This internet thing, it’s really catching on, isn’t it? There’s lots of stuff available online now, it’s come along in leaps and bounds in the last 6 or 7 years. That might seem a strange thing to say right now, but I do have a reason. Quite some time ago I wanted to write a [...]
crime
Remember this guy? The burglar? I first showed his ugly face on my post called Crime Rates: Australia versus the UK from just over four years ago. At that time I tried to compare household burglary rates between the UK and Australia, but some of the quoted figures I found for these break-ins varied quite [...]
I’m often asked this question, and it’s usually attached to a city. For example, is Melbourne a safe city to live in? Or, is Sydney a safe place to live? My answer is always pretty much the same, Australia generally speaking as a country is regarded as safe. Obviously, like any country, we do have [...]
As you probably know, I talk about life in Australia and what it’s really like, that’s the theme of this blog. I also like to have a look at what’s going on around the rest of Australia on a Friday, just to get away from Brisbane for a bit. One news item caught my eye [...]
Don’t worry, that’s not the official view. Not everybody likes immigrants and some people will do whatever they can to try and stop people from wanting to moving here to Australia from overseas. One such person decided to leave a comment on this website over the weekend, meet… Joe The picture is not really Joe, [...]
As you know, here on BobinOz, we love a good survey. We have looked at surveys about the best country to live in, the world’s most expensive cities, Australia’s best cities, the cost of living worldwide and also the cost of living in Australia. You can check out all of these previous surveys in the [...]
