I was watching the Alien Years and I was up to the Federation part where they announced who the first prime minister of Australia was and I was actually curious like ‘ooh I wonder who it’s gonna be…’
embarrassing
I have such a crush on the Australian minister for health. She is so gorgeous. I get excited whenever she goes on tv
“I was hoping everyone had had a nice break and we could all play nicely, but obviously not.” - Australian Speaker of the House
how come sydney’s fireworks were so beautiful and minimalist and meticulously planned and melbourne’s fireworks just looked like we were under attack by ww2 bombers?
Dashing through the bush,
in a rusty Holden Ute,
Kicking up the dust,
esky in the boot,
Kelpie by my side,
singing Christmas songs,
It’s Summer time and I am in
my singlet, shorts and thongs*
Oh! Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way,
Christmas in Australia
on a scorching summers day, Hey!
Jingle bells, jingle bells, Christmas time is beaut!,
Oh what fun it is to ride in a rusty Holden Ute.*
Engine’s getting hot;
we dodge the kangaroos,
The swaggie climbs aboard,
he is welcome too.
All the family’s there,
sitting by the pool,
Christmas Day the Aussie way,
by the barbecue.*
Oh! Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way,
Christmas in Australia
on a scorching summers day, Hey!
Jingle bells, jingle bells, Christmas time is beaut!,
Oh what fun it is to ride in a rusty Holden Ute.*
Come the afternoon,
Grandpa has a doze,
The kids and Uncle Bruce,
are swimming in their clothes.
The time comes ‘round to go,
we take the family snap,
Pack the car and all shoot through,
before the washing up.*
Oh! Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way,
Christmas in Australia
on a scorching summers day, Hey!
Jingle bells, jingle bells, Christmas time is beaut!,
Oh what fun it is to ride in a rusty Holden Ute.
Signs from outback Australia.
1) our President is a Prime Minister
2) our Prime Minister is a She
3) She is an Atheist
and we have had ‘Obamacare’ for like… ever
Damn straight!
Aussie Aussie Aussie!
OI OI OI
Aussie Aussie Aussie!
Melbourne weather is so ridiculously moody today. A few minutes ago it was cold and dark and pouring with rain and now it’s bright and sunny and warm, the sky is all blue and the pavement is already warm and dry. What.
Having a giggle about all the anti-Obama types on Twitter who say they are moving to Australia.
Do you KNOW anything about Australia?
Our politics are way, way, WAY different to yours.
We have a female Prime Minister, who is not married, and is avowedly feminist (despite her embarrassing failure to support equal marriage rights.)
We have one of the best-functioning healthcare systems in the world - all Australians, regardless of how much money you earn, have the right to see a doctor (specialist, be treated in hospital etc etc) free of charge.
Our rightwing politicians are supposedly to the left of your LEFT WING politicians. (I say supposedly because we have our crackpots too. Tony Abbott makes my skin crawl. But he keeps his woman-hate and religious nuttery to a minimum, generally.)
We have HIGH taxation for high earners, and medium taxation for medium earners, because we have a social welfare net that supports the low income earners of our society, including the elderly, the disabled, and the unemployed. And our minimum wage is one of the highest in the world.
Australia is the land of the moderate - fundamentalists (whether they be Christian, Islamic, Hindu, etc ect) are rarely tolerated here, and our national ethos is pretty much “live and let live.” (Otherwise known as “a fair go, mate.”)
It’s not Utopia - we still have problems with racism, inequality of all stripes, unemployment, underemployment, the economic slowdown etc etc - but it’s a pretty great place to live, in all.
Actually, all those anti-Obama-ites? Send ‘em down, we’ll teach them what a successful, functioning socialist state looks like, and then we’ll send them back to you.
And just in case those people were confusing Australia and Austria (it happens, oh how it happens) …. we’re the BIG one. (With kangaroos. Sigh.)
^ This.
Fuck yeah Australia. Our PM is not only a feminist, she’s an ATHEIST. Ooooh scary. D: Yes please, American conservatives. Come down here and enjoy our free healthcare.
Heh, I was like the fourth person to reblog this. I’m glad it’s getting the notes it deserves. Just chipping in to mention that we also HATE GUNS. NO GUNS FOR ANYBODY.
Yes. No guns. This could be an interesting reality show. Rednecks Down Under!
Having a giggle about all the anti-Obama types on Twitter who say they are moving to Australia.
Do you KNOW anything about Australia?
Our politics are way, way, WAY different to yours.
We have a female Prime Minister, who is not married, and is avowedly feminist (despite her embarrassing failure to support equal marriage rights.)
We have one of the best-functioning healthcare systems in the world - all Australians, regardless of how much money you earn, have the right to see a doctor (specialist, be treated in hospital etc etc) free of charge.
Our rightwing politicians are supposedly to the left of your LEFT WING politicians. (I say supposedly because we have our crackpots too. Tony Abbott makes my skin crawl. But he keeps his woman-hate and religious nuttery to a minimum, generally.)
We have HIGH taxation for high earners, and medium taxation for medium earners, because we have a social welfare net that supports the low income earners of our society, including the elderly, the disabled, and the unemployed. And our minimum wage is one of the highest in the world.
Australia is the land of the moderate - fundamentalists (whether they be Christian, Islamic, Hindu, etc ect) are rarely tolerated here, and our national ethos is pretty much “live and let live.” (Otherwise known as “a fair go, mate.”)
It’s not Utopia - we still have problems with racism, inequality of all stripes, unemployment, underemployment, the economic slowdown etc etc - but it’s a pretty great place to live, in all.
Actually, all those anti-Obama-ites? Send ‘em down, we’ll teach them what a successful, functioning socialist state looks like, and then we’ll send them back to you.
And just in case those people were confusing Australia and Austria (it happens, oh how it happens) …. we’re the BIG one. (With kangaroos. Sigh.)
^ This.
Fuck yeah Australia. Our PM is not only a feminist, she’s an ATHEIST. Ooooh scary. D: Yes please, American conservatives. Come down here and enjoy our free healthcare.
I’m watching the Tasmanian parliament vote on a gay marriage bill live. Just hurry up and pass it already!
I just realised that I learnt more about the history of my own country from watching the Sydney 2000 Olympic Opening Ceremony than I did from school.
- Me: What is this shit! They won't shut up about our Olympic team! I wanna see all the teams!
- Me: Oh great, they're still focusing on Australia. Now they've announced Azerbaijan and we didn't even see the team that came before them!
- Me:
- Me: It must have been Austria.
- Mum: Really? Are you sure? I didn't think Austria was a country.
- Me: ...
- Me:
- Me:
- Me: ...
- Me: I'm going to give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you're joking.
- Mum: But...weren't they absorbed by Germany after the second world war?
- Me: ...
- Me: What the HELL, Mum?
