Australia - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/australia/?source=rss&aim=australia en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT TV without borders By Logan Scherer Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/week/2008/09/04/international_chart/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/week/2008/09/04/international_chart/index.html?source=rss A guide to classic American shows born overseas. No undie Sunday! By Catherine Price Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/09/18/no_undie_sunday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/09/18/no_undie_sunday/index.html?source=rss An Australian bar promises free drinks to anyone willing to hand her panties to the bartender. Ask the Pilot By Patrick Smith Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2008/08/01/285/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/2008/08/01/285/index.html?source=rss The safe landing of the damaged Qantas 747 was no miracle. Plus: If a plane loses pressure, will your eyes pop out? I'm making progress in my art but feel like it's all a dead end By Cary Tennis Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/07/31/australia/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/07/31/australia/index.html?source=rss I've had some successes and some design internships, but I think I should move to Australia. Reverse cricket imperialism By Andrew Leonard Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/01/10/reverse_cricket_imperialism/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/01/10/reverse_cricket_imperialism/index.html?source=rss Who calls the shots in the global business of cricket? Middle-class Indian television viewers Aussies: Sex lives of soap stars? By Tracy Clark-Flory Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/07/03/aussie/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/07/03/aussie/index.html?source=rss Cheating, bad sex and pornography, oh my! A new book reports on women Down Under. Are you offended by a tampon ad with a beaver? By Sarah Hepola Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/03/14/tampon_beaver/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/03/14/tampon_beaver/index.html?source=rss She's just another woman on the go with an animatronic symbol of her genitalia. Gotta love those feminine hygiene commercials! Aboriginal STDs By Catherine Price Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/02/05/aboriginal_stds/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/02/05/aboriginal_stds/index.html?source=rss The rate of STDs in Australia's aboriginal communities is shockingly high, and a new report proposes a controversial plan to stop infection. Judge: 10-year-old "probably agreed" to sex By Tracy Clark-Flory Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/12/10/australia/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/12/10/australia/index.html?source=rss Nine Australian males get gentle slap on the wrist for sex with child. The earth thanks Kevin Rudd By Andrew Leonard Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/11/26/kevin_rudd_kyoto/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/11/26/kevin_rudd_kyoto/index.html?source=rss Australia's new prime minister promises to ratify the Kyoto Protocol. Better late than never! Who you callin' a "ho," Santa? By Katharine Mieszkowski Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/11/20/santa/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/11/20/santa/index.html?source=rss Jolly Old Saint Nick muzzled in Australia. John "One Australia" Howard has a problem By Andrew Leonard Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/11/14/john_howard_asian_voters/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/11/14/john_howard_asian_voters/index.html?source=rss As Tonto said to the Lone Ranger, "What do you mean 'we,' white man?" The ballad of slumgum and foulbrood By Andrew Leonard Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/09/10/slumgum_and_foulbrood/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/09/10/slumgum_and_foulbrood/index.html?source=rss Is Australia getting a bad rap for honeybee woes? What about Chinese royal jelly and the World Trade Organization? Could free trade be killing the honeybees? By Andrew Leonard Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/09/06/australian_honeybees/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/09/06/australian_honeybees/index.html?source=rss Researchers have found a potential culprit responsible for the deaths of millions of bees. Australia did it! Why George Bush should study Mandarin By Andrew Leonard Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/09/06/kevin_rudd/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/09/06/kevin_rudd/index.html?source=rss Just look at Kevin Rudd, the rising star of Australia's Labor Party. He knows how to talk the Chinese talk Under the knife, into debt By Tracy Clark-Flory Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/08/16/cosmetic_democracy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/08/16/cosmetic_democracy/index.html?source=rss Plastic surgery loans democratize "vanity medicine." Big momma's house By Thomas Rogers Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/06/28/obesity_adoption/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/06/28/obesity_adoption/index.html?source=rss Should obesity prevent prospective parents from adopting? Beyond the Multiplex By Andrew O'Hehir Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2007/05/31/btm/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2007/05/31/btm/index.html?source=rss "Crazy Love": A moving story of boy meets girl, boy blinds girl, boy marries girl. Plus: The first ever Australian aboriginal-language feature film. Extended daylight saving time: Bah, humbug By Andrew Leonard Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/03/12/daylight_savings_time/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/03/12/daylight_savings_time/index.html?source=rss New research suggests diminishing returns from congressional clock-tweaking. No women allowed By Catherine Price Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/12/19/brisbane/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/12/19/brisbane/index.html?source=rss The Tattersall's Club in Brisbane, Australia, once again votes to keep women from becoming members. Spread the love By Melissa Lafsky Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/11/03/marsupials/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/11/03/marsupials/index.html?source=rss A new study shows that female promiscuity can lead to healthier offspring. When are women like "uncovered meat"? By Tracy Clark-Flory Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/10/27/rape/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/10/27/rape/index.html?source=rss When they don't wear hijabs, of course. Thank Mom for smoking? By Page Rockwell Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/10/23/smoking/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/10/23/smoking/index.html?source=rss Australian researchers find that mothers who smoke pass health risks to daughters. The socioeconomics of orgasm By Carol Lloyd Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/10/05/orgasms/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/10/05/orgasms/index.html?source=rss Women with more education and earning power report greater sexual fulfillment. Strippers turn up the heat at global warming conference By Adrienne So Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/09/08/stripping/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/09/08/stripping/index.html?source=rss It's getting hot in here! Get it?