Nitin Garg murder
January 8, 2010
http://www.smh.com.au/national/killing-reveals-another-kind-of-race-problem-20100107-lwu9.html
On Saturday night, Nitin Garg, 21, was stabbed to death in Melbourne, just the latest young Indian to fall victim to violent crime while studying in Australia. The Indian Government has issued a travel warning to its citizens intending to come to Australia.… Read the rest
The question of the day appears to be what exactly is Global Warming or Climate Change, and how exactly will it affect us.
Also what should we do to fix any future problems caused by Climate Change.
Australia in 2005 contributed 1.5% of the worlds carbon emissions, according to the … Read the rest
A Boomerang Pom is normally an English, or British person who migrates, normally toAustralia, but finds that they don’t like Australia after all, or it just doesn’t suit them, and they then return home to the UK.
The boomerang bit, is when they then realise that Australia was right for … Read the rest
An interesting discussion on Television on the morning of 21st December 2009, following these comments from Tony Abbott, the Federal Opposition Leader:
“I think everyone should have some familiarity with the great texts that are at the core of our civilisation,” said the Federal Opposition leader.
“That includes, most importantly, … Read the rest
According to the Australia Parliamentary Library, the first boat people to arrive in Australia arrived in April 1976 at Darwin, with five Indochinese men.
In the four years 2002-2003, 2003-2004, 2004-2005 and 2005-2006 Australia received a total of 143 Boat people, or an average of 37 per year.
In 2008-2009 … Read the rest
UPDATE:
The Result was:
Vote for your choice of the new name to replace iSnack 2.0
The six names, in alphabetical order, are:
Voting will begin at 5pm (AEST) on Friday … Read the rest
The word POM is sometimes used by some Australians to define a British or English person.
Depending on “how” it is said, will determine if it is derogatory or not.
Question: Where did the term POM come from ?
Answer: No one actually knows for sure, although there are many … Read the rest
The Australian Institute has floated the idea to increase the Dole (Unemployment Benefit) by $80 per week.
They say it will help with the Financial Crisis, but giving this money to those who will spend it in the right areas, rather than the first ways where most people just saved … Read the rest
Does anyone know why chocolate is so much more expensive in Australia than it is in the UK ?
Some examples of prices:
These are all shown at the Woolworth’s website 5th Sept 2009.… Read the rest
In Australia we often read about comments concerning “Inappropriate Language” on the radio, especially adverts for Nasal Delivery techniques etc during the morning drive taking children to school.
That can be quite an experience when your child asks what erectile dysfunction is. Or worse….
Some people complain about it all … Read the rest
