Jun 25 2008
I wasn’t around but sounds like 
the guy was a true Australian icon.
He led the labor party to victory in 1972 and was ousted in 1975. In fact he was the the first Prime Minister to be dismissed by the Governor General using reserve powers.
Jun 18 2008
Nothing terribly Aussie about this but I found it humorous enough to share anyway. Ricky Gervais interviews Karl. Some complex topics, some not so complex opinions.
Jun 11 2008
This is just so Aussie. This guy tells how he “used a cold rum can to soothe the pain.”
Jun 01 2008
Did you know the first Dunlop Volleys were rolled out in 1939?! They were developed by a then famous Tennis Player by the name of Adrian Quist who got the design idea from a pair of yachting shoes he saw overseas.
May 16 2008
This is classic. Here’s Graham Barker’s Navel lint collection. And what I found for some reason typically Australian was his Bakery Bags collection. “…from Bakeries I particularly enjoyed…”, Classic! Can you believe he was on Jay Leno in the states being interviewed about his Naval fluff collection?!
I’m still chuckling.
May 15 2008
I was warned… “mate, the people are different up there”. But I’m only moving 6 hours north, how different could ‘they’ be? 
So far they’ve been nothing but bloody awesome. Sure there are some different rules. Like, we need to have our cars checked for Queensland standards. Which is really quite bizzare considering once they have undertaken some god awful stringent over the pits type of fine tooth comb inspection, you’re free to let rust to within a inch of it’s life!
May 11 2008
I dunno about you guys but when I think of typical ‘Australiana’ I think of the icons or inventions that we seem to be associated with worldwide. Thongs, Hills Hoist, Vegemite, early Holdens, Bondi beach. Fish and chips at the beach, to name but a small fractions of what I consider quintessential Aussie icons.
May 11 2008
We lived near a town called Tarago. Well, we lived 40 minutes on a dirt road from the town. The town itself was home to about 100 people, about 100 dogs, a bowser, a shop and of course a pub. More about Tarago in another post sometime. The daily routine trip to school is the topic of the day.
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