A NEW world record was set at the online Casterton Working Dog Auction. Hoover, offered by David Lee at Edenhope, Vic, sold for $35,200 to a North East Vic sheep and cattle grazier. Overall, 51 lots made $298,600, averaging another record $7753 per dog. Casterton Working Dog Auction Committee chair […]
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Book review: Farmers or Hunter-gatherers? The Dark Emu Debate rigorously critiques Bruce Pascoe’s argument
Christine Judith Nicholls, Australian National University Eminent Australian anthropologist Peter Sutton and respected field archaeologist Keryn Walshe have co-authored a meticulously researched new book, Farmers or Hunter-gatherers? The Dark Emu Debate. It’s set to become the definitive critique of Bruce Pascoe’s Dark Emu: Black Seeds — Agriculture or Accident? First […]
COVID-19 passport is here!
The Australian Government has announced that everyone who has received all required doses of their COVID-19 vaccination can now access the recently launched COVID-19 digital certificate. If you can’t get proof online, your vaccination provider can print your immunisation history statement for you. You can also call the Australian Immunisation […]
Piosenka tygodnia: Tina Arena – The flame
W tym roku minęło osiemnaście lat od letnich igrzysk olimpijskich w Sydney. Piosenkę The Flame, którą na ceremonii otwarcia olimpiady śpiewała Tina Arena dedukuję przede wszystkim fantastycznym ludziom, których wtedy poznałem. Piosenkarka Tina Arena (Filippina Lydia Arena), z pochodzenia Włoszka, urodziła się w Melbourne. Karierę rozpoczęła w wieku 7 lat […]
A rare bird — how Europeans got the black swan so wrong
David Haworth, Monash University The black swan is an Australian icon. The official emblem of Western Australia, depicted in the state flag and coat-of-arms, it decorates several public buildings. The bird is also the namesake for Perth’s Swan River, where the British established the Swan River Colony in 1829. The […]
Make Music Day @ Sydney Olympic Park
Make Music Day is a free celebration of music around the world on 21 June. Launched in 1982 in France as the Fête de la Musique, it is now held on the same day in more than 800 cities in 120 countries. This year, we’ve ramped up our celebration of […]
Australia’s Queen of Gypsy Soul” presents a stirring evening of Edith Piaf & other French favourites.
The perfect way to spend Bastille Day night in Sydney! “Australia’s Queen of Gypsy Soul” presents a stirring evening of Edith Piaf & other French favourites, featuring her long-time collaborator Russian Saxophonist and accordioniste extraordinaire Leonid Beshlei, as well as special guests from Monsieur Camembert: Eddie Bronson (clarinet) & Mark […]
Will 1 July Medicare changes lead to higher out-of-pocket costs?
Medicare sets a schedule of fees for medical services, called the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS). The MBS fee is the government’s standard cost of a particular medical service. The Australian Government will pay specialists generally 75 or 85 per cent of this standard cost. The patient, or their health fund […]
Osoba do utrzymania porządku w małym mieszkaniu w dzielnicy Dee Why (Northern Beaches – Sydney)
Potrzebna osoba do utrzymania porządku w małym mieszkaniu w dzielnicy Dee Why (Northern Beaches – Sydney). Czyste mieszkanie w którym mieszkają tylko dwie osoby – bez dzieci, bez zwierząt. Contact in English: 0448 853 037 Kontakt po polsku: 0468 954 519
Ancient Greeks blockbuster comes to Australia after COVID delay
Unique Australasian partnership brings British Museum show to the region in 2021 A major exhibition, Ancient Greeks: Athletes, Warriors and Heroes from the British Museum featuring iconic objects that have never toured the southern hemisphere, is coming to the National Museum of Australia in Canberra in December 2021, after COVID-19 […]