Making science a career choice for indigenous Aussies
The number one aspiration for most teenagers on Australia’s Tiwi islands is to be a footballer. Our Big Wide World blogger asks how we can change this
Rural Australians Despair of Career Prospects
The promise of a ten-billion dollar package for rural Australia may have helped Julia Gillard win the vote, but according to new research released today, regional Aussies are still at a serious disadvantage when it comes to their career.
Australians Confuse A Britney Spears Concert With A Singing Performance
Britney Spears’ lip-syncing draws outrage and controversy in Australia, proof the Aussies have unrealistic expectations from the pop star.
Intrepid larrikins defied Pol Pot’s killers
The Australianhttp://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/Mark Dodd and Marianne HarrisAugust 15, 2009IN late November 1978, in the Killing Fields of Cambodia, a 35-year-old Sydney pub and club worker Ronald Keith Dean signed a confession that he was an operative for the CIA.Three weeks later, another Australian, David Lloyd Scott, signed a similar statement detailing years of anti-communist activity and a long career with the premier US spy agency.Dean and Scott, two knockabout Aussies, who had embark
FIL Women’s World Cup: Australia and United States – Tale of the Tape
International, Magazine, WomenJune 17th, 2009 by Lauren Reddy Share: Go to IL.com Blog Home The result shocked the lacrosse world: the 2005 ILF Women’s World Cup in Annapolis, Md., when Australia upset a veteran U.S. squad 14-7. The Aussies emerged as the world power, while the U.S. was left searching for answers and new directions.This year, both teams travel to Prague, Czech Republic as the tournament favorites once again.With new additions and a strong backbone of veterans, this match
