Woo. A community that gives two fingers to American cultural imperialism (no George, it's not a victory sign). I'm in ( Read more... )

The Oz Republic LiveJournal community is a forum for supporters of an Australian republic to discuss current affairs, politics and opinions relating to the republican movement. Membership is open to everyone. Although the community has no affiliation with a particular political party, partisan debate is welcome.

Sick of the northern hemisphere? ( Read more... )

Christmas, 2003. I was working in retail in Sydney, and in the leadup to Christmas the only music being played was Christmas carols. However, the vast majority of the carols played were in fact winter carols rather than Christmas carols. The vast majority of our customers, I suspect, had never experienced a white Christmas, and yet songs about ( Read more... )