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Droughts - Australian Extremes

GEOGRAPHIC EXTREMES SOCIETY AUSTRALIAN RECORDS Drought How often have we been told that Australia … Droughts Read More »
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But America is also having a terrible time...

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It was arguably more spectacular than the Grand Canyon. Now it's re-emerging after decades

America's mega-drought is revealing natural wonders unseen in decades. But their return from the watery depths heralds a deepening crisis.
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Australia has Lost her Queen.

 
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A cattle station, a camel and a surprise career - AustralianFarmers

It wasn’t the path Jaz Stewart had planned, trekking thousands of kilometres across Australia’s wide brown lands to work on a remote cattle station and finding a best friend in a camel. She was supposed to be in Canada’s vastly different landscapes, enjoying a gap year – or two – before...
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I like the presentation format. :)
 
Neat eh !!
 
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Defence rescue choppers fly in, troops on standby as NSW deluge worsens

Coastal NSW is bracing for imminent heavy weather as the Australian Defence Force (ADF) responds to a call to help with flood rescues, setting up three operational bases in New South Wales and placing 200 personnel on stand-by across two states. Emergency services had responded to more than...
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Condobloke said:
The good people here will no doubt have noticed that there is an abundance of Aussies here at Linux.org

Just a little something to wish everyone a Merry Christmas....from Alice Springs-based cinematographer, Chris Tangey,

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=487308648424471
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Just joined, I once worked in Oz for 10 years so naturally this was the first thing I looked at.
Thank you and a Very Merry UnChristmas to you! Duncan
 
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The story behind a stunning Aussie weather pic

A beach and snow-covered hills. The more you look at this image, the more remarkable it is. We all know that mainland Australia sees regular snow – mostly in NSW, Vic and the ACT, and also occasionally in elevated parts of SA, WA, and even southern Qld. We also know that snowfalls can occur in...
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Noelle was searching for a connection to her Congolese heritage. She found it in Shepparton​


"Although, I still think it's funny that she's connected with her culture via a country town in regional Victoria.

"But perhaps that's what Australia is all about."

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Noelle didn't know her birth mother. But she knows she protected her until the last moments of her life

Adopted by an Australian family when she was a toddler, Noelle was curious about her Congolese birth culture. Now she's reconnecting with it.
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Australia......you just have to Love It.
 
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Small, pretty and deadly, the spread of this cattle-killing flower has graziers expecting tragedy

It might look like a pretty flower, but this tiny plant causes big trauma for south-west Queensland cattle producers.
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Queensland cattle graziers predict 'horrific' cattle deaths as toxic pimelea booms​


"The plant's toxin causes constriction of the pulmonary venules, which are the venules that pump the blood from the heart to the lungs.

"Because of the heart not being able to pump, it leaks fluid out into all the body cavities."

It was a gruesome end for the animal, and a traumatic experience for the graziers trying to nurse them.
 
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