Camping in Australia for New Years Eve?

Lexi :]

My friends and i are looking to go camping in south australia for new years eve this year (yes i know, we're planning early!). It will hopefully be a relatively big group of us anywhere from 10-15 or so 20 year olds. We'd probably be looking at somewhere down yorke peninsula, staying for about 5 days. Any ideas of what we will need to organise for this to happen? We've all been camping with school before, and we know the basics, tents etc, but is there anything specific we need for camping in south aust for a relatively large group?
Thanks :)

Answer
A list.

wilderness survival training?

Luke W

Interested in survival training, in australia. planning on a bit of a trek/camp on a friends property which is very large and runs onto a little beach. just after some ideas/advice for food/water, things to practice, starting fires, etc.

Answer
You want to focus on Water, Fire, Shelter, Food. I would bring tents, food, a lighter, and water with you so you have it in case you cant do any of the survival techniques. I`d try and get you hands on as many books as possible. Tom Brown has written several excellent survival books. The US army survival manual is also very good. Look online at amazon.com
http://m4040.com/Survival/Survival.htm

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Does anyone have a sugar glider?

Lexi

I am thinking of getting one/two. .

I usually work during the day, but will be home at night and I know they are nocturnal.

I also have a dog and 3 kids.. I was wondering if sugar gliders would be a good pet for me and my family..?

We are going to look at the tomorrow so if there is any information that would be great!

Answer
Hey Lexi,

I own two sugar gliders and researched for litterally MONTHS before I got mine. I still research about their diets and I'm also active in sugarglider.com forums. (which I REALLY suggest you check out before you get them)

You MUST get two gliders. In the wild they live in colonies and are sociable animals. If kept alone, they will get depressed, stop eating, chew, and pull their furr out, bite OFF their limbs and tail and self mutilate themselves, and pace back and forth in their cage all night and WILL eventually die. I know that seemed a bit scary and I'm definetely not trying to do that, but it is extreamely important that you get two. If you don't want to take my word for anything I say, then PLEASE do research for yourself and you will find out the same things.

Now, sugar gliders can bond at any age and will not just bond to one person. They do make alot of noise and alot of different noises all night long. It doesn't bother me or my wife and we have their cage right beside our bed. Some people, on the other hand, can't sleep beside them and end up putting th cage in the lifing room. I don't know why that other answer said anything about keeping them outside, but I suggest keeping them inside. Sugar gliders are native to Australia and like it warm all the time. Outside, it could be warm, cold, raining, windy, and they may get sick easier. Or a snake could get though their cage and eat them and mice would be attracted to their food. That would just be a stupid decision.

Gliders need a large cage to play and jump around in and these can get pretty expensive for the right size cage, and for this reason, I built my own. A cage for 2 gliders sould be at least 36 inches high, 24 inches wide and 14 inches deep. Some people just use large bird cages. Whichever way you go, it needs to have a pull out tray at the bottom for easier cleaning.

Feeding.
Gliders require a balanced nutritional diet of 50% protein (chiken or other lean meat/beef), 25% FRESH fruits, and 25% FRESH vegetable.
By FRESH, I mean they cannot be canned, they must be fresh or frozen vegetables.
You cannot simply feed them glider pellet food. I keep this in their cage during the day incase they get hungry, but they get a fresh mix of foods every night, and whatever is left uneaten, I take out during the morning.

Gliders can be very sweet pets if you spend the time with them to bond and play. I suggest you get a cheap camping tent and get inside it with them so they will be forced to interact with you and will bond much quicker.

They cannot be trained in any way and will poo and pee anywhere they wish. But it isn't much or often and is easy to clean up.

For treats, you can give them mealworms, yogurt, and ensure, just to name a few. They are lactose intolerate and cannot eat or drink dairy products but the process of making yogurt depleates the lactose, so it is safe.

They will get along just fine with dissaplined children. I would not leave the gliders alone with the dogs though. Actually, I wouldn't leave the gliders along ANYWHERE. They can be mischeivious.

I think if you have the time and patience, you will love sugar gliders as pets.

Once again, I reccomend checking out sugarglider.com
and if you have any more questions, ANY AT ALL, please feel free to email me and I would be glad to further inform you.
I want what is best for the glider.


