The Sydney Opera House is located on Bennelong Point, named after the first Indigenous Australian to have intimate contact with Europeans. However, the story of Bennelong is also the story of a true statesman, diplomat and bush politician. The 25th of November 1789, almost two years after the landing of the First Fleet, was a … Continue reading Woollarawarre Bennelong: Bush Ambassador
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Australian Soil Studies Question Effect Of Climate Change
Climate change may not be as severe as predicted, suggests an international study that shows current modelling of carbon dioxide emissions from soils are overestimated by as much as 20%. The view, reported in the latest Nature Geoscience journal, is based on a study of Australian soils that finds the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) … Continue reading Australian Soil Studies Question Effect Of Climate Change
Down Syndrome Family Wins Six Year Visa Battle
Perth midwife Tracey Robinson and her husband, Paul, have won a six-year battle against the Immigration Department to stay in Australia with their Down syndrome son. Immigration Minister Chris Evans has foreshadowed reform of the visa process for families with disabled children after using his discretion this week to grant the Robinsons permanent residency. Senator … Continue reading Down Syndrome Family Wins Six Year Visa Battle
Saturday Night Live Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin
The hilarious parody by Tina Fey as Sarah Palin and Amy Poehler as Hillary Clinton, as seen on Saturday Night Live. A non-partisan joint statement by Senator Hillary Clinton (Amy Poehler) and Governor Sarah Palin (Tina Fey) satirises the apparent chauvinistic undertones of the election. As Hillary rants about an opportunity squandered, Sarah becomes "adorable" … Continue reading Saturday Night Live Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin
Edmund Barton: Australia’s First Prime Minister
Edmund Barton was born in Glebe Sydney in 1849 to William and Mary Louise (nee Whydah). A clever boy with a love of literature, music and art, Barton was educated at Fort Street Model School and Sydney Grammar School. It was at Sydney Grammar that Barton first met Richard O’Connor. The lives of Barton and … Continue reading Edmund Barton: Australia’s First Prime Minister
ASIC Position On Short Selling
The continuing effects of the global financial crisis have resulted in what some have called unprecedented turmoil in financial markets. Some of the volatility in stock markets has been blamed on short selling. Short selling is an activity whereby an entity enters into an agreement to sell a security that it does not currently own. … Continue reading ASIC Position On Short Selling
Glass Ceiling For Women Lawyers
Just 90 years after winning the right to practice law, woman currently make up 68% of all law graduates, which is a remarkable achievement. However, females account for only 16% of partners, and less than 3% of managing partners and/or CEO's which raises questions of gender equality at the senior management level within Australian law … Continue reading Glass Ceiling For Women Lawyers
Child Obesity Checks Should Start From Birth, Say Experts
Children should be weighed and monitored for obesity from birth to stop them becoming unhealthy, fat adults, according to researchers. The experts argue the Federal Government's Healthy Kids Check plan to weigh all children from the age of four from next year is leaving it too late, given one in five children are already overweight … Continue reading Child Obesity Checks Should Start From Birth, Say Experts
One Quarter Of Law Firms Lose Confidential Data
About 24% of UK law firms have admitted to misplacing at least one mobile device containing confidential documents, a recent survey found. IT company CREDANT Technologies interviewed 100 UK small to medium sized law firms and revealed that lawyers were about as "clueless" as other professionals, when it came to respecting client confidentiality. Over 90% … Continue reading One Quarter Of Law Firms Lose Confidential Data
Seattle Space Needle
The Space Needle was built for the 1962 World's Fair, yet even today, it is still the number tourist attraction in all Seattle. The old fairgrounds surrounding the Space Needle house numerous attractions that in themselves attract a lot of tourists. The Space Needle "complex" where the old fairground was (now called the Seattle Centre) … Continue reading Seattle Space Needle
Little Boy Lost – Johnny Ashcroft
In the video below are scenes from the movie "Little Boy Lost," accompanied by the famous Johnny Ashcroft song of the same name. It is the true story of Stephen Walls, a young Australian farm boy, whose disappearance inspired a continent into action in 1960. Stephen, aged four, wandered off from his father's farm in … Continue reading Little Boy Lost – Johnny Ashcroft
2009 Renault Megane Coupe Trophy
The Megane Coupe Trophy will take part in the 2009 World Series by Renault (WSR) having undergone a raft of upgrades including an entirely new body design which takes its inspiration from the lines of all-new generation Megane Coupe.Fitted with a Nissan-sourced 3.5-litre 24V V6 developing 265 kW (360 hp), power is sent to the … Continue reading 2009 Renault Megane Coupe Trophy
2009 Subaru Impreza WRX Sedan
