"At the beach it looks so pretty but im sure it's ice cold!!" (Posted by @lilbabygirlloz, Sydney, Australia, May 12, 2009)
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Showing posts with label Australia. Show all posts
May 12, 2009
Featured TwitPic: Beach in Sydney
"At the beach it looks so pretty but im sure it's ice cold!!" (Posted by @lilbabygirlloz, Sydney, Australia, May 12, 2009)
May 1, 2009
Featured TwitPic: Sunset at Magnetic Island in Australia
"Watching a pink sunset off my balcony at magnetic island. Balmy 25 degrees. Life is good." (Posted by @DannyjClayton of Sydney, Australia, May 1, 2009)
April 22, 2009
IMF predicts global economy to worsen in 2009
The news quickly circulated worldwide on Twitter.
farazq (New York, N.Y.) IMF finally figures out there is a world recession. Is this seriously "breaking news"? http://twurl.nl/oibx4o
cmail (Brisbane, Australia) More Aussie jobs to go - IMF: AUSTRALIA's jobless rate is tipped to soar to 6.8 per cent this year – or roughly.. http://tinyurl.com/c7zvq5
arjunghosh (New Delhi, India) bad news again RT @ReutersIndia: TOP NEWS: World economy in severe recession, IMF says http://r.reuters.com/wef44c
calvin141170 (West Cork, Ireland) Sounds like the IMF is saying that Ireland is basically f***ed: €24 billion to stabilise banking system, or 13.9% of GDP. Not good :-(
yckong (Shanghai, China) IMF slashes outlook for global economy: The global economy will contract sharply this year and recover only slug.. http://tinyurl.com/ckcbdv
Not all interpreted the report the same way, however.
englishidiot (Undisclosed) When the IMF get their sums wrong or release the wrong figures, you have to wonder if there is really anybody in charge up there.
spitzenburg (St. Louis & Sugar Grove, N.C.) The IMF sees a "shift toward recovery" - YESSS. http://bit.ly/M30zu
One Twitterer offered a potential solution to the looming crisis.
alterquest (Queensland, Australia) IMF says "world economy is going to get worse." We say " Why not scrap the old system, get a global currency & make a new economic system?"
April 19, 2009
Featured TwitPic: Sea fishing off Gold Coast
"Sea fishing off Gold Coast for Easter. Chillax to the max!" (Posted by @jsetoh, of Brisbane, Australia)
April 17, 2009
April 16, 2009
Boat carrying refugees set on fire off Australia coast
Australian Twitterers immediately joined the discussion upon hearing the news, providing context and offering personal opinions.
KILLcade (Melbourne, Australia) This is an unbelievably chilling sign outside Broome Hospital in anticipation of the Asylum Seeker boat explosion: http://is.gd/sGBG
paulkidd (Drummond North, Australia) If Howard were still PM, this asylum-boat accident would be being spun as a terrorist act.
cannboys (Melbourne, Australia) I'm sure if Peter Reith and John Howard were still in charge, they'd find a way to blame the asylum seekers for the explosion on the boat...
seanbedlam (Melbourne, Australia) Sweet! My beautiful Australia is about to get stuck into boat people again! God I love my embarrassing, scared-of-refugees cuntry.
timjeffries (Preston, Australia) WA Premier says that asylum seekers lit their own boat on fire ... Are we in for another Tampa?
jasonlangenauer (Sydney, Australia) Poured petrol all over their boat? Like fun. Children overboard all over again.
News outlets and journalists in Australia used Twitter to add to the story.
TurnbullMalcolm (Sydney, Australia) just did a doorstop interview in Brisbane on the tragic explosion on the asylum seekers’ vessel of WA http://tinyurl.com/dnhqeo
SBSNews (Australia) Medics are being flown to a makeshift hospital in Western Australia to treat survivors of the asylum seeker boat blast: http://cli.gs/WRdyuB
earleyedition (Brisbane, Australia) editRT @jg_rat 1.boat in custody at time explosion 2.Details on WA Premier claim asylum seekers doused own boat in petrol http://is.gd/sGTA
April 4, 2009
New laws prevent cigarette displays in Australia
Any business found to be in breach of this policy could be fined up to $660,000 for the first violation, according to the article. Any additional violations would be fined accordingly.
It is hoped that this slows down the sales of cigarettes and helps to decrease the amount of second-hand smoke.
Aussie Twitterers and others around the world shared their thoughts through tweets:
JulianK24 (Brisbane, Australia) If Australia was to eradicate smoking, it would instantly prevent 30% of all cancers.