*edit* after typing all that there where a few more terrible answers that were posted. Why would you bother to write about a pet if you havn't had one. It does take time to bond with them. I told you the tent trick. You can also place a T-shirt that you have worn all day in their sleeping pouch so they get used to your scent. Or you can get a bonding pouch and carry them around every chance you get. This is what I do. If they crab at you (which they will) simply slowly reach in and pet them or let them lick applesauce (another treat) off of your finger. DO NOT PULL BACK IF THEY TRY TO BITE. This will only teach them that biting works in their favor. Mine quickly learned after the first day that biting me would only make me handle them more. So they stopped doing it. LOL. Now mine are quite possible the sweetest animals I have ever owned. (It is between them and my last ferret) Hehe.
When they do bond to you, they are extremely sweet pets and very enjoyable to watch glider around.
By the way, mine are from a pet store but I actually met their biological parents. I would try to find a rescue that has some, or if your really want joeys (personally I would) you could check for a local breeder, and then if you can't find one, a petstore would work. I do not support glider mills that mass produce them for the most money possible. One glider mill that I know exists is called pocket pets and often sells at fairs and flea markets.

What lead to the Buckland River incident, during the incident did anybody help the Chinese?

James Good

Why did the other countries resent them

Answer
Your question did not specify which "Buckland River incident" you enquiring as there were more then one. So I started with the most recent.
An intense storm on 26 February 2003 (approximately 150mm of rain fell in a one-hour
period) in the catchment of Dingo Creek, a tributary of the Buckland River in north-east
Victoria resulted in a flash flood. This catchment had been heavily burnt during the
summer 2003 bushfires and, as a result, large quantities of ash and unconsolidated soil were
washed into the Buckland River. This material formed into a âslugâ of muddy water
which travelled rapidly down the Buckland River and entered the Ovens River upstream of
Myrtleford. As the sediment âslugâ moved downstream, water quality rapidly deteriorated,
posing a serious threat to town water supplies, stock water and to fish and other aquatic life in
the Ovens River.
As for the Chinese one-
Back in the mid to late 1800's there were a lot of negative stereotypes agaisnt chinese. But they flocked to Australia to seek gold in that countries, no one likes them and not one came to there aid either. Chinese had landed in Sydney bound for Lambing Flat, in central NSW, alarmed many miners who were doing it tough and saw the Chinese as a threat to their prosperity. With no troopers stationed at Lambing Flat to control the situation, the miners formed into a large a mob with the call 'roll up'. In June 1861, the worst anti-Chinese riots in Australian history occurred at Lambing Flat that resounded throughout Australian political and cultural history. Three thousand miners amassed to move the Chinese off the goldfield. A militant mob took over the meeting of miners assembled at All and Ale pub at Tipperary Gully. Th

wilderness survival training?

large camping tents australia image

Luke W

Interested in survival training, in australia. planning on a bit of a trek/camp on a friends property which is very large and runs onto a little beach. just after some ideas/advice for food/water, things to practice, starting fires, etc.

Answer
You want to focus on Water, Fire, Shelter, Food. I would bring tents, food, a lighter, and water with you so you have it in case you cant do any of the survival techniques. I`d try and get you hands on as many books as possible. Tom Brown has written several excellent survival books. The US army survival manual is also very good. Look online at amazon.com
http://m4040.com/Survival/Survival.htm

Has a dingo really ever ate a baby?

It Depends

Answer
Michael up there was the first to give my answer !!!!!

:>) :>) :>)


Do they ??

The whole thing began on the evening of August 17, 1980, while Lindy and Michael Chamberlain and their three children were camped at Ayers Rock, a massive rock formation in the central Australian outback. Lindy began shouting that a dingo had carried off her youngest child, nine-week-old Azaria. Other campers also saw a dingo near the Chamberlain tent. Aborigine trackers found signs that a large dingo had carried a heavy object away from the campsite. There were bloodstains in and on the tent, and several tattered items of the child's clothing were discovered later some distance from the camp. But the body was never found.

