downunder update

The day of November 11 calls to Australians three times. On this day in 1880 Ned Kelly went to his death and in 1975 our elected government was dismissed with the connivance of England’s Queen.
The execution of a bushranger and the sacking of a Prime Minister have different interpretations across our diverse [...]

Aussie Rules is surely the quickest and best spectator sport in the world.
It’s a form of football uniquely Australian, played non-stop, full of frenetic one-on-one contests, dodging, weaving, sustained running, kicking the ball on the run and great leaps to catch a high mark.
Aussie Rules predates all other modern forms of football, such as American, [...]

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 [...]