Job Prospects in Australia

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, during the second Quarter of 2012 Australia’s unemployment rate held steady at 5.2%, the same rate as at the end of the previous two quarters. Variations continue across the country. In June the jobless rate fell to 5.5% in Victoria (from 5.8% in March), and is 5.1% in New South Wales (from 4.8%). The lowest rate is Western Australia at 3.5%, falling from 4.1%. Queensland has risen from 5.5% in March to 5.8% in June. The national labour force participation rate in June is 65.3%, steady from the previous month.

Beautiful Planet Earth

This is Our Planet from Tomislav Safundžić on Vimeo.

Congratulations Australia

Congratulations... Australia wins its first Gold Medal at the 2012 Olympics in London for the Women's 4x100m Freestyle Swimming Relay. Winners: Alicia Coutts, Cate Campbell, Brittany Elmslie, Melanie Schlanger

Thor's Well - Simply Amazing

Thor's Well - "The Gates of the Dungeon".  Cape Perpetua, Oregon, USA.  At moderate tide and strong surf the flowing water creates this fantastic landscape!

Wealth and Poverty - The Favelas of Brazil

The Favelas of Brazil in São Paulo - Morumbi on the border with Paraisopolis. The contrast between the wealth on the right and the poverty on the left is amazing.

Happy New Year - 2012

May 2012 bring you joy, happiness, love, kindness, friendship, respect and wonder...

Social Media Update 2011

Social media around the world 2011

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Clever Advertising - Nissan Truck Saves Plane!

Now here is an advertisement designed to become a viral video star.  It has a number of key features which make it memorable, which promote sharing and therefore increase awareness for the Nissan brand.  It combines humour, movement, people, news and great visuals.
The truck driver must have been a very good driver because it looks as if he will "lose it"!
Nice to watch and probably will raise your awareness of the Nissan "tough" message.

Impossible - Mission Impossible 4 - Ghost Protocol

I've seen all of the Mission Impossible movies (and all of the TV series) and "Mission Impossible 4 - Ghost Protocol" is the most impossible one - but also one of the best!
It starts off a little slow, but once the Kremlin is bombed you are hooked!
Tom Cruise looks great for his age.  Jeremy Renner I still can't get his Hurt Locker performance out of my mind so I took a while to warm to him.  Simon Pegg is funny - very funny.  His facial expressions are great and he allows a broad audience to enjoy the film.
Now Paula Patton is wonderful! Almost as gorgeous as Halle Berry!  She is sexy, has lots of character and shines in her role.  I'm looking forward to seeing her in future movies.
I think Tom Cruise has a winner. Enjoy this one on the big screen because the editing is great.
Here is the trailer to wet your appetite...

Jetlev Jetpack - No More Traffic Jams!

The Jetlev is a new water-propelled jetpack which allows you to beat all the traffic on your daily commute to work.  Further, it is a long more fun than water-skiing on the weekends.
Just imagine flying over those jet skiers in summer on the beach. And when you are first starting out and go the wrong way, you will land in water at least - much softer than a hill, tree or mountain!
Checkout the video below - it is quite a lot of fun.
I'd hate to be a duck or swan underneath that jet stream though!

This is Life - Make the Most of It

The Holstee Manifesto is a fantastic way to make the most of our most precious gift - life.  The video below is very inspiring:

Halloween in Melbourne at AAA Tourism - We Love Australia

At AAA Tourism we take Halloween seriously... the trouble is that our happy team didn't end up being scary enough!  We are not scary to our customers though - we help them plan and enjoy their journey in Australia.  Come and visit us and let us know what you think and "like" us on our Facebook site or follow us on Twitter.

Message to Greeks and the World - 28th October is Special

Today, very few of us appreciate the significance 28th of October 1940.  Historians have written much about various turning points in world history, but this turning point of the Second World War is not well known by many of us.

The scene is Rome, Italy in the autumn of 1940. The dictator, Benito Mussolini, is feeling melancholic and inadequate. The reasons for his frustrations are that his ally, Adolf Hitler, has been conquering the nations of Europe: Czechoslovakia, Poland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Romania and Austria. Their combined population was close to 140 million. Mighty France, a nation of 43 million, had collapsed and surrendered after only 17 days of fighting in an agonizing and humiliating defeat. 

Midnight Sun in Iceland

Magnificent Planet Earth

Miss Universe 2011 - Won by Miss Angola (Leila Lopes)

Miss Universe 2011, the 60th anniversary of the Miss Universe pageant, was held at the Credicard Hall in São Paulo, Brazil on September 12, 2011. 
Ximena Navarrete of Mexico crowned her successor, Leila Lopes of Angola, at the end of this event.
Miss Australia, Scherri-Lee Biggs, our favourite, made the top 10 but was not able to make the next cut.
Contestants from 89 countries and territories participated in this year's pageant, surpassing the previous record of 86 contestants in 2006.

Star Trek - Happy 45th Birthday

Star Trek is 45 today!
Here's a great Infographic by space.com to celebrate!
Just click on it to see the history and remember.
What an amazing journey!

African Spurred Tortoise

A gorgeous picture by Glenn Nagel

Extreme Flying

Australian Sky

Stunning photo of Lake Eppalock in Victoria, Australia by Lincoln Harrