The second verse of Dorothea Mackellar’s My Country is embedded into the psyche of Australia. Even for someone like me who can’t stand being outdoors. It will be constantly referenced in some form or another over this Australia Day weekend. I love a sunburnt country, A land of sweeping plains, Of ragged mountain ranges, Of …

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This is gold. “Many of the residents have never seen Adelaide, and some apparently do not care whether they ever are so favored.” may be the best quote ever. On the Ozwords blog there’s a post about what’s described as the ‘Melbournising effect’ on other cities, notably Sydney. Of greatest interest is to find out …

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