17
Aug
Channel 7 Calls It 'Yum-Cha'
The other day, I wrote about a show that Channel 7 is broadcasting each day before its Olympic coverage starts.
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Australian
10
Aug
Aussie Olympic B'Casters Forget Manners at Home
If you're a broadcaster lucky enough to be sent by your news station to cover the Olympics in
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27
Jul
A Cuppa Obama Joe
It seems as though Barack Obama has reached every imaginable corner known to a political campaign. I had thought so
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08
Jul
The Farmer and His Wife
Like the rest of the world, Australia likes a reality show. It also likes a panel show. I don'
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22
Jun
Kiwi Country
I'm taking a break from Australia with a week in Auckland. I've got about three and
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17
Jun
'May I Have Some Half and Half With My Coffee?'
"No, you American nincompoop, you may not."
I've never actually asked that question, so I have
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21
May
They Call it 'State of Origin'
Yet another Australian tradition is State of Origin, an all-star-type affair of the NRL, or National Rugby League ("they
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16
May
Time For a Weddin'
No, no. Not mine. I can't remember the last wedding I went to. I think it was some
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30
Apr
Protests in Australia Actually Work And Seat Sniffing Hits The States
I was watching some news yesterday and saw a report of a bunch of shirtless cab drivers in Melbourne protesting
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24
Apr
Australia's Memorial Day
It is a memorial-type day, but the word "memorial," based on what I've seen on television,
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