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Bondi’s infamous New Year’s Day party is a sell out event every year, with live music and DJs all day long, located up on the Deck Bar at the Swiss Grand Hotel with direct access to the beach. To get your ticket ...

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It may not be Wimbledon (it’s Homebush), but the weather is warmer and with the likes of Li Na, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Caroline Wozniacki and Sam Stosur and taking to the court, you will still feel like you are at a very ...

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Gypsies have been getting quite a bit of air time lately, what with Channel Nine broadcasting that horrendous show My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding. By definition, Gypies are Romani people, an ethnic group who trace their origin...

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Age | 2 years Sex | Male Breed | Japanese Spitz Weight | 7.7kg Harry is a bright, happy boy. He was hanging around an area for months just living on rubbish with a broken leg that was fused like a thunderbolt – hence h...

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Most virgin visitors to Sydney have amazing memories of the time they first set foot in this magnificent city: a wander down to the harbour, a trip to the Opera House, fish and chips at Watsons Bay or a swim in the ocean...

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What a year it has been – blink and it’s Christmas again! The lights are up, the stores have decorated for the rush and by the time this article goes to print carols will be hear in shopping malls, on the radio a...

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As the funky pommy musician M.I.A put it: “I fly like paper, get high like planes. If you catch me at the border I got visas in my name.” PaperPlanes in Bondi is not unlike an international journey, with the Tokyo po...

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Southern Boobooks are the commonest and most widespread owls in the Sydney region and throughout Australia. Like most owls, they are not active until after dark when they are more often heard than seen. They call frequen...

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Christmas is the best excuse all year to get stuck into some great food. Sure, presents are nice, wine is lovely, and family and friends are important (of course), but for the love of god, how good are the ham, turkey, b...

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Electro is cool these days. I get it. Everyone’s doing mix-tapes and using loop machines and converting their garages into home studios. We’ve collectively shunned the singer-songwriters and opted for cool, ‘fresh ...

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