An Australian army captain has suggested sex workers be sent to the front line to relieve soldiers from their stress.
Category: Australian Culture
Same-sex marriage now legal in Australia by Dino Crescini
After spending more than $120 million in a plebiscite to determine the will of the people, the government finally decided to legalise same sex marriage in Australia. It has become the 26th country in the world to legitimise same-sex marriage. The Federal Parliament passed a law last December in an overwhelming “YES” vote that made […]
Cultural diversity takes centre stage for New South Wales Census
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) last month welcomed more than 50 key representatives, from government and community organisations, to discuss multicultural community engagement for the 2016 Census of Housing and Population on 9 August 2016.
Is Australia still the ‘Lucky Country’?
Australia is a successful and prosperous country, but would Donald Horne still say it is a lucky one?
Clean Up Australia Day! by Boy Galang
Ito ang pinakatampok na araw sa buwan ng Marso dito sa Australia. Ang ‘Clean Up Australia’ ay itinatag ni Ian Kiernan at Kim Mckay nuong ika-8 nang Nobyembre 1989, at ang kauna-unahang ‘Clean Up’ ay inilunsad nuong buwan ng Enero 1990. Ito ay pinamunuan ng Unang Ministro ng bansa noon na si Bob Hawke.
High Court shoots down ACT’s same sex marriage laws
Just a few days after Ivan Hinton and Chris Teoh signed the marriage registration papers at Canberra’s Old Parliament House, the High Court of Australia ruled that ACT’s Marriage Equality Act 2013 could not operate concurrently with the Federal Marriage Act 1961. (Source: AFP)
Life in the Australian Army
(Editor’s Note: This piece was contributed by Mr. Rei Ozaeta who is a frequent visitor to Australia. He’s a Filipino American who now resides in Los Angeles. He once fought with the Philippine Army. Boat people and others who have just arrived in Australia will not appreciate nor understand the slang used in the letter […]