EverBluexo (Bendigo, Australia) @michellebranch That's the good thing about smoking indoors being banned here in Australia! No smelly hair!
cashmiracle (Melbourne, Australia) RT @abcnews Lung cancer rates rise despite smoking decline: The number of lung cancer deaths in Australia continues to rise,.. http://bi ...
jeanettejoy (United States) @mirandarights Yes! I noticed more people smoke in Australia than in California. New Zealand?
kmholland (Doha, Qatar) RT @JulianK24: If Australia was to eradicate smoking, it would instantly prevent 30% of all cancers. Imagine the stats for the Middle east
blackjennay (United States) I'm getting old and sneezy, I would like some anti-smoking regulations in Milwaukee.
April 3, 2009
Australia signals UN Aboriginal rights acknowledgment
Sky News Australia reports that a prominent Aboriginal politician has called for the Australian Government to back up its support for the UN declaration with more action to improve the health of Aboriginal people.
Meanwhile, Australian ABC's The World Today program quotes another Aboriginal leader saying Government support for the UN charter is purely symbolic, and that Aboriginal people in Australia still lack a lot of basic human rights.
Here's what some Twitter users have been saying:
ProjectSafeCom (Fremantle, Australia) @SkyNewsAust - If the government has any self-respect, it now should move towards a Treaty with Aboriginal peoples!
sciculturist (Undisclosed) @appfrica i hear you. finally Australian govt recognises the Aboriginal people's rights. keen to see implementation
appfrica (Kampala, Uganda) @sciculturist I have friend who fights for Aboriginal rights in Australia within the gov there. This is a big victory for them, bt lots 2 do
Meanwhile many Australian news sources have been using Twitter to highlight other Aborginal stories hitting the headlines Down Under:
theage (Melbourne, Australia) Aboriginal kids 'played with asbestos' http://tinyurl.com/crjqqj
Live_NewsAU (Sydney, Australia) Not saying sorry a mistake - Abbott: THE Howard Government's failure to apologise to Aboriginal people was "a mi.. http://tinyurl.com/chonps
thewest_com_au (Perth, Australia) Protesters express outrage at death of Aboriginal elder. http://tinyurl.com/cov55k
whitsundays (Queensland, Australia) Queensland Facts.
Prior to non-indigenous settlement, it is estimated that there were more than 90 indigenous languages in Queensland.
March 30, 2009
Killer ants taking on killer toads in Australia
Cane toads were originally introduced into Australia to eat pests in sugar cane fields, per the article. The cane toad flourished, reproducing rapidly all over Australia. The poison these toads produce makes it harder to control populations.
Scientists say that meat ants eat cane toad young and could be useful in cane toad population control if the ants can be controlled themselves.
The Twitterverse had plenty to say on this radical solution:
davidscottkane: (Melbourne, Austrialia) Proof you shouldn't cross an Aussie. See next tweet, 1000's of imported Cane Toads meet their maker.
webmink: (South Hampton, UK) Killing invasive cane toads with invasive killer ants? What could possibly go wrong?
eranbl: (Be'er Sheva, Israel) It appears that the guys down under really hate Cane Toads, and I mean Really.
meika: (Tasmania) cane toads are far more susceptible to being killed and eaten by meat ants than native frogs http://bit.ly/4DMLh5 GOOD NEWS
Aussie Tweeters even had a say about the cane toad problem:
blague: (Melbourne, Australia) At pub at Burketown, Queensland. So many cane toads, you step on them with each step unless you go out of your way to avoid them.
cammy_wammy: (Darwin, Australia) Woo! Dad - 4, Cane Toads - 0
Power outage brings chaos to Sydney
Twitterers from Sydney documented the event:
stephzuniga has power at home but had to walk down 23 flights of stairs! Sydney is surreal at the moment!
fridley Now that was a freaky trip home. Sure its been mentioned a heap already but Sydney CBD was like a third world country this avo with no power
ChrisCopywriter sydney australia in power outage chaos. our office power down. police on every corner. snot much fun being w/out power. batteries work yes!
MikaVidler ONLY i would be caught driving over the harbour bridge during a Sydney CBD power outage, i have come to conclusion i need a schauffer..
Others began to wonder what would happen when the sun went down as discussion on Twitter about the outage turned to talk of zombies:
mlimburn Power cuts in Sydney, and Zombies, all read first on twitter, Check out power story http://tinyurl.com/d2uf9p. what a laugh..(zombes)
matsby Optimism turns to fear - Sydney's power outage might get interesting once the sun goes down... They come at night, mostly..
iB3nji Following the blackout in Sydney on twitter. Sounds pretty bad, power out for hours hmm here comes the zombies!
failnetorg SYDNEY BLACKOUT ZOMBIES ARE NOW TARGETING PEOPLE WITH NO POWER STILL.
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