downunder update

Stunned by the news that Vegemite is banned from the Olympic Games, I can only conclude that the wily Chinese have deliberately set out to stick a spoke in our wheel.
They have discovered the secret to our strength, stamina and, yes, success. We are vegemite-powered! You are what you eat, and what true blue [...]

It’s a fair bet that you haven’t heard of Canakkle.
Let me place it on the map for you. The province of Canakkale lies on both sides of the Dardanelles which connect the Sea of Marmara to the Aegean Sea. Its shores touch both Europe and Asia and regular ferries chug across the Straits between the [...]

John Simpson Kirkpatrick was an 18 year old Geordie who jumped ship in Australia in 1910. He became known as ‘the bloke with the donkey‘.
He ended up at ANZAC Cove on 25 April 1915 and rescued more than 300 wounded soldiers. He was killed less than four weeks later.
Simpson carried no arms.
Like to shout me [...]