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Old Apr 8, 2013 | 10:46 AM
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[*]Squatting on a yam is different, but it doesn't make it good.


Australians with machine guns loose to Emus



Over 1 MILLION Feral Camels Cost Taxpayers $10,000,000 a year



"Theres a reason Australia is surrounded by nothing but water. God is trying to protect you from the hell trapped within."

It's also the only place on earth where poisonous snakes outnumber nonpoisonous.



Even the Currency has pictures of things that could kill you

One side has a ruthless, endangered, poisonous creature, the other side has a picture of a platypus.
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Old Apr 8, 2013 | 02:41 PM
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Sorry man, can't hear ya over all the ninja marsupials



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Old Apr 11, 2013 | 12:50 PM
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Haha!
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Old Apr 17, 2013 | 07:46 AM
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they get raped when it comes time to buy cool stuff



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118 Australian Dollar equals

122.14 US Dollar



thats DOUBLE what I will end up paying for it. wheels if you need anything from here lemme know ill gladly ship it to you.
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http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/pe...214-1t3or.html



Sometimes perth/australia is called a two speed economy. There are those that are directly benefitting from the gov't fervently selling our natural resources, then there's the rest of us. The problem is, the huge demand created by the tradesmen on hugely inflated wages means that the rest of us get cornholed by high living prices.



Our wages are about double what you'd get in the US, yes

But our living costs are more than double

The buying power is therefore less



Ferds and Holdens you say? Alrighty then.



























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Originally Posted by wheel_of_steel


The extent that I want a Maloo knows no boundaries. But I'd ruin it..... Vauxhaul front swap with Bathurst paint scheme, and shoehorn a super or turbo under the bonnet.
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I like the vauxhall idea. People started chev badging LS1 commodores, then it's spread like wildfire to the point that 3800 and cadillac V6'd commodores are getting the chev badge treatment.



Get a ford f6 sedan/ute anyway, dohc 24v GT35 straight six superiority is definitely what's up. They've got 2JZ levels of indestructibility and you can take pride in the fact that it's a purely australian engine and chassis, instead of some global platform spin-off with an LSsomething.
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Originally Posted by wheel_of_steel
Our wages are about double what you'd get in the US, yes

But our living costs are more than double

The buying power is therefore less
Wage comparison

Average American wage (in USD) $54,450 Rank #1 in world

Average Australian wage (in USD) $44,983 Rank #5 in world



Cost of living comparison

Consumer Prices in Australia are 64.65% higher than in United States

Consumer Prices Including Rent in Australia are 73.11% higher than in United States

Rent Prices in Australia are 92.84% higher than in United States

Restaurant Prices in Australia are 69.69% higher than in United States

Groceries Prices in Australia are 55.29% higher than in United States



Australia, it sucks to be you.
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Old Apr 17, 2013 | 05:53 PM
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Yeah, looking at that. I love the front of it, but the modular bed area makes it look like any other truck on the road I'm much more fond of the lines on the Maloo. But I have to admit that Barra 310T looks monstrous! a 4.0L I6 with a GT35 from the factory, so not only does your wildlife try to kill you, but your automakers do as well. And I'm jelly
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8118257.stm



ill just post up the important part


'Stoned wallabies make crop circles'



Wallabies have been observed acting strangely in poppy fields



Australian wallabies are eating opium poppies and creating crop circles as they hop around "as high as a kite", a government official has said.


sks to show you exactly how retarded they are about pricing, they proved here recently that it would be cheaper to take an emergency trip(like 1 week notice) from Australia to San Diego, buy Adobe Creative Suite and fly back than it is to purchase it from a store there.
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