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"You got your everyday jandals and your 'going out' jandals." 
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The top 10 coastal stretches in Australia have had a bit of a shake up in 2023, with a South Australian beach taking out the top spot for the first time.
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For too long governments have made our people invisible. Too often today our voices are not respected.
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Love it or hate it, there is no stopping Vegemite. As the savoury spread turns 100 it boldly conquers another culinary frontier: frozen family pizzas.
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How can I speak English, you wonder, yet not this English? Is this a dialect or a practical joke?
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Whether you're a tradie or working on the land, when it's time to take a load off that means it's time for smoko. But where did this iconic Australian word originate?
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Colloquialisms such as barbie and smoko are like accents – part of the glue that sticks Australian English speakers together.
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NZ’s medical licensing system is still a major hurdle for desperately needed foreign-trained doctors
Immigration might be making it easier for doctors to enter New Zealand, but if the licensing process doesn’t change we still risk losing much-needed skills to other countries.
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There’s a lot to the pronunciation of the word ‘no’ in an Australian accent.
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OPINION: Between our wealthiest suburbs and our poorest, injustice can be measured in life expectancy.
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On the Otago Peninsula, kākā chatter, ancient lizards hatch their eggs, and baby kiwis fatten up to fighting weight in a predator-free sanctuary
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For 70,000+ years, First Nations Australians have been caring for the lands and waters on which we live and rely. The popular practice of offering an Acknowledgement of Country was conceived to enable non-Indigenous Australians to observe this role and the special place that First Nations peoples hold in the life of the nation. But over the last two decades this script has become rote, and seen as something that we 'have to say' before we get to the 'real' reason we are here.
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Superannuitants living in Australia for Reciprocal Australia
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We encourage everyone to learn te reo Māori, but if not done well and ethically, it could be another wave of colonisation.
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January 22, 2023 4:38 PM
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If you have ever been to the sunniest region in the country, you will have glanced at least once at Taranaki Maunga.
The dormant volcano is a silent guardian of Taranaki and keen mountaineers have been climbing the 2518m tall mountain since 1839 when Johann Karl Ernst Dieffenbach became the first European to reach the summit, defying Māori wāhi tapu.
My partner is from New Plymouth and since I met her more than four years ago, we have waited for the right day to enlist among those daring mountaineers.
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Peter Mellow
January 11, 2023 9:02 PM
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Maaaate, there could be hope for me yet. I used to find “darl” or “hun” terribly fake and twee, but I’m coming around.
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Peter Mellow
January 9, 2023 5:48 PM
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Why should you not beat your eggs in a plastic bowl? Can you save an over-beaten meringue? And is there a specific sugar you should use?
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Peter Mellow
January 5, 2023 9:14 PM
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"You got your everyday jandals and your 'going out' jandals."
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January 3, 2023 5:24 PM
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For a long time, surf lifesaving was a bastion of masculine ego and pride – until some tenacious and talented women turned the tide.
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Peter Mellow
December 20, 2022 8:42 PM
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New Zealanders’ path to Australian permanent residency eased to help clear a backlog of 11,500 applications.
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Peter Mellow
November 29, 2022 10:57 AM
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A Washington Post photojournalist looks back on his two weeks traversing Australia's often grueling, constantly surprising Outback Way.
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Peter Mellow
November 10, 2022 5:27 PM
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On the trail of the closest thing Aotearoa New Zealand has to a national dish.
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Peter Mellow
October 20, 2022 5:16 PM
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Permanent residents can vote in New Zealand. So why not here?
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Peter Mellow
October 3, 2022 11:30 AM
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Joe McLeod is part of a small movement of Māori chefs who are finding modern and creative ways to pass traditional Māori food onto future generations.
