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1 When tea is not tea. RECOMMENDED

Reading
If someone in Australia or New
Zealand invite you to tea, they mean
dinner. “Tea” is how Aussies and Kiwis
refer to the evening meal. A Town Like Alice
by Nevil Shute (Fiction, Australia)
2 Buy real indigenous art. The Fatal Shore

by Robert Hughes (History, Australia)
Among the most popular things
to buy in Australia are art and artifacts A Traveller’s History of Australia
made by Aboriginal people, be it a by John H. Chambers
handmade boomerang, a “dot painting” (History, Australia)
depicting mythical symbols, or a In a Sunburned Country
hand-carved didgeridoo instrument. by Bill Bryson (History, Australia)
But sadly, there is a brisk trade in

imported knocko s, and many cases The Harp in the South
by Ruth Park (Fiction, Australia)
where the local artist is just not fairly
compensated. One way to be sure that Come on Shore and We Will
the item you purchase has been ethically Kill and Eat You All
sourced is to ask the shopkeeper who by Christina Thompson
the individual artist is. They should be (Memoir/History, New Zealand)
able to tell you. Look also to see if the Once Were Warriors
store displays the Indigenous Art Code by Alan Duff (Literature, New Zealand)
seal somewhere in the store. This is a
voluntary organization that seeks to Whale Rider
by Witi Ihimaera (Fiction, New Zealand)
prevent the exploitation of Indigenous
artists and promotes ethical ways to Do they Speak English
buy Indigenous art. Down There?
It’s considered the by Susan C. Tunney
“gold standard” (Memoir, New Zealand)
among art dealers The Luminaries
and gallery owners. by Eleanor Catton
(Fiction, New Zealand
Always swim between
3the flags in Australia.

You’ll certainly want to get out and enjoy some of Australia’s many spectacular beaches.
But don’t just dive in anywhere … There are stinging jellyfish, sharks, and yes, some-
times crocs in those ocean waters. Even Sydney Harbour has many bullsharks, which
are very aggressive. At public beaches, lifeguards put flags up to denote the areas that
are safe—not just from the creatures, but the dangerous riptides and currents.

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