An initial coroner's inquest exonerated the Chamberlains and held that the baby had been carried off by a dingo. But police and prosecutors were skeptical that the animal was capable of such a thing, even though there had been dingo attacks at Ayers Rock not long before Azaria's disappearance. They consulted experts and collected enough new evidence that a second inquest was held, this one finding that the child had been murdered. After a widely publicized trial the parents were convicted and the mother spent several years in jail.

Many Australians were outraged. A grassroots campaign to clear the Chamberlains' name began, with a number of scientists and other interested parties devoting a substantial amount of time to examining the prosecution's evidence and undermining its conclusions. In 1987 an official inquiry agreed that the case hadn't been adequately proven. The convictions were quashed and the Chamberlains eventually received $1.3 million compensation.

In the end dingoes weren't officially blamed for Azaria's presumed death--the cause was held to be unknown. But the trial seems to have established that a dingo consuming a baby is at least physically possible.

In 1998, Australian news media carried a report of a dingo dragging an infant several feet before being shooed off. Curiously, the dingo in this case had a deformed foot, and early trackers of the dingo in the Chamberlain case speculated that it was similarly afflicted.

http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2353/in-australia-do-dingoes-really-eat-babies

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What are some main differences between australian and american cultures?

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sapphiredr

please add your references

Answer
The difference's are huge, In Australia they make us all here very focused on education and active involvement in sport.

Also we are very career and business minded and all have had further higher education training.

There is very low to no crime or guns and children still play out doors and most people here prefer to be mainly all out doors socializing with there mates. The school curriculum system here is the highest in the world and it's a good place to raise children.

At 18 in Australia your a legal adult and can drink in bars and go to night clubs, vote, buy a house or business etc

People in Australia don't care or are opinionated by religion or politics or what someone on TV said. So you don't ever see religious people accosting people in public places or have people begging for money.

I live in Sydney in the CBD it's a very 24/7 lifestyle here with a very large range of things to see and do, being a world class city and there is no city on Earth like it, with worldwide known restaurants and cafe's, think of any country in the world there is a restaurant or cafe that caters for any countries cuisine.

Americans who come here really get blown away and migrate here like I did. The economy is very strong and the standard of living is very high there is very low unemployment heaps of business opportunity's. The minimum wages here are triple times more than the US minimum wage plus the benefits of paid superannuation, shift penalties and loading plus 10 days paid sick leave and five weeks paid holidays a year.

Women get paid maternity leave also a $5,000 baby bonus if having a child. It doesn't cost a cent to see a doctor or go into hospital or dentist they are free. Just like a 24/7 emergency doctor coming to your home.

We have many more freedoms here than in the United States also anti discrimination laws and same rights for all people and a very good legal system. Police here are friendly and helpful they don't point guns at people.

Australian fashion is world known we do dress up very classy and smart casual ,so you never see cargo pants or polo shirts or tented tee shirts unless they are tourists. Most every well known American actor, actress or singer all comes here to clothes shop as well many other known high profile overseas entertainers. So you see people like Paris Hilton, Ricki Lake, Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, Dianna Ross, Janet Jackson etc shopping here. They love it here because were no one ever bothers them, most are here now for Australian fashion week.

There are no ghettos or people living in trailer parks here or in low standard housing. There are a lot of weekend getaway's or family holiday resorts. You can go to the beaches or to the mountains, camping, or pack the car to go skiing or jump on a plane for a weekend interstate or to New Zealand. No where is crowded here. People are more laid back and everyone looks healthy, tanned and fit and speaks English.

The only Americanisms here would be fast food outlets like Mc Donald's, Hungry Jacks, Pizza Hut, KFC, Gloria Jeans, but there not really popular as the cafe's also the American shows on TV.

Otherwise you notice the big difference here in culture's as Australians aren't stressed out and don't act or think or ever materialistic brag of our wealth or stereotype people we use our freedoms of speech to improve and make life better in our country. Also we have a very good Prime Minister and Government in our free society.

Most American's don't realize how big Australia is it's just a little bigger than the USA and the state I live in NSW is twice the size the state of Texas and there are just only 20 million people living in all of Australia. There is 303 million people all living on the same land mass in the USA.

For a country with such a small population we have many well world know actors, actress's, music artist, artists, building and clothes designers, doctors, scientists, inventors, sports people as well as known world wide companies and financial businesses.

