Ten Errors to be Avoided in Immigration/Visa Applications
The detection of errors in immigration documents, especially ones that have been translated into a specific native language, leads to rejection of the application or causes quite lengthy delays in processing. This is immensely important in the case of visa document translations, mainly due to the necessity for personal information to be preserved in its […]
The End of an Era
In recent years Australia has conquered the world with its TV exports, particularly Neighbours and Home and Away. Appropriately enough, Neighbours is set in Melbourne which is the home of Australian television, being the place where broadcasting began in 1929. Today, Melbourne was also the place where a broadcasting era came to an end, as […]
Australia’s Christmas Number One
While the annual countdown to the infamous Christmas number one single has already begun pretty much across the world, one Australian has already assured himself and his family of a Christmas number one hit. They have just been awarded the Guinness World Record for Christmas lights on a residential property, setting up 502,165 in a […]
Building up the Barrier
Nature and technology may seem polar opposites but actually a lot of technology has been inspired by nature, in fact there’s even a word to describe technology which has been created based on observations of the natural world “biomimicry”. These days, technology is increasingly being used to protect nature. One of the most spectacular examples […]
Surfing to Happiness
Australia’s famous beach culture is one of the features many people find most appealing about the country and pictures of people of all ages on surf boards are naturally associated with the country. While the benefits of exercise in general have been known for decades, along with the importance of the social aspect of sports […]
Australia’s Pride
The Pride of Australia awards will take place at the end of this week and the full line-up has recently been announced. The stories of heroism, outstanding bravery, courage, leadership, environmental commitment, community spirit, inspiration and care and compassion are sure to impress and motivate, while the Child of Courage award recognizes the achievements of […]
Fright Night in Australia
Halloween seems to be a festival that came relatively late to Australia, but over recent years it’s become more popular, although as yet there’s still a fairly large element of “for the kids”. The young and young at heart generally enjoy an excuse for dressing up and there’s plenty of options for Halloween disguises both […]
Australia – Literally a Great Place To Live
Navigating Linguistic Quirks Abroad: Australian Travellers and the Oxford English Dictionary Australians on their overseas experience might be finding themselves baffled by more than how the British manage to keep cheerful in a place with such terrible weather. They might literally be baffled by the latest updates to the hallowed Oxford English Dictionary, keeper of […]
The changing Colour of Tradition
In Japan maroon cars are reserved for the Royal family, in New York the yellow cab is seen as often on the streets as it is on film and in London the black cab is a reassuring sight for both tourists and locals as it guarantees a driver who knows his or her way around […]
Adelaide – Rising to new heights
In a city which is famously flat, an international design contest has generated some innovative ideas for being able to view it from new heights, literally. With the Royal Adelaide hospital moving to a new home, ideas were needed for its old site and they showed no shortage of imagination. Possibly the most innovative was […]
