australia

I know there's a joke in here somewhere, but I'll let Sire and the other Aussies come up with it instead.

DARWIN, Australia (AP) - An Australian man has been fined after buckling in a case of beer with a seat belt but leaving a 5-year-old child to sit on the car's floor, police said Tuesday.

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I was fortunate enough to get to interview the director of Don't Explain the new DVD by my favorite comedy duo, the Umbilical Brothers. Jim Hare does behind-the-scenes work for many comedy acts and musicians, including well-known bands like Silverchair and many others. If you have an interest in checking out my conversation with the ever-interesting Mr. Hare, the link is here:

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Okay, so we settled the fact that I am not a world traveler and that my dreams of going to Australia and visit my friends Vicki and Anne are something to dream about. But, without dreams the soul starves.

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Until recently, I never thought much about travel. But I am starting to realize the freedom my job allows. Maybe it is because my children are almost grown. Maybe it is because I've lived behind a computer for more than ten years. I am not sure, but I do believe I am suffering from wanderlust.

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Sydney has the highest population in Australia. It's estimated population is around 4.28 million. That's a lot of people. It was established in 1788. It is a major international tourist area. It is home to the Sydney Opera House. The opera house covers 4.5 acres. The structure is amazing. The power supply it contains could support a town of 25,000 people. It's stunning to look at.

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The Perth International Arts Festival in Australia is world-renowned for its annual festival. It offers some of the world’s best theatre and music. The 3 week long festival is held in February of every year. Supposedly, it attracts over 300,000 people a year. It is the oldest internationals arts festival in Australia. Created in 1953 by the University of Western Australia, it just keeps getting better and better.

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A while back, my best friend moved to Australia. She went and fell for a guy that lives there, went and visited him, stayed in some Sydney Hotels, and married him while she was on vacation!! She got to see all the sights, including the amazing Opera House pictured above. They took a short honeymoon, possibly to some Melbourne Hotels. And after the honeymoon, she went back to her home in Canada to get everything packed, and then returned to Australia!

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So, you have decided to go on a vacation and you don't know where to go. I am going to point out three lovely places that you should take your family on vacation too. These places are exquisite in taste and fun enough for the entire family to enjoy. So, where are these places? Well, they are in Australia of'course.

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I certainly have to sympathise with our Aussie cousins across the ditch with the terrible weather they have experienced during the last week or so. Any loss of life is tragic.

In recent years it has been drought and bushfires that Australia and Aussies have had to endure. We here in New Zealand have been extremely pleased that our fire-fighters were able to help out late last year and early this year.

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World famous wildlife warrior Steve Irwin has died in a freak accident on the Great Barrier Reef, killed by a stingray barb which pierced his chest.

Friends believe the Crocodile Hunter, 44, may have died instantly when struck by the stingray while filming a sequence for his eight-year-old daughter Bindi's new TV series.

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Quite arguably the greatest debut success story in US pop music history, the Australian septet Men At Work exploded onto the American pop scene in late summer of 1982. Their rise to a position of being one of the most popular acts of the day was surprising and meteoric and the group itself possessed one of the more unique sounds of the '80s.

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With the their 1980 album Lost In Love and 1981's follow-up The One That You Love, Air Supply and their soft rock sound had become international stars. Both albums had gone multi-platinum and the Aussie act had scored a streak of six consecutive Top Ten singles, all of them reaching the Top Five. They were one of the greatest success stories of the early '80s even if they were critically reviled.

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Australia's Little River Band could lay claim to being one of that country's most successful exports on the American charts in the late '70s and early '80s. From their Top 40 debut with "It's A Long Way There" in 1976, they group had matched that success with ten more singles by early 1983. However, coming off their biggest studio album, 1981's Time Exposure, and a gold-selling Greatest Hits collection from the following year, Little River Band lost their original lead singer, Glenn Shorrock, to a solo career.

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