A little help with a camping swag please...?

Q. So I friend and I are going to go bushwalking for a bit out on a nature reserve behind his house. I recently bought a swag so that it would be easier than lugging around a tent and easier to pitch, but I came to problem, how do I carry it while walking? Is there some kind of bag I can buy for it or something? Please help.
I live in Australia by the way. Western Australia to be exact. If that helps.

Answer
In Oz, a "swag" is what we here States-side would call a "bedroll" or "bivy sack".

http://www.australianswags.co.uk/

A "swag man" is a wanderer who travels with such a bedroll.

Clearly you need a backpack to haul it in. You could just buy a bare frame pack with shoulder straps and hip belt (we can buy them in military surplus stores here) and then strap it on with webbing buckles or bungee cords. But it would probably be better to get a large single compartment internal frame backpack, maybe 40 or 50 liters. Won't you be needing to carry something for hauling water bags, food and other kit anyway? If your swag is small enough you could roll it up and lash it to the bottom of a smaller pack -- most have buckles or tabs on the bottom to attach a packed sleeping bag or tent to,

I did a Google search for "military surplus camping Australia" and saw page after page of dealers so I am sure there are some handy to you.

As far as "lugging" a tent, a good quality nylon backpacking tent would be under 2 kilos and pack down the size of a large bread loaf, so I doubt the swag saved you much weight, especially if it is canvas. In fact the single swags on that link I posted weigh a whopping 4.9 kilos!! My entire backpacking kit including 2-man bugproof tent, sleeping bag, pad and stove doesn't weigh that much altogether. But I suppose carrying all that weight builds character, eh mate?

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What lead to the Buckland River incident, during the incident did anybody help the Chinese?

