Let's talk about Australia.

[cobl04]

haha, nice comment on livenation's page ian.

you would think if there was anyone out there who could convince the band to do something from Pop it would be a family member.

 

[Earnie Shavers]

Larry (or his fixer) has good taste, that's my favourite beach in Sydney:

Bono and band play on as police search the sea

 

[DRay9911]

Merry Christmas to everyone in Australia (and New Zealand too)

 

[dan_smee]

Merry xmas Dray, and all my Aussie compats

 

[intedomine]

2010.. The year the drought broke??

Certainly been a chilly summer so far, but we're due to smash it right up to the high thirties in Vic this weekend.

 

[Axver]

This cool December in Melbourne has been the best start to summer I can remember since ... well, since I left the more reasonable Wellington climate for Australia!

Somewhat dreading the forecast heat on NYE.

 

[coolian2]

please stop sending your weather here, australia. i would like some sun this summer.

 

[cobl04]

FUCK YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

happy new years yall

 

[coolian2]

 

[Tania]

please stop sending your weather here, australia. i would like some sun this summer.

You need to move your island to this side of Oz.

 

[coolian2]

You need to move your island to this side of Oz.

i'd probably prefer a mining job

 

[Tania]

FUCK YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

happy new years yall

That pretty much looks like my backyard at the moment (minus the pyramid, of course)

 

[coolian2]

(minus the pyramid, of course)

aw shoot! there goes the marriage proposal!

 

[Tania]

i'd probably prefer a mining job

I'd like to be able to go to the beach sometime soon-ish and not have to worry about a shark or 10

 

[Tania]

aw shoot! there goes the marriage proposal!

I don't have any camels either

 

[Vlad n U 2]

Little Cobbler and his fascination for pyramids is ... fascinating.

 

[Vlad n U 2]

I don't have any camels either

Could always get an ass.

 

[coolian2]

I'd like to be able to go to the beach sometime soon-ish and not have to worry about a shark or 10

ha, i can't even begin to imagine. i have a friend in mandurah who was freaking out about a shark attack a year or so ago.

mind you, given the beaches in east auckland, even at high tide the sharks can't swim at those tiny water depths.

 

[Tania]

Could always get an ass.

 

[coolian2]

Could always get an ass.

:smacks:

 

[Purplereign]

Could always get an ass.

 

[KhanadaRhodes]

Little Cobbler and his fascination for pyramids is ... fascinating.

 

[Vlad n U 2]

Friggin' pyramids.

 

[The Sad Punk]

Not to dwindle back to the subject, but here's a really good article on a good site that everyone should read because dammit I said so. Show it to people you hate. Quote the statistics in an argument. Just find a use for it.

Aboriginal Racism Australia - Black Racism History

 

[Vlad n U 2]

That's an excellent article, Bonnie, it really is, even if it did make me feel a bit ill inside.

 

[dazzlingamy]

Aboriginal issues is something very close to my heart. Growing up in the Northern Territory I have lived with Aboriginals my whole life, went to boarding school with them and now teach them at primary school. MY overall feeling towards the MAJOR issues we have in our town is overwhelming saddness. While I believe we need to not focus on past wrongs but instead guide ourselves towards the future using those past wrongs, we are still doing a disservice to aboriginal people.

This is a touchy subject as many people who talk about aboriginal issues are afraid to be called a racist due to their views. Of course we know there are many people out there who have appalling views on aboriginals and other paths in life etc, but what we need to focus on is that this is not a 'black' issue, but a societal issue. I can talk for hours about this, but i won't put you through that!

I saw one of the saddest things today while shopping and it made me want to cry out and rage against it, but unfortunately it seems that people only see the problems not the main issue it stems from and how can we change that?

 

[DRay9911]

Happy New Year

 

[Earnie Shavers]

Love that when the news cut live to the Sydney midnight fireworks - 1pm here - it was the starting gun for drinks in the office today, as it has apparently been the tradition for a decade.

 

[Carek1230]

Happy New Year, Australians!!

 

[blueeyedgirl]

Love that when the news cut live to the Sydney midnight fireworks - 1pm here - it was the starting gun for drinks in the office today, as it has apparently been the tradition for a decade.

Well we lead the way. I was disappointed though, no Richard Wilkins...

Heppy noo ear peeple!!!!