Australia Day, January 26th

January 26th strap on your Green and Gold, grab a flag, face paint, a slab of beer and head to the beach! You won’t be able to go to the bank or any other business. Why? It’s

Australia Day or Invasion Day?

For many Aboriginal Australians, the concept of Australia day is a tricky one. The day the British landed and basically wiped out their culture, took their land and continued to commit atrocities against them for ages, doesn’t ...

Australian National Anthem, Advance Australia Fair

Well people, if you are going to any major sporting event, or important civil do...it probably doesn't hurt to know the words to the National Anthem. A far cry from God Save the Queen, I find Advance Australia Fair a cheeky messa ...

Australian Translation Guide #4

One of the fun things of Travel is learning the local lingo. Australia has many terms that are completely unique to their part of the World. This is the fourth in a series to come. It is designed to help Aussies headed overseas ...

Where in the Bloody Hell Are You? Bindi to Replace Bingle!

Sorry Boys, but I think this one is true! Little Bindi Irwin is to be named the new face of Australian Tourism. The 8 year old daughter of the Late Crocodile Hunter, Steve Irwin, is currently touring the US like a rock star. ...

The Ashes, Australia beats England 5-0 in Cricket!

Australia Inflicts Ashes Whitewash read the Headlines this morning. OK- I admit- being a girl I am not so knowledgeable on the sport- but it is always good when the home team whoops arse don't you think? Condolences to all the P ...

Watch out for the Tax Man! Working in Australia you guide to Tax matters.

OK- So you Got your Visa, arrived in Australia, earned your additional Australian Certifications, a ...

Skilled Migrants needed! Come work in Australia!

Want to check out your chances of qualifying for an Australian Work Visa? Check out the Skilled Migrant Web Page from the Department of Immigration and ...

Australia- Public Ocean Pools

This is a bizarre but wonderful Aussie invention. Carved out of the rock and cliff faces that border most beaches, you will find lovely sea water pools. Some have lap lan ...

Banking in Oz- How do you say...Painful?

After trying to find an Apartment, this will be the second most shocking item of setting up housekeeping to most of you- setting up a bank account. Not far off Neanderthalic- lately it has gotten a little better- but not much. ...

The ARIAs! Aussie Music of the year!!!

The ARIAs are the Aussie equivalent of the Grammies, except they are riddled with all kinds of goofy drunken behaviour by celebs and fans alike. The TV generally cronicals past ...

Northern Territory- Science stuff!

Ok- bit of science cool stuff. While "Doing the Triangle" you will see MASSIVE Termite mounds. Infact one of the main tourist Draws to Litchfield NAtional PArk- are Their ENORMOUS Mounds. Why are they here you ask.... The ...

Northern Territory- "Doing The Triangle"

When visiting the Northern Territory- a very common route is called The Triangle This is basically Darwin to Jabiru to Pine Creek or Katherine and back up to Darwin via Litchfied Park. When taking on this Great driving route m ...

Australia- Moving in on a budget!

OK- so you’ve arrived into Australia and you need to buy a few housekeeping items- Tupperware, toilet paper, cleaners, extension cords, etc. The first thing you will notice is how ridiculously expensive all the things are in th ...

Darwin- Dress Guidelines

While the climate is tropical this is not a resort town. Darwin is still a city and the most metropolitan one around. The dress is casual…kind of... I was generally surprised at how non-casual the dress was. I brought some ...

The 'Green Bag' phenomenon

Want to be part of the cool crowd? Want to fit in like a local? Seriously- to go to the beach, to a rugby game, to the grocery, on the train... you can't live without... A green bag! The Aussies have really put together a great ...

Darwin- food intolerance info

Coeliac/Gluten Free General Note- While almost all of the Cafes/restraurants were knowledeable about Gluten Free requirements and quite good at working with you on gluten free products, the supermarkets have a very slim selection. ...