About Australia

About Australia - Episode 5 - Vegemite.

For some reason, many Australians (including myself) are very proud of liking a food that most people from most other countries mostly find rather unappealing.  That food is Vegemite, a salty black paste that we have been feeding to our kids for over a hundred years.  It was orginally a bi-product produced in the making of beer.  We often try to convince visitors to Australia and new residents to give it a try to see what they think of it. If you visit Australia and someone suggests you try Vegemite, don't let them convince you to eat it by the spoonful - a thin layer of it on bread and butter is how it is usually eaten, although I genuinely like it and tend to spread it pretty thick! 

About Australia - Episode 6 - Trams

Most Australian cities (and many other cities around the world) had trams and tram networks a hundred years ago, but most Australian cities closed their tram networks when cars became popular and more widely used in the middle of the the twentieth century.  Melbourne where I live is the big exception.  Melbourne now has the longest tram network in the entire world. If you visit Melbourne you should definitely hop on a tram and go for a ride. (Trams are free in the CBD).

About Australia - Episode 7 - Spiderbait

About Australia - Episode 8 - Drop Bears

About Australia - Episode 9 - Footy

About Australia - Episode 10 - Thylacines

About Australia - Episode 11 - Tall Poppy Syndrome

About Australia - Episode 12 - The G

About Australia - Episode 13 - Australian Chinese Food

About Australia - Episode 14 - Beach Culture

About Australia - Episode 15 - The Barassi Line

About Australia - Episode 16 - Jebediah

About Australia - Episode 17 - JJJ

About Australia - Episode 18 - The Great Australian Salute

About Australia - Episode 19 - Swearing

About Australia - Episode 20 - The three accents

About Australia - Episode 21 - Feral Animals

About Australia - Episode 22 - The Dead Centre

About Australia - Episode 23 - Pub Culture

About Australia - Episode 24 - Swooping Season

About Australia - Episode 25 - The Sun

About Australia - Episode 26 - Count Down

About Australia - Episode 27 - The Mighty Murray

About Australia - Episode 28 - Creepy Crawlies

About Australia - Episode 50 - Coffee Culture