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Category Archives: Australia
‘A Place To Call Home’
Feeling a tad homesick, I subscribed to Acorn TV on Amazon to watch this Australian soap. NYT: “Designed to satisfy your sprawling-period-saga hunger in the absence of “Downton Abbey,” this 1950s Australian melodrama is at four seasons and counting. It’s … Continue reading
Why Has Australia Moved Left?
New York Times: As the big cities grew, their ethnic mix changed from Anglo-Celtic and European to Eurasian. In 1996, the population had 13.2 million locally born Australians and 4.5 million overseas-born. English-speaking migrants from Britain, Ireland, New Zealand and … Continue reading
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China & The End Of The Australian Dream
Comments at Steve Sailer: * The Chinese do not intend to assimilate into the Australian mainstream. They do not have the hostility towards white civilization of conquered peoples (Aboriginals, American blacks, South Asians) they are simply indifferent to how their … Continue reading
NYT: “Australia’s Immoral Preference for Christian Refugees”
Steve Sailer: From the New York Times oped page: Australia’s Immoral Preference for Christian Refugees By A. ODYSSEUS PATRICK MAY 3, 2017 SYDNEY, Australia — Like many Western countries, Australia has agreed to resettle refugees from the wars in Syria … Continue reading
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The End of the Australian Dream?
Lisa Pryor writes for the New York Times Op/Ed page: SYDNEY, Australia — Let me tell you a fairy tale called Australia. Despite what you may have heard about snakes and spiders and sharks, the remarkable thing about Australia is … Continue reading
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Who Are The Happiest People In The World?
The happiest countries in this survey seem to be 99% white. Comments at Steve Sailer: * It seems to me that the most genuinely happy people I met travelling the world were the native Fijians. Indian-Fijians were much more glum. … Continue reading
Why Would America And Australia Want To Accept Each Other’s Illegal Immigrants?
From news.com.au: As the White House confirmed a “horrible deal” between Australia and the US on refugees would remain, US President Donald Trump cast more scepticism. He said he questioned the purpose of the agreement, and suggested the number of … Continue reading
Former Pico-Robertson Resident Tziporah Malkah reveals she hasn’t ‘had a shag’ in six years on I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here
At least she has HaShem to hold her close. News.com.au: TZIPORAH Malkah has admitted she hasn’t “had a shag” in six years on I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here. On Thursday night’s episode, the former fiancee to James … Continue reading
When Gangs Killed Gay Men for Sport: Australia Reviews 88 Deaths
So how would these Australian gangs figure out who were the gay men to push off the cliffs? The New York Times article doesn’t describe the anonymous sex that must’ve been going on in these gay hangouts above the cliffs. … Continue reading
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The Three Varieties Of The Australian Accent
Comment: * Australian accents come in three main varieties: Cultivated, General, and Broad. Cultivated is pretty close to RP: 1.) Broad: the late Steve Irwin. 2.) General: Australian PM Julia Gillard. 3.) Cultivated: Cate Blanchett. (Blanchett’s somewhat more “British-Sounding” accent … Continue reading
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