“If Australia wants an effective United Nations, we have to be comprehensively, not marginally, engaged.” IfsWantNationsUnitedEngagedAustraliaUnited Nations Author:Kevin Rudd
“I very much was inspired by Bill Bryson. He does cover science, but more often, it's a mixture of science and travel, and whatever he happens to be writing about - Shakespeare, Australia, the United Kingdom, or when he covers science in 'A Short History Of Nearly Everything' - he has an incredible ability to be both entertaining and enlightening.” WritingDoeHappensAbilityUnitedBillsInspiredIncrediblesKingdomsAustraliaEntertainingMixturesEnlighteningUnited Kingdom Author:Mary Roach
“Native people - about two-thirds of the uranium in the United States is on indigenous lands. On a worldwide scale, about 70 percent of the uranium is either in Aboriginal lands in Australia or up in the Subarctic of Canada, where native people are still fighting uranium mining.” PeopleStillsTwoStatesFightingUnitedUnited StatesLandPercentThirdsScalesCanadaNativeAustraliaIndigenousMiningAboriginalUraniumUranium Mining Author:Winona LaDuke
“I've always been asked the question, "What is it with Australian men?" It's weird because most of my friends here [in the United States] are American men. I think there's cultural differences. It's a really American thing to kind of wax your chest. As a man it's like, "Get rid of that unsightly hair!" In Australia it's like, "Mate, what are you doing? Why would you do that? Doesn't that hurt?" So there's a few little differences that keep us.” ThinkingMenKindLittlesStatesDifferencesHurtUnitedUnited StatesHairMy FriendsAustraliaChestsMatesAustralianCultural Differences Author:Jennifer Lopez
“Norway, Iceland, Australia, Canada, Sweden, Switzerland, Belgium, Japan, the Netherlands, Denmark, and the United Kingdom are among the least religious societies on earth. According to the United Nations' Human Development Report (2005), they are also the healthiest, as indicated by life expectancy, adult literacy, per capita income, educational attainment, gender equality, homicide rate, and infant mortality. . . . Conversely, the fifty nations now ranked lowest in terms of the United Nations' human development index are unwaveringly religious.” HumansEarthReligionNationsTermReligiousUnitedDevelopmentAdultsRateEducationalGenderIncomeKingdomsFiftyReportsCanadaJapanAustraliaMortalityLowestLiteracyUnited NationsInfantAttainmentGender EqualityHuman DevelopmentSwedenBelgiumSwitzerlandUnited KingdomHomicideDenmarkExpectancyNorwayIcelandNetherlandsLife ExpectancyInfant Mortality Book:Letter to a Christian Nation Source: Letter to a Christian Nation
“I came to The United States to see what would happen in 2000 after working for 20 years in Australia and asked my agent to look out for the nasty roles because I'd become famous for playing the nicest man in Australia. So I wanted to play bad guys. But I've been doing that now for 13 years so when I was offered the chance to do some comedy, I grabbed it.” MenYearsLooksStatesPlayHappensWantedGuyChanceUnitedRolesUnited StatesComedyAgentsAustraliaNastyBad Guys Author:Alan Dale