Sky News Australia reports on this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours List, which includes a Member of the Order of Australia awarded to former Australian cricketer Max Walker. The Queen’s Birthday 2011 Honours Lists (Official, with biographies) Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to [...] Read more »
ANZAA Video of the Week: Rugby World Cup ‘NZ’s opportunity to shine’
This won’t be the last mention of the Rugby World Cup on this website, but 100 days out before the Cup begins on Sept 9, 2011, and excitement is clearly already beginning to build in New Zealand. As Prime Minister John Key says “The Rugby World Cup is close enough to taste.” Bookmark on Delicious [...] Read more »
ANZAA Video of the Week: Bill Hunter 1940–2011
Veteran Aussie actor Bill Hunter lost his battle with cancer on May 21, 2011. As IMDB reports, Bill has often played the strong, opinionated, stereotypically gruff Australian who ultimately betrays a softer heart. Some of his notable movie roles include the Australian officer Major Barton, who will only ask his troops to do as he would, [...] Read more »
ANZAA Video of the Week: Kiwi Q-Sub Two-person Submarine
Kiwi ingenuity plumbs new depths with the unveiling of Hugh Fulton’s Q-Sub at the Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show in Auckland earlier this month. Billed as the world’s first “recreational” submarine, the 3.5 tonne two-seater will be able to dive to over 120m, and reach a surface speed of 20 knots. Sea trials are expected [...] Read more »
ANZAA Video of the Week: Sydney’s Royal Easter Show
It’s all over for another year as Sydney’s Royal Easter Show wraps up–and makes plans for a major redevelopment of the festival site. During the show, 10,000 people milked cows, 220 sheep were shorn, 1.7 million showbags were sold, and 32,000 scones were baked. People must really like those showbags! Related articles Easter Show showbags revealed (news.theage.com.au) [...] Read more »
