The Australian answer to the hit book, The Daring Book for Girls is striking the wrong note with Aborigines. The book teaches girls how to play the didgeridoo — despite the fact that Aboriginal culture views the instrument as strictly boys only and not to be played by girls.
The publisher says it wasn't aware of the taboo and has apologized for the faux pas saying there was a "divergence of opinion" on the matter.
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One Australian mayor thinks he came up with the perfect way to fix his town's glaring gender imbalance: invite all the country's ugly women to move in. John Moloney, the mayor of Mount Isa, has invited the "beauty-disadvantaged" to relocate to the outback mining town because it's the perfect place "for ugly ducklings to flourish into beautiful swans."
You would think the mayor's comments would offend women, but he also managed to upset his biggest constituency — men.
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Fire up the barbie, two countries are putting some creative meat alternatives on the menu: one to combat hunger, one to save the planet.
Given meat's effect on the climate, Australia is looking at how they can help and still have a chop every once in a while. Livestock grazing accounts for 11 percent of the country's emissions.
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If you were wondering what the Pope was doing driving around Sydney in the Pope mobile, his Holiness is in town for World Youth Day. The world's largest youth event, organized by the Catholic Church, has brought almost 125,000 international visitors to Sydney, more than the 2000 Olympics!
Every two or three years the Pope invites young pilgrims to celebrate their faith's international counterparts.
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The largest child pornography investigation in history has resulted in the arrest of over 70 people in Australia. The arrests were the culmination of a six-month investigation that spanned 170 countries. If that number doesn't blow your mind, consider this: the people arrested ranged in age from 19 to 81, and were from all walks of life, including a teacher, a youth worker, and a police officer.
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