International Airport and passed through customs as permanent residents of Australia. Now that we have been here for four full years, we are entitled to apply for Australian citizenship. I’ll tell you [...]

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An Historic Day in Australia

Before the London Riots – England in the Good Old Days

BobinOz — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 12:55:20 +0000

I moved from England to Australia in November 2007 because I wanted a better future for my daughter, Elizabeth, who was 3 1/2 years old at the time. I was born in England, England is my country. Like all countries, it has changed an enormous amount in the last 50 years. Unfortunately, a lot of [...]

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Before the London Riots – England in the Good Old Days

BobinOz’s Probably Wildly Inaccurate Australian Budget Special 2011

BobinOz — Wed, 11 May 2011 11:14:53 +0000

I say that because I didn’t watch the budget or listen to it in any shape or form. Let’s face it, they can be a bit boring. I’ve seen quite a few in England, they are all pretty much the same. The Chancellor mentions words like million, billion, since, increased, improved, deficit and previous many, [...]

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BobinOz’s Probably Wildly Inaccurate Australian Budget Special 2011

Is Australia a Good Place to Bring Up Children?

BobinOz — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 08:27:10 +0000

Red Carpet Day in Brisbane’s Western Suburbs. I suppose you could say we’ve had another groundbreaking event in terms of our lives here in Australia. It was a busy weekend, complete with red carpet… As we prepared to party with the stars….. We had 21 stars turn up in all and everyone had their handprint [...]

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Is Australia a Good Place to Bring Up Children?