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As they say, “When it rains, it pours”.
I have no intention of turning this blog into The Weather Channel, (as I said last winter) but over this last week or so the talk here has been all about the weather. I’ve already mentioned the towns that have been flooded in south-west Queensland, but following events [...]

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I had an email from a reader called Dottianne the other day, and she has rightly pointed out that the pictures of the possums over at my post called Strange Australian Back Garden Beastie Sound Explained are not, how can I break this to you, possums.
They are both “opossums”. Click the link above, check them [...]

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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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Sun, sea, sand, glorious clear blue skies, beaches, barbecues, beers, beautiful weather, swimming pools, fun, it’s what Australia is all about!
But not this weekend.
Without wanting to sound like a whingeing Pom, I am about to sound like a whingeing Pom. Living in a subtropical climate has many benefits, a few of which I have listed [...]

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Australia: It’s Not All Fun and Games!

by BobinOz on November 23, 2009

in Life in Australia

Regular readers will know that, come the weekend, we usually try to find something different to do.
But not this weekend.
This weekend was all about work. Firstly, my daughter Elizabeth had a dress rehearsal for her up and coming Christmas concert, a three hour extravaganza in which she will display her recently acquired talent for tap [...]

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Comedian Billy Connolly describes the stonefish as looking kind of cute, a bit like the drummer out of The Muppets. He says that whilst telling a four minute long joke called “the worst pain known to man”.
And apparently, being stung by a stonefish is just that. So, best avoided. Anyone who read my post last [...]

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Our Dream Australian Road Trip

by BobinOz on August 20, 2009

in Australia's Places

You may recall a couple of weeks ago we had our first guest blog here posted by Sami, a fellow blogger and author of Life, Laughs and Lemmings. I commented to Sami at the time that “I owe you one”.
Today, I pay up.
Sami’s blog, is about the life, laughs and…err.. (little fluffy rodents with a [...]

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Australia vs England: Road Safety

by BobinOz on August 18, 2009

in Australia vs UK

Driving in Australia. Is it a safer?
A couple of weeks ago I wrote a post about driving in Australia and the RBT. I ended that post by saying “But hopefully, because of these RBT’s, Australia’s roads are safer. I am only guessing.” Well, I sure was guessing!
Britain

3,201 people were killed on Britain’s roads in 2005.
28,954 [...]

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