Australia
In Australia Black Friday refers to a series of bushfires
In Australia Black Friday refers to a series of bushfires that wiped out whole towns and killed 71 people The Black Friday fires of 13 January 1939, in Victoria, Australia, are considered one of the worst natural bushfires (wildfires) in the world. Almost 20,000 km² (4,942,000 acres, 2,000,000 ha) of land was burnt, 71 people […]
In Surfers Paradise Australia there is an association of bikini-clad
in Surfers Paradise Australia, there is an association of bikini-clad meter maids who will top off your parking meter to prevent you from getting a parking ticket! Surfers Paradise Meter Maids are Australian, bikini-clad meter maids in Surfers Paradise — a surfing, entertainment and tourism centre on Queensland’s Gold Coast. Rather than issuing parking tickets […]
You’ll face a fine if you dont vote in Australia
Australia enforces compulsory voting. Compulsory voting at referendums was considered when a referendum was proposed in 1915, but, as the referendum was never held, the idea was put on hold. The immediate impetus for compulsory voting at the federal level was the low voter turnout (59.38 percent) at the 1922 federal election. However, compulsory voting was not on the […]
The UK has a bigger population than the combination of Australia
The UK has a bigger population than the combination of Australia, Canada and New Zealand, despite being less than 2% of their total size (by area) “The list includes sovereign states and self-governing dependent territories based upon the ISO standard ISO 3166-1. The list also includes but does not rank unrecognized but de facto independent countries. The figures […]
In Australia 4,000 people once rioted because a pub closed
In Australia 4,000 people once rioted because a pub closed Twenty-five years after the infamous Newcastle riot, many are still wondering who was to blame, writes John Huxley.The trouble started just after 10pm when, to scattered cries of “kill the pigs”, an angry, alcohol-fuelled crowd started pouring out of the pub and on to the street […]