Shark Attack!

Back in Boomtown, Lalaland

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August 21st 2012
This was actually supposed to be a long rant about Australia, but I'm starting to wonder what the point is. I'm getting tired and weary just thinking about it. Every time I read a piece of Australian news that is so silly and outrageous that it is only possible in the Antipodes, where people's feet point backwards and they wear hats on their buttocks, my only reaction is to roll my eyes and quickl ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Perth

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more