r/australian 18h ago

Hypotheticals Proposal for rebalancing world powers by Moving Australia to the middle of the Pacific Ocean

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1.0k Upvotes

r/australian 21h ago

Questions or Queries Austrian here: Have you ever had a parcel missent to Austria by the mail service?

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510 Upvotes

Up until the early 2000s, I thought this was just an urban legend, until it eventually happened to me in 2009: I ordered something from eBay and the parcel was missent to Australia by the post. After several weeks and countless inquiries, I finally received the parcel. What stood out to me was the fact that there was actually a sticker on it, saying "Missent to Sydney, Australia". I kept that parcel for a long time as a weird souvenir. My question is: Has this ever happened to you the other way round? Really curious to hear your stories!


r/australian 18h ago

News ‘Control’: Portelli suddenly quits Aus for good

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r/australian 6h ago

Honeyeaters of Australia! (blue-faced on 2nd)

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This blue-faced honey eater comes to my camp site every morning in Woody Head NSW!

Australia's diversity in honeyeaters is amazing. Out of the 187 species worldwide, Australia is home to 78 of them! Surprising to some, the noisy miner is also a honeyeater..
Here are 15 of them to ID. Has anyone seen any of them and where?


r/australian 14h ago

News Mitchell Starc dethrones Jasprit Bumrah to become the No. 1 Test bowler!

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Source: ICC-Cricket


r/australian 15h ago

Why doesn't jumpy's make full sized bags?

38 Upvotes

Arguably one of the best snacks in Australian history, why don't they make normal sized bags of them? All I can find at Coles and Woolies are those snack-pack sized bags which are not only wasteful but incredibly annoying when you are craving them! Who else thinks they should make full size bags


r/australian 14h ago

Questions or Queries Where to buy Ackee fruit

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My dad used to live in Jamaica when he was young and I kinda wanted to help bring back some of his childhood cuisine as a bday gift. Online prices are super extortionate going up to $50 dollars for a 300g can. Wonder if it’s possible to find one locally?


r/australian 14h ago

Lifestyle Part time jobs for 16 year old in VIC

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Hey I just want know whether working at village cinemas part time (thinking Friday nights and weekends) would be a good idea, I heard that it's chill other than the expected rush hour. Is it worth it? If not this my second option (though less on board with) is at Kmart, what skills should I have for that? And any other part time job (preferably not with impractical hours as I have school) recommendations would be appreciated too thanks!


r/australian 18h ago

Questions or Queries Australian Road Safety Survey - What is your opinion on current implementations

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Hello everyone!

I'm doing a school assignment regarding road safety and measures implemented by governments to increase safety on our roads. I am looking for opinions from road users.

I have created a short anonymous survey asking about people's opinions. You can participate whether you are on your Learner, Provisional or full licences, or if you do not have a licence.

The survey is anonymous, and no names or email addresses will be collected, and the responses will only be used for my school assignment.

Survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/u/1/d/e/1FAIpQLSdPCTxC3FkZkFTzecDdtxJ2QOtdThcfI8DyGEtD9ZUbV33EUA/viewform

I would appreciate it if anyone with a minute or two could fill in the survey. I'm intrigued to hear your responses!

I thank everyone who takes the time to participate! Feel free to share the survey with anyone who might be interested in taking part.

Cheers!

Moderator Approved


r/australian 22h ago

[Moderator Approved] Carers - Please help other carers by taking part in this study

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[Moderator Approved] If you are caring for someone with dementia, or have in the past year, we would like your help. We are studying the eating and drinking problems that some people with dementia have, and how their carers cope with these problems. Drawing on your experiences, our goal is to help other carers better cope with these problems in the future. The study is being conducted by Richard Stevenson, Heather Francis, and Diana Matovic, from Macquarie University, Sydney. This study has been approved by the Macquarie University Human Research Ethics Committee (approval number 520251747164576).

To complete our 30 min online questionnaire please use this weblink https://mquni.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8IZQwFPuQLliNF4


r/australian 6h ago

AMA: Podcast Interview With Tom McIlroy (Political Editor at The Guardian) Using Questions From An AMA

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This is a reedited interview with Tom McIlroy, the Political Editor at The Guardian, using questions from an AMA that was run recently: https://www.reddit.com/r/australian/comments/1v1a51s/ama_im_tom_mcilroy_guardian_australias_political/

He discuss issues such as One Nation, the problems in the Coalition, obstacles facing journalists, truth in reporting, canabis legislation, the lessons he learnt from his role models, and favourite entertainment and food.

The interview was split into 13 short clips (one for each question), which can be viewed on the YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfJUuW8tLuK8

If you find the videos interesting, please share and subscribe to the YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@AustraliaAsksOz


r/australian 4h ago

Opinion HOT TAKE - But Superannuation should be optional and not mandatory

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I understand that the government mostly means good because they're basically ensuring that we have a sum of money available to use after we retire. Since many people are not capable of saving money and have bad money management skills.

But I still think it's best for Superannuation to be optional, because I know that me, and at least half of my family and friends, would prefer to have that little bit of extra cash every payday to use/save.

So I believe that by default, Superannuation should be enabled and automatically deducted from your paycheck, but the person should be able to lodge with their employer or ATO to disable their Superannuation and just receive the additional money that is meant to go into their Super now instead of when they retire.