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83Funny, Weird and Wacky "kingdoms" in Australia
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.
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82The Power of an Introvert
The introvert has a quiet inner strength! That strength may not be obvious in a social scene, but it is there!
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78Australia - Overview of Australia + Australians - A glimpse, a taste, a little music with the wine and the first memory
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.
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77Starry Nights Inspire Van Gogh and the Great Questions of Life - Why?
Stars spark thoughts from deep in the mind or the spirit. Awe tumbles into questions; philosophical questions often neglected in the haste of living. And for some, the stars open a window to the secret realms of infinity. Why and how does this happen?
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76Australia - The Great Barrier Reef and Global Conservation Efforts
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".
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76Is madness healthy? Is a genius really mad? Social norms or social outcasts?
History and literature are riddled with examples of madness. From leaders to the "little people", from writers to personas in their writing, there are those who dare to be "madly" different. But is brilliance a form of madness? Madness is madly elusive if you wish to qualify and quantify its concept...
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75Are we there yet? Some family road trip communication
The road trip with two adults and two children squished in your average size car can be a nightmare. Dad can't stand loud voices. It disturbs his driving concentration. Mum is the tireless peacemaker. Deep and meaningfuls breed arguments with nowhere to escape. And the children wriggle and squirm out of their seatbelts to the strains of Are We There Yet? But there is another reality that just may dissolve this nightmare...
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74Australia Travel - island of Tasmania - Australia's precious lingerie in a secret drawer
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!
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74Australian Art Oddities: Not all art is in an art gallery! Ask William Ricketts!
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.
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73Australia: Some home-grown kookaburra laughing tales
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.
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