Society & Lifestyle > Australia & South Pacific Culture How to use Australian slang like a local

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This is a guide to using Aussie slang like a local. First of all, you must learn to use the word Aussie in the right context. It is fine to say, "I am an Aussie." or "That is an Aussie such-and such." However, there is nothing more grating than to hear someone say, "How is it Aussie." If you say this, you will get weird looks... More..

Food & Drink > Cuisine & Food (Other) A guide to Australian cuisine

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Australia is a melting pot of all nationalities, and the cuisine available reflects this. If you take a drive down a city street in Sydney or Melbourne, the two biggest cities, you will undoubtedly see restaurants advertising Thai, Indian, Greek, Lebanese, and all other possible foreign food. However, for the traditional Auss... More..

Pets & Animals > Birds Dominant budgerigar genetics explained

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For many people, the breeding genetics of budgerigars can be very confusing if it has not been explained to them properly. This article is intended to be a simplified version of inheritance so that people may know what to expect from the mating of one colour or mutation with another. I learnt these rules when I was a young bo... More..

Sciences > Geology & Geophysics The wealth of Australia's mineral and fuel resources

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By any measure, Australia is one of the world's wealthiest countries in mineral and fuel resources. Mining contributes around 5.6% to Australia's gross domestic product, and minerals make up 35% of Australia's exports. Within its lands lie the world's largest zinc, lead, nickel, uranium, and brown coal supplies. It is also th... More..

Hobbies & Games > Video Game Reviews Downloadable game review: Plant This, by Blue Atom Games

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It was a great pleasure to play the downloadable game Plant This, by Blue Atom games. My younger brother and myself particularly enjoyed the challenge of building a complex enough maze to keep out the invaders. I feel that this game has great potential, but a few areas need to be worked on. The rating I would give this game i... More..

Home & Garden > Furniture How to choose a mattress

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Choosing a mattress is not a difficult process at all. The first step is to go to a mattress and bedding shop and jump up and down on each of the mattresses on sale. The most bouncy mattress will be the best, because this shows that the springs inside are of top quality. Beware of grumpy salesmen, because they may try to thro... More..

Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Spies

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Michael M. Fish was a spy for Mongolia in Australia . Everyone knew he was a spy, because he wore a spy coat and sometimes forgot to take off his official badge that said MONGOLIAN SPY on it. However, he thought that everyone didn't know that he was a spy, which was a good thing because the spy agency does not like the identi... More..

Pets & Animals > Birds How to make a birdfeeder with a plastic soda bottle

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To make a plastic soda bottle into a bird feeder is quite easy. Actually, making it attractive while it hangs from a tree branch is the hard part. All the materials you will need to make it are: a plastic soda bottle, a piece of string long enough to make the bird house hang in the position you want it, a knife, drill or hamm... More..

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