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'AngloAustralian.com' is the name, - what's the game?

- welcome to AngloAustralian.com, - home of the an exciting new Anglo-Australian media enterprise co-operation.

Initially comprising the following sites:

www.AustraliAccommodation.com
www.EnglishTouristGuide.com
www.TravellersKingdom.com

Where a multitude of channels will be opening up, covering various general Anglo-Australian subjects, allowing you to gain extra, valuable exposure for your latest Travel idea, Sports web site or Political blog, simply by having it listed here with a - factual - promotional write-up, which will be trusted widely, as all entries will be subject to human editorial scrutiny and approval before posting

 

 

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How to make your mark on Anglo Australian?

- all you need to do, - is to submit your own original material like an article - preferably illustrated - relating to your anglo-australian interset whether it be as a hobby, line of work, general interest, your anglo-australian informational web site, or whatever really, as long as it's all 'Family-Friendly' and likely to be of interest to an average person . . .

- or if you're really industrious, you could apply to run a whole 'channel' on your chosen subject . . .

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- Stories and legends

from: wikipedia

Australian stories and legends have a cultural significance quite independent of their empirical truth or falsehood. This can be seen in the national obsession with the almost mythological portraial of Ned Kelly as a Robin Hood figure of sorts.

Australians, according to popular opinion, are relaxed, tolerant and easy-going and yet cling dearly to the fundamental importance of common-sense justice, or, to use the classic expression, a "fair go". Australians also have an apathetic, "she'll be right" attitude.

Australians, according to popular belief, make great sportsmen and superb soldiers. Yet like many legends, truths do stem from it. Australia has shown in the past and present, that for a country of just over 20 million people, it has achieved many extraordinary things on the sporting field, such as the 49 medals won at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. Militarily, Australians have served gallantly on in war, ranging from the Battle of Gallipoli, through to current regional security missions, such as East Timor.

Australians see Gallipoli as its baptism of fire, similar to the Canadian experience at the Battle of Vimy Ridge, proving itself to Britain and the world. The Australian ideal of war is shaped strongly by the fact that Gallipoli was a defeat for Australia. Serving gallantly, and having respect for their Turkish adveraries (led by Atatürk), is seen as the Australian experience; nobility stemming not from the glory of victory or war, but from sacrifice and being noble in defeat. In this respect, the Australian war culture is one of commemorating all who died in wartime and thanking those who lived. This experience of war was repeated and entrenched at battles on the Western Front, such as the Battle of Passchendaele.

The legend of Australians being great soldiers has its roots in the AIF being used during the latter part of the war as the shock troops of the British Empire forces. The Battle of Amiens, known as the "Black Day of the German Army" during the First World War was a blow in which Australian soldiers played a crucial role. This image was the result of Australians being generally of a larger build and more active soldiers, the result of coming from a rural background; the majority of Australians knew how to ride and shoot prior to enlistment, making them good soldiers. However, Australians also had a lax attitude towards discipline. From this the notion of the larikin Digger emerged, an important part of contemporary Australian identity.

Australian language is contradictory too: it combines a mocking disrespect for established authority, particularly if it is pompous or out of touch with reality, with a distinctive upside-down sense of humour. For instance, Australians take delight in dubbing a tall man "Shorty", a silent one "Rowdy" a bald man "Curly" and a redhead is "Bluey". Politicians, or "pollies", be they at state or federal level, are generally disliked and distrusted. Ironically, the failure of the 1999 referendum on becoming a republic was arguably more about the prospect of a President chosen by the "pollies", than about any vestigial loyalty to the British monarchy.

Many of Australia's stories and legends originate in the outback, in the drovers and squatters and people of the barren, dusty plains, yet only a small proportion of Australians live in the outback, or even in the milder countryside up to an hour or two's drive from the cities. This was true even of the Australia of a century ago - since the gold rush of the 1850s, most Australians have been city-bound, Australia today being one of the most urban countries in the world. Nevertheless, after a century or more spent absorbing the bush yarns of Henry Lawson and the poetry of Banjo Paterson from the comfort of armchairs in the suburbs, the legends are real.

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ABC News: Entertainment
A constantly updated selection of the leading entertainment news from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Includes associated MPEG 1 video reports and images where available.

Rock band The Verve reunites
Posted on 26 Jun 2007 at 11:31pm British band The Verve has reformed eight years after their acrimonious split, lead singer Richard Ashcroft says.
Parkinson calls it a day
Posted on 26 Jun 2007 at 11:20pm Michael Parkinson has announced that his next talk show series will be his last.
Life and times of Paris Hilton
Posted on 26 Jun 2007 at 11:14pm To her critics she is a symbol of shallow materialism, naked ambition and unbridled arrogance.
Hard day's night for Paul McCartney fans
Posted on 26 Jun 2007 at 11:11pm It is not exactly Beatlemania but news of an impromptu concert by Paul McCartney at a Los Angeles record store triggered feverish anticipation among hardcore fans.
Sizemore's prison sentence halved
Posted on 26 Jun 2007 at 11:00pm Actor Tom Sizemore has had his 16-month prison sentence on drug violations reduced by half because of time already spent in jail and two live-in rehabilitation programs.
China to get a taste of Tribeca
Posted on 26 Jun 2007 at 10:41pm The Tribeca film festival, co-founded by Hollywood legend Robert De Niro, is heading to China next month, state media reports.
Hilton checks out of jail
Posted on 26 Jun 2007 at 9:12am Hotel heiress Paris Hilton, who commanded as much attention behind bars as on the Hollywood party scene, has regained her freedom after serving three weeks in jail for violating probation in a drunk-driving case.
Short film festival to include Broken Hill
Posted on 26 Jun 2007 at 3:28am Actor Bryan Brown is planning to expand his short film festival to Broken Hill, in far western New South Wales, next year.
Museum to import controversial dung painting
Posted on 26 Jun 2007 at 3:23am A private Tasmanian museum has applied to import a controversial painting from the United Kingdom that contains elephant dung.
Glastonbury fans head home
Posted on 26 Jun 2007 at 3:00am Rivers of mud and driving rain have frustrated fans trying to leave Glastonbury after three days of music, dance and poetry at the world's biggest greenfield music and arts festival.
Oscar chatter begins
Posted on 26 Jun 2007 at 3:00am There is no official starting gun to the annual Oscar race, and the finish line for the 80th Annual Academy Awards is not until Febuary 24, 2008.
Church calls on 'Simpsons' to help reach teens
Posted on 26 Jun 2007 at 1:36am A Church of England-backed book suggests youth workers should try to make religion relevant to children by showing them episodes of cartoon show The Simpsons.
Harry Potter 'a good kisser'
Posted on 26 Jun 2007 at 1:22am Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe is a wizard when it comes to kissing, one of his co-stars has revealed at a press conference in London to publicise the latest movie in the franchise.
Bernstein sheds light on Hillary's mystique
Posted on 26 Jun 2007 at 12:22am As US President George W Bush struggles with the rest of his presidency, America is becoming increasingly focused on the possibility that his eight years in office will be bookended by two Clintons.
Darwin prepares for 'Australia' shoot
Posted on 26 Jun 2007 at 12:13am Filming for Baz Luhrmann's film Australia will start in Darwin next week.

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