In 1940, a plane travelling into Canberra quickly and mysteriously crashed. Key members of the Menzies government were on the plane, leading to huge repercussions in parliament.

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SOURCES: The ABC, Wikipedia, National Archives of Australia, Monument Australia.

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Not a metaphor or anything, this episode is literally about the use of koalas for international diplomacy.

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SOURCES: Wikipedia, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Conversation, Atlas Obscura, The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

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World Expo 1988: Leisure in the Age of Technology. Brisbane promised to ‘show the world’ and what the world saw was a wildly 80s good time. A monorail above Southbank, countries from around the world and alfresco dining up the wazoo- Expo 88 was a pivotal time in reshaping the face of Brisbane. See ya Joh, hello Stefan.

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SOURCES: Celebrate 88, Wikipedia, World Expo 88 Official Souvenir Program, World Expo 88 Brisbane - Australia, ABC, The Cane Toad Times, BIE Paris, Maddie Nixon.

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The wild tale of a plucky 9 year old boy and his beloved pony on a 1000km journey to see the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge in 1932.

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SOURCES: Trove, Westprint, Sydney Living Museums, The Sydney Moring Herald, The ABC.

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Maddie steps through some of the most cracked gaffes, declarations and kidnapping in Australian elections.

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SOURCES: News.com, The Guardian, QI, Sunshine Coast Daily, Wikipedia, The ABC

Jess’s show at Sydney Comedy Festival https://www.sydneycomedyfest.com.au/event/jessica-adie-righto-darl/

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We watched Babe and now we’re emotionally compromised and considering vegetarianism. That’ll do pig, that’ll do.

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See Jess at the Sydney Comedy Festival May 11th & 13th https://www.sydneycomedyfest.com.au/event/jessica-adie-righto-darl/

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The Sydney Harbour Bridge is 90 years old! Jess tells Maddie a bunch of fun facts about the most famous coat hanger in Australia.

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SOURCES: The ABC, The Guardian, The Sydney Morning Herald, National Museum of Australia, Wikipedia.

Come to Jess’s show at the Sydney Comedy Festival! https://www.sydneycomedyfest.com.au/event/jessica-adie-righto-darl/

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Did y’all know that Bond was once played by an Australian actor? Only once. Enter George Lazenby.

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SOURCES: George Lazenby Website, Channel 10, Wikipedia, 007 Magazine, James Bond Wiki

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Neighbours. Everybody needs good neighbours. Or do they? After 37 years classic Aussie soap Neighbours is being cancelled, so for this episode Jess had to watch it for the first time, and we chat to a former cast member (not Kylie Minogue).

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SOURCES: Network 10, Pedestrian, The ABC, The Guardian, Wikipedia.

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In 1770, Captain Cook famously landed in Botany Bay, Sydney. He less famously died in Hawaii on February 14th, 1779. Happy Valentines Day!

SOURCES: The Guardian, National Archives UK, Article by Noelani Arista - Associate Professor of Hawaiian and American History at the University of Hawai'i-Mānoa (British Library), ABC, Wikipedia, History Skills.com

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