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James Good

Why did the other countries resent them

Answer
Your question did not specify which "Buckland River incident" you enquiring as there were more then one. So I started with the most recent.
An intense storm on 26 February 2003 (approximately 150mm of rain fell in a one-hour
period) in the catchment of Dingo Creek, a tributary of the Buckland River in north-east
Victoria resulted in a flash flood. This catchment had been heavily burnt during the
summer 2003 bushfires and, as a result, large quantities of ash and unconsolidated soil were
washed into the Buckland River. This material formed into a âslugâ of muddy water
which travelled rapidly down the Buckland River and entered the Ovens River upstream of
Myrtleford. As the sediment âslugâ moved downstream, water quality rapidly deteriorated,
posing a serious threat to town water supplies, stock water and to fish and other aquatic life in
the Ovens River.
As for the Chinese one-
Back in the mid to late 1800's there were a lot of negative stereotypes agaisnt chinese. But they flocked to Australia to seek gold in that countries, no one likes them and not one came to there aid either. Chinese had landed in Sydney bound for Lambing Flat, in central NSW, alarmed many miners who were doing it tough and saw the Chinese as a threat to their prosperity. With no troopers stationed at Lambing Flat to control the situation, the miners formed into a large a mob with the call 'roll up'. In June 1861, the worst anti-Chinese riots in Australian history occurred at Lambing Flat that resounded throughout Australian political and cultural history. Three thousand miners amassed to move the Chinese off the goldfield. A militant mob took over the meeting of miners assembled at All and Ale pub at Tipperary Gully. The drunken mob headed by a brass band then began the march to Lambing Flat, with two men carrying the banner at the front of the procession.
On reaching Lambing Flat, the procession made for the Chinese camp. The mob set upon the Chinese, assaulting them, while their pigtails were cut off. The Chinese miners' tents, clothing and furniture were set on fire and their mining tools destroyed. The procession moved on to the Back Creek Chinese camp five miles further on, and again carried out assaults and damaged tents and mining equipment. The Lambing Flat Miner newspaper, estimated the value of property destroyed at 3000 pounds. When all had been destroyed, the band formed up and the procession headed back to camp.
Lambing Flat Museum, Lambing Flat, NSW, Australia.
A cloth banner with a hand painted Southern Cross emblem. Around the perimeter is painted the slogan 'Roll Up, Roll Up, No Chinese'. The banner is made of white cotton with yellow, red and blue paint. The banner was originally trimmed with lace and tied with red and green ribbon, but the lace and ribbons are now gone. It is aged with yellow foxing and possible water marks. It was painted over 130 years ago and is one of the oldest banners in the history of Australia. It is in a very fragile condition. Dimensions: Approx 1200mm wide, 1200mm high and 2mm deep.
The discovery of gold in NSW from the early 1850s saw a huge influx of migrants in search of instant wealth. The primary result of the gold rush was that the economy boomed and for a short time gold outstripped wool as the Colony's primary export. Many of the people who came in search of gold were Chinese men. Drawn from their home villages mainly in Kwangtung Province by the first gold rushes in Victoria, California and NSW in the 1850s they usually arrived in organised groups of 30 -100 men. In 1861 there were about 13,000 Chinese in NSW with the majority 12,200 on the goldfields. Throughout the 19th century Chinese arrivals continued to the regions of NSW associated with mining, replacing those who had returned home or left for opportunities elsewhere.
The Chinese diggers moved from goldfield to goldfield within NSW and across the border. Constantly on the move, their presence and experience are evidenced mainly from the observations and interpretations of Europeans, from archaeological digs and from objects saved by families and community members. There are few written accounts and sources from a Chinese perspective. The Chinese attracted particular attention and local newspapers were quick to comment on their distinctive features, clothes, languages and habits - especially their tendency to travel en masse, their methods of transport, their diligence, tirelessness and productivity. Any admiration of their work ethic was offset by envy and resentment when times got hard. The Chinese were often scapegoated by disgruntled European miners as seen in the violent anti -Chinese riots at Turon (1853), Meroo (1854) Rocky River (1856) Tambaroora (1858) Lambing Flat, Kiandra and Nundle (1860 and 1861) and Tingha tin fields (1870). They were seen initially as oddities, later as rivals and then as threats to white Australia.
Chinese in Lambing Flat riots, December 1860, NA.
A report in mid 1861 that 1,500 Chinese had landed in Sydney bound for Lambing Flat, in central NSW, alarmed many miners who were doing it tough and saw the Chinese as a threat to their prosperity. With no troopers stationed at Lambing Flat to control the situation, the miners formed into a large a mob with the call 'roll up'. In June 1861, the worst anti-Chinese riots in Australian history occurred at Lambing Flat that resounded throughout Australian political and cultural history. Three thousand miners amassed to move the Chinese off the goldfield. A militant mob took over the meeting of miners assembled at All and Ale pub at Tipperary Gully. The drunken mob headed by a brass band then began the march to Lambing Flat, with two men carrying the banner at the front of the procession.
On reaching Lambing Flat, the procession made for the Chinese camp. The mob set upon the Chinese, assaulting them, while their pigtails were cut off. The Chinese miners' tents, clothing and furniture were set on fire and their mining tools destroyed. The procession moved on to the Back Creek Chinese camp five miles further on, and again carried out assaults and damaged tents and mining equipment. The Lambing Flat Miner newspaper, estimated the value of property destroyed at 3000 pounds. When all had been destroyed, the band formed up and the procession headed back to camp.
The Government of NSW on February 25 dispatched a contingent of troopers comprising cavalry, 20 mounted police escort for artillery with three 12 pounder field guns and 130 men of the 12th Regiment of Foot under Captain Atkinson. The troops arrived on Monday 11th of May. They set up quarters on Camp Hill, erected buildings and dug trenches and fortifications at the corner of Campbell and Berthong Streets from which their guns were trained over the town. The Premier of NSW, Hon Charles Cowper, left Sydney for Burrangong to inquire into the position arriving on Saturday, March 2. The Miners' Protective League had been formed at a meeting of 80 miners on January 31. It published its aims as the expulsion of the Chinese, its leaders asserted that the Chinese wasted water which was very precious on the field and cost sixpence per bucket when the creek was dry. The leaders offered an address to the Premier but permission was refused after he had examined its contents. The Premier moved freely without escort among the miners, addressing meetings but refused to recognise their leaders. He said that his Government favoured restriction of the Chinese, but affirmed they must not be injured in person or property. He explained that the Government was bound both by the decisions of the Legislative Council and Britain's treaty with China which admitted Chinese to British territories with secured privileges.

Does anyone have a sugar glider?

