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66Australian Poetry: Heath Ledger - Zero Joker + "I'm Not There" - A tribute - 23.01.08
by AuraGem
"People always feel compelled to sum you up, to presume that they have you and can describe you. That's fine. But there are many stories inside of me and a lot I want to achieve outside of one flat note." published 6 months ago
63Australia - The Great Barrier Reef and Global Conservation
by AuraGem
Australia is the guardian of an international treasure - the natural wonderland of the Great Barrier Reef. Stretching 2,300 kilometres along the Queensland coastline, the Great Barrier Reef is one of the world's great natural "bank accounts". published 7 months ago
72Australia - Overview of Australia + Australians - A glimpse, a taste, a little music with the wine and the first memory
by AuraGem
Once, Australia was a little like a lost child, pushed into the traffic of distant lands and the whims of waters and sea breezes. But Australia now is building a memory. Here is the first wave of that memory, a little foamy, a little salty, but still a wave coming in to shore. published 7 months ago
69Australian Art Oddities: Not all art is in an art gallery!
by AuraGem
Australian art can be found in the most unexpected places. Undervalued art is art found outside the respected sophistication of an art gallery; it could be found in unexpected places in the city or the far reaching countryside. And as you wander these unexpected places, your whole view of "what is art" may totally change. published 7 months ago
71Australia - Aboriginal Dreaming - Ancient spirits in the 21st century
by AuraGem
To an outsider, "The Dreamtime" is fundamental to the concept of traditional Australian Aboriginal religion. Aboriginal religion, in fact, is not a labeled belief system, but rather life itself. Life past, present and future creates "The Dreaming". published 7 months ago
54Australian New Year Lights
by AuraGem
Sydney New Year 2007/8 exploded with colour and dazzling light. Sydney Harbour Bridge was the mecca, the heartland of the New Year spirit. And I enjoyed the distance of far Melbourne lights, from a mountain top by Port Phillip Bay, Victoria. published 7 months ago
70Australia Day - 26th January, 2008 - Formalities fringed with family fun
by AuraGem
Australia Day is a time to celebrate the birth of a nation - the largest island and the smallest continent. It is a time to celebrate beginnings, historically; a time to demonstrate unity. But how Australians go about doing that can be quite intriguing, even amusing! This hub gives examples of the usual and some rather odd activities in store for 2008's Australia Day! published 7 months ago
69Australia: Some home-grown kookaburra tales
by AuraGem
My dearest partner loves his birds, particularly the feathered, laughing kind. Not long after he first arrived in Australia, he formed an amazing friendship with a kookaburra he called Scruff. published 6 months ago
74Australia Travel - island of Tasmania - Australia's precious lingerie in a secret drawer
by AuraGem
Australia is not all raw, outback landscapes. From the sea, to the forests, to the mountains - somewhere, in Tasmania, there is a special, magical paradise for the world-weary traveller! published 7 months ago
73Funny, Weird and Wacky "kingdoms" in Australia
by AuraGem
So you thought a huge bench in the middle of Australia's outback was pretty weird. But wait! There's more! Some unique (a generic term including those verging on "beyond crazy") individuals in Australia live in (and rule) their own "unsung"? worlds - many legally and literally. published 7 months ago
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