Subaru Australia has previewed its new generation Impreza WRX sedan at the Australian International Motor Show in Sydney and it features a lot more than just a boot - it also packs an extra 26 kW more power and 23 Nm more torque, better fuel efficiency and upgraded suspension. This brings the total power and … Continue reading 2009 Subaru Impreza WRX Sedan
Lotus Evora Coming To Australia (2008)
The all-new Lotus Evora 2-plus-2 sports car has been confirmed for Australia - one of the first international markets to secure an allocation - with local deliveries expected in the third quarter of 2009. The mid-engined sports car will complement the existing four-model range of Elise, Exige, Europa and 2-Eleven.While local prices have yet to … Continue reading Lotus Evora Coming To Australia (2008)
Goulburn Waterworks Museum
Goulburn Waterworks became operational in January 1886, to provide a reticulated water supply to the growing City of Goulburn. Before 1886 the residents of Goulburn would have collected water in tanks or wells, or purchased supplies from a carter. The demand of the growing city resulted in the Rivers and Harbours Board installing a waterworks … Continue reading Goulburn Waterworks Museum
Goulburn Overview
Goulburn today is a world renowned fine wool area, symbolised in the city by a three story high concrete castrated sheep, but it also has a secret in it’s grand old buildings and magnificent cathedrals, which look like they were transported stone by stone from Britain. But Goulburn also holds the secrets of the settling … Continue reading Goulburn Overview
City Of Goulburn
Welcome to the first article on the Travel Australia website. This is a collection of stories about the history and sites the great country Australia. First up is my home town, the City of Goulburn, Australia's First Inland City. Goulburn is rich in history, and has many sites to see. For the photographer and artist, … Continue reading City Of Goulburn
Australia Internet Censorship and Sedition Laws
Australia is set to introduce compulsory internet censorship, supposedly to control access to anorexia and bulimia sites. It would appear only a matter of time before it is expanded to incorporate the new sedition laws, introduced in 2005. Governments around the world and throughout history have always used a softening approach to introduce controversial, unconstitutional … Continue reading Australia Internet Censorship and Sedition Laws
Barack Obama May Not Be The Antichrist
There's a lot on the internet recently about Barack Obama supposedly being the Antichrist, including a post that claims nobody knows anything about his origins. While there may be real concerns about his past, much of what is being written seems to be deliberately misleading. Now I'm not American, but I did live in Hawaii … Continue reading Barack Obama May Not Be The Antichrist
Java Indonesia Pawon Temple
The Pawon is one of three exactly aligned Buddhist Temples, located in Central Java, and each a mile apart. The exact religious relationship between the three is known to exist, but is a long-forgotten mystery. The Pawon is located exactly central between the Borobudur, one mile north-east, and the Mendut, one mile south-west. There is … Continue reading Java Indonesia Pawon Temple
Java Indonesia Mendut Temple
The Mendut is one of three exactly aligned Buddhist Temples, located in Central Java, and each a mile apart. The exact religious relationship between the three is known to exist, but is a long-forgotten mystery. Mendut is a ninth century Buddhist temple, located in Mendut village. It is located about two miles northeast from Borobudur. … Continue reading Java Indonesia Mendut Temple
Mercedes-Benz: New adaptive high-beam assistant (2008)
Mercedes-Benz has developed an innovative system that automatically adapts headlamp range to the distance of vehicles ahead or to oncoming vehicles meaning drivers will, at all times, benefit from optimum headlamp range to recognise other road users, pedestrians or danger spots more easily and more quickly. Due to become available from the second quarter of … Continue reading Mercedes-Benz: New adaptive high-beam assistant (2008)
Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart Australian Pricing (2008)
Mitsubishi will take the fight to Subaru's WRX with the local launch of the all-wheel drive turbocharged Lancer Ralliart in both sedan and Sportback (hatchback) body styles.Bridging the gap between the Lancer VR-X and the top-of-the-range Lancer Evolution, the Lancer Ralliart features a detuned version of the Evolution’s 2.0-litre turbocharged and intercooled MIVEC engine that … Continue reading Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart Australian Pricing (2008)
Lexus IS-F Australian Pricing (2008)
Luxury Japanese marque Lexus has dropped a bombshell on its German rivals in the sports luxury segment by announcing an aggressive and very competitive price for its first dedicated performance model, the IS-F. Widely predicted to cost around or just under the $150,000 mark thus undercutting the Audi RS4 ($164,500) and BMW M3 ($157,000), Lexus … Continue reading Lexus IS-F Australian Pricing (2008)
Waikiki Hawaii USA Honolulu Tavern Karaoke
It was just about a year ago, we were sitting at my favourite bar in the whole wide world, the Honolulu Tavern, in Waikiki. Since there's karaoke there every night, we decided to have a YouTube party, and this is the result (with apologies to Creedence Clearwater). It was October 16th 2007, to be exact. … Continue reading Waikiki Hawaii USA Honolulu Tavern Karaoke
Craig Hill 