Lexi

I am thinking of getting one/two. .

I usually work during the day, but will be home at night and I know they are nocturnal.

I also have a dog and 3 kids.. I was wondering if sugar gliders would be a good pet for me and my family..?

We are going to look at the tomorrow so if there is any information that would be great!

Answer
Hey Lexi,

I own two sugar gliders and researched for litterally MONTHS before I got mine. I still research about their diets and I'm also active in sugarglider.com forums. (which I REALLY suggest you check out before you get them)

You MUST get two gliders. In the wild they live in colonies and are sociable animals. If kept alone, they will get depressed, stop eating, chew, and pull their furr out, bite OFF their limbs and tail and self mutilate themselves, and pace back and forth in their cage all night and WILL eventually die. I know that seemed a bit scary and I'm definetely not trying to do that, but it is extreamely important that you get two. If you don't want to take my word for anything I say, then PLEASE do research for yourself and you will find out the same things.

Now, sugar gliders can bond at any age and will not just bond to one person. They do make alot of noise and alot of different noises all night long. It doesn't bother me or my wife and we have their cage right beside our bed. Some people, on the other hand, can't sleep beside them and end up putting th cage in the lifing room. I don't know why that other answer said anything about keeping them outside, but I suggest keeping them inside. Sugar gliders are native to Australia and like it warm all the time. Outside, it could be warm, cold, raining, windy, and they may get sick easier. Or a snake could get though their cage and eat them and mice would be attracted to their food. That would just be a stupid decision.

Gliders need a large cage to play and jump around in and these can get pretty expensive for the right size cage, and for this reason, I built my own. A cage for 2 gliders sould be at least 36 inches high, 24 inches wide and 14 inches deep. Some people just use large bird cages. Whichever way you go, it needs to have a pull out tray at the bottom for easier cleaning.

Feeding.
Gliders require a balanced nutritional diet of 50% protein (chiken or other lean meat/beef), 25% FRESH fruits, and 25% FRESH vegetable.
By FRESH, I mean they cannot be canned, they must be fresh or frozen vegetables.
You cannot simply feed them glider pellet food. I keep this in their cage during the day incase they get hungry, but they get a fresh mix of foods every night, and whatever is left uneaten, I take out during the morning.

Gliders can be very sweet pets if you spend the time with them to bond and play. I suggest you get a cheap camping tent and get inside it with them so they will be forced to interact with you and will bond much quicker.

They cannot be trained in any way and will poo and pee anywhere they wish. But it isn't much or often and is easy to clean up.

For treats, you can give them mealworms, yogurt, and ensure, just to name a few. They are lactose intolerate and cannot eat or drink dairy products but the process of making yogurt depleates the lactose, so it is safe.

They will get along just fine with dissaplined children. I would not leave the gliders alone with the dogs though. Actually, I wouldn't leave the gliders along ANYWHERE. They can be mischeivious.

I think if you have the time and patience, you will love sugar gliders as pets.

Once again, I reccomend checking out sugarglider.com
and if you have any more questions, ANY AT ALL, please feel free to email me and I would be glad to further inform you.
I want what is best for the glider.


*edit* after typing all that there where a few more terrible answers that were posted. Why would you bother to write about a pet if you havn't had one. It does take time to bond with them. I told you the tent trick. You can also place a T-shirt that you have worn all day in their sleeping pouch so they get used to your scent. Or you can get a bonding pouch and carry them around every chance you get. This is what I do. If they crab at you (which they will) simply slowly reach in and pet them or let them lick applesauce (another treat) off of your finger. DO NOT PULL BACK IF THEY TRY TO BITE. This will only teach them that biting works in their favor. Mine quickly learned after the first day that biting me would only make me handle them more. So they stopped doing it. LOL. Now mine are quite possible the sweetest animals I have ever owned. (It is between them and my last ferret) Hehe.
When they do bond to you, they are extremely sweet pets and very enjoyable to watch glider around.
By the way, mine are from a pet store but I actually met their biological parents. I would try to find a rescue that has some, or if your really want joeys (personally I would) you could check for a local breeder, and then if you can't find one, a petstore would work. I do not support glider mills that mass produce them for the most money possible. One glider mill that I know exists is called pocket pets and often sells at fairs and flea markets.

