Google Australia has announced the launch of 'Streetview' for Australia, featuring a new feature for Google Maps that enables the user to view and navigate 360 degrees.

Street level imagery of Australia's cities, towns,regional and remote areas is now possible. Compromising or personal photos will be imaged out.

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I am currently trying to re orientate myself back into home territory after four months working in China, a week's holiday in Shanghai and another week's holiday in Singapore and the flight home. My body clock is awry and I'm having trouble sleeping despite my fatigue - but any traveller will understand how it is.

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Nah. Too corny. This true story came to light in the last day or so and has been reported in both the Courier Mail and the Cairns Post about a man who ran into the bushes in northern Queensland to "go" as you could say, and a deadly brown snake crawled between his legs and struck.

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I posted about ANZAC Day down under a few weeks ago, when we honour our fallen heroes from all wars on April 25 every year.

In Returned Services Association clubs in New Zealand, and Returned Services League clubs in Australia - up and down and way across each country, returned services personnel and their families will attend 'dawn parades' and return to their clubs to socialise and have a drink in memory of those who have passed on.

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It has been reported that five teenage boys armed with machetes and baseball bats stormed a Sydney high school. They were bent on destruction of classrooms, glass windows and whatever. Eighteen students and one teacher were injured.

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In Australia many years ago we used to celebration Guy Fawkes Night with great displays of fireworks. Every family or neighbourhood would gather around a big fire which the local men and children would put together complete with "Guy Fawkes" right in the middle.

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This morning PM Kevin Rudd delivered the much awaited "sorry speech" to the indigenous people of Australia, one of his key promises in the recent election campaign.

Up until the 1970's aboriginal children were taken from their mothers and brought up in many cases by religious organisations, which broke up families and destroyed their lives. It was the law that aboriginal children be taken from their parents, especially "half caste" children, and there was talk of destroying the aboriginal race by encouraging interbreeding with white Australians.

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Aussies have just celebrated Australia Day. Commemorating the day that Captain Cook landed on Australian soil.

We celebrate all things Australian in a myriad of ways. People fly or wear the Australian flag - we have BBQ's (with lamb?), we sing Aussie songs, and shout a lot of Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, Oi, Oi, Ois, watch cricket on television or play backyard cricket.

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I live in Brisbane, Australia. Mostly by choice. I am originally from Adelaide South Australia, and my husband was from the coal mining area of Yallourn Victoria, which no longer exists as the coal under the town was worth more than the town.

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