Australia is home to many weird and wonderful endangered birds, barreling towards extinction through a mix of habitat loss, new predators, and occasional self-sabotage. The appropriately named Difficult Bird Research Group are on a mission to help these feathered weirdos get their act together. Featuring the Palm Cockatoo (rockstars), the Orange-Bellied Parrot (morons), the Masked Owl (murderers), and more!

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SOURCES: The Guardian, The ABC, The Difficult Bird Research Group website, and Wikipedia

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Australia’s Federal Government was plunged into a constitutional crisis in 2017 when a bunch of politicians discovered they were dual citizens. A spicy surprise!

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Sources: The ABC, Time Magazine, Buzzfeed Australia, and The Guardian

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Since 1980, kids have been eating birthday cakes from the book with the train cake on the cover. We take a look at the books creation and investigate some truly cooked cakes.

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SOURCES: The ABC, The Guardian, The Sydney Morning Herald, Broadsheet, Wikipedia, LinkedIn, and The Australian Women’s Weekly Children’s Birthday Cake Book.

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Cooladdi, QLD. Population: 3.

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SOURCES: The New Daily, ABC, The Daily Mail UK, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Cooladdi Kids Facebook and The Western Times.

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Why is Advance Australia Fair the National Anthem? How did we get here? Is there a better option?

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Sources: The Guardian, The ABC, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Gayle Review, The Uluru Statement From The Heart, The Department of the Prime Minister & Cabinet, The Recognition in Anthem Project, Wikipedia.

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The Great Emu War of 1932. The Australian government vs some very large birds. Who will win?

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SOURCES: Scientific America, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Australia), Australian Geographic, Wikipedia.

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Join Jess and Maddie, as they take turns each week, to research a topic that ~shaped the nation​~.​ The Harold Holt memorial swimming pool, the cultural impact of Kath & Kim, The Emu War, Cathy Freeman and Expo 88 are just the tip of this hot and sweaty iceberg. Laugh, learn and dismantle the often baffling, truly fascinating, ‘history’ and pop culture of the land down under. 

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