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What are some main differences between australian and american cultures?

large camping tents australia image

sapphiredr

please add your references

Answer
The difference's are huge, In Australia they make us all here very focused on education and active involvement in sport.

Also we are very career and business minded and all have had further higher education training.

There is very low to no crime or guns and children still play out doors and most people here prefer to be mainly all out doors socializing with there mates. The school curriculum system here is the highest in the world and it's a good place to raise children.

At 18 in Australia your a legal adult and can drink in bars and go to night clubs, vote, buy a house or business etc

People in Australia don't care or are opinionated by religion or politics or what someone on TV said. So you don't ever see religious people accosting people in public places or have people begging for money.

I live in Sydney in the CBD it's a very 24/7 lifestyle here with a very large range of things to see and do, being a world class city and there is no city on Earth like it, with worldwide known restaurants and cafe's, think of any country in the world there is a restaurant or cafe that caters for any countries cuisine.

Americans who come here really get blown away and migrate here like I did. The economy is very strong and the standard of living is very high there is very low unemployment heaps of business opportunity's. The minimum wages here are triple times more than the US minimum wage plus the benefits of paid superannuation, shift penalties and loading plus 10 days paid sick leave and five weeks paid holidays a year.

Women get paid maternity leave also a $5,000 baby bonus if having a child. It doesn't cost a cent to see a doctor or go into hospital or dentist they are free. Just like a 24/7 emergency doctor coming to your home.

We have many more freedoms here than in the United States also anti discrimination laws and same rights for all people and a very good legal system. Police here are friendly and helpful they don't point guns at people.

Australian fashion is world known we do dress up very classy and smart casual ,so you never see cargo pants or polo shirts or tented tee shirts unless they are tourists. Most every well known American actor, actress or singer all comes here to clothes shop as well many other known high profile overseas entertainers. So you see people like Paris Hilton, Ricki Lake, Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, Dianna Ross, Janet Jackson etc shopping here. They love it here because were no one ever bothers them, most are here now for Australian fashion week.

There are no ghettos or people living in trailer parks here or in low standard housing. There are a lot of weekend getaway's or family holiday resorts. You can go to the beaches or to the mountains, camping, or pack the car to go skiing or jump on a plane for a weekend interstate or to New Zealand. No where is crowded here. People are more laid back and everyone looks healthy, tanned and fit and speaks English.

The only Americanisms here would be fast food outlets like Mc Donald's, Hungry Jacks, Pizza Hut, KFC, Gloria Jeans, but there not really popular as the cafe's also the American shows on TV.

Otherwise you notice the big difference here in culture's as Australians aren't stressed out and don't act or think or ever materialistic brag of our wealth or stereotype people we use our freedoms of speech to improve and make life better in our country. Also we have a very good Prime Minister and Government in our free society.

Most American's don't realize how big Australia is it's just a little bigger than the USA and the state I live in NSW is twice the size the state of Texas and there are just only 20 million people living in all of Australia. There is 303 million people all living on the same land mass in the USA.

For a country with such a small population we have many well world know actors, actress's, music artist, artists, building and clothes designers, doctors, scientists, inventors, sports people as well as known world wide companies and financial businesses.

A little help with a camping swag please...?

David

So I friend and I are going to go bushwalking for a bit out on a nature reserve behind his house. I recently bought a swag so that it would be easier than lugging around a tent and easier to pitch, but I came to problem, how do I carry it while walking? Is there some kind of bag I can buy for it or something? Please help.
I live in Australia by the way. Western Australia to be exact. If that helps.

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In Oz, a "swag" is what we here States-side would call a "bedroll" or "bivy sack".

http://www.australianswags.co.uk/

A "swag man" is a wanderer who travels with such a bedroll.

Clearly you need a backpack to haul it in. You could just buy a bare frame pack with shoulder straps and hip belt (we can buy them in military surplus stores here) and then strap it on with webbing buckles or bungee cords. But it would probably be better to get a large single compartment internal frame backpack, maybe 40 or 50 liters. Won't you be needing to carry something for hauling water bags, food and other kit anyway? If your swag is small enough you could roll it up and lash it to the bottom of a smaller pack -- most have buckles or tabs on the bottom to attach a packed sleeping bag or tent to,

I did a Google search for "military surplus camping Australia" and saw page after page of dealers so I am sure there are some handy to you.

