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“Korea Suburb” To Be Constructed In Hobart, Tasmania
» by GI Korea February 8th, 2012 at 5:45 pm » Comments (5)
I am real curious to see if this nearly billion dollar development ever gets built: WORK on a $900 million Korean suburb on Hobart's Eastern Shore will start within a year ...more »US Military To Station Marines In Australia
» by GI Korea November 12th, 2011 at 6:02 am » Comments (58)
With all the problems facing the US Marines as they try to reposition forces on Okinawa and Guam, they have at least found one more place to put a few ...more »Learning Korean A National Priority In Australia
» by GI Korea February 1st, 2011 at 9:04 pm » Comments (43)
Teaching children Korean has become a national priority in Australia: EVERY student will be required to study a second language for at least 300 hours before year 7, with ...more »Australian cleaners paint over priceless art
» by Bill April 28th, 2010 at 4:15 pm » Comments (3)
Anyone have some turpentine handy? An Australian council is rueing a decision to send street cleaners into a Melbourne lane after they painted over a priceless stencil of a ...more »Korean Wife Causes Political Dispute In Australia
» by GI Korea February 6th, 2010 at 5:52 pm » Comments (14)
Accusations of racial discrimination are being thrown around Down Under due to a politician having a Korean wife: A RACE row has erupted at a Melbourne council with a former Greens ...more »Australian Accused of Murdering Elderly “Jap”
» by GI Korea October 26th, 2009 at 7:39 pm » Comments (8)
Well this isn't going to do much to change Australia's perception of being a "racist country": James Anthony Dean-Willcocks, of Illawong, was yesterday charged with the murder of Magno Alvarado, ...more »Australia sheik charged over Afghan widow hate mail
» by Bill October 26th, 2009 at 6:45 am » Comments (3)
Mufti Sheik Haron is accused of sending mail to families of seven Australians who died during the last two years. A self-styled sheik has been arrested in Australia over letters sent ...more »Dutch tourists land in Sydney, Canada instead of Australia
» by Bill August 15th, 2009 at 11:24 am » Comments (0)
I would think a traveler going to Australia would be tipped off that something was wrong amiss when they got reservations for Air Canada. From the Melbourne Herald Sun- Two Dutch ...more »China Threatens Australia Over Film
» by GI Korea August 9th, 2009 at 5:44 am » Comments (6)
In recent months China has launched quite the bullying campaign against Australia and the latest effort to intimidate Australia has been the continuous threats against the city of Melbourne for ...more »Hackers put China flag on Australian film Web site
» by Bill July 26th, 2009 at 9:49 am » Comments (0)
I don't find this news the least bit amusing. Hackers posted a Chinese flag on the Web site of an Australian film festival in an escalation of protests against the planned ...more »