As far as "lugging" a tent, a good quality nylon backpacking tent would be under 2 kilos and pack down the size of a large bread loaf, so I doubt the swag saved you much weight, especially if it is canvas. In fact the single swags on that link I posted weigh a whopping 4.9 kilos!! My entire backpacking kit including 2-man bugproof tent, sleeping bag, pad and stove doesn't weigh that much altogether. But I suppose carrying all that weight builds character, eh mate?

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Has a dingo really ever ate a baby?

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Michael up there was the first to give my answer !!!!!

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Do they ??

The whole thing began on the evening of August 17, 1980, while Lindy and Michael Chamberlain and their three children were camped at Ayers Rock, a massive rock formation in the central Australian outback. Lindy began shouting that a dingo had carried off her youngest child, nine-week-old Azaria. Other campers also saw a dingo near the Chamberlain tent. Aborigine trackers found signs that a large dingo had carried a heavy object away from the campsite. There were bloodstains in and on the tent, and several tattered items of the child's clothing were discovered later some distance from the camp. But the body was never found.

An initial coroner's inquest exonerated the Chamberlains and held that the baby had been carried off by a dingo. But police and prosecutors were skeptical that the animal was capable of such a thing, even though there had been dingo attacks at Ayers Rock not long before Azaria's disappearance. They consulted experts and collected enough new evidence that a second inquest was held, this one finding that the child had been murdered. After a widely publicized trial the parents were convicted and the mother spent several years in jail.

Many Australians were outraged. A grassroots campaign to clear the Chamberlains' name began, with a number of scientists and other interested parties devoting a substantial amount of time to examining the prosecution's evidence and undermining its conclusions. In 1987 an official inquiry agreed that the case hadn't been adequately proven. The convictions were quashed and the Chamberlains eventually received $1.3 million compensation.

In the end dingoes weren't officially blamed for Azaria's presumed death--the cause was held to be unknown. But the trial seems to have established that a dingo consuming a baby is at least physically possible.

In 1998, Australian news media carried a report of a dingo dragging an infant several feet before being shooed off. Curiously, the dingo in this case had a deformed foot, and early trackers of the dingo in the Chamberlain case speculated that it was similarly afflicted.

http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2353/in-australia-do-dingoes-really-eat-babies

wild camping in Australia?

Dimi

Me and my friends want to do a holiday together next summer holidays, and were thinking of going camping in australia. Not the crappy camping in campsites with takeout food, but proper 'massive bagpacks and tents, hiking and sleeping in the wild' kind of camping. i know in the summer it would be winter there so how cold would it get? also is campig and hiking in the wild actualy allowed or is it dangerous and not recommended. Also if anyone esle has any good alternate places to go hiking/camping that are good, please do tell me. Thanks :)

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Camping in the wild is perfectly OK in Australia, but there are a few things you should know first.

Number one, some areas (such as national parks) require you to apply for a permit to camp there. See this website for more information, it also lists some other regulations (such as those relating to camp fires and wood gathering).

http://www.derm.qld.gov.au/parks_and_forests/activities_in_parks_and_forests/camping/index.html

Second, many area's around Australia are very dry and so fires are banned. Check whether a fire ban is in force in the area if your planning to be using open fires for cooking. You' also have to bring your own wood since collecting it in the bush is prohibited.

In regards to the cold, it varies depending on how far south and how far west you go. See this page and compare it to a map for a breakdown of the temperatures state by state.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_of_Australia

As for dangers, there are a few dangerous animals , mostly poisonous reptiles. You can avoid these by wearing thick leather shoes which they cant bite through if you should happen to stand on one. As long as you do that, keep and eye out and dont stick your hand were you cant see, you should be right.

Another main danger is crocodiles around waterways.Dont swim in water you cant see into and take extra care when collecting water. Since we dont have any large mammalian predators (such as bears or large wild cats) you dont have to worry about them, though packs of dingo's (wild dogs) have been known to raid campsites. Over all though, the biggest killers are wildfires, storms and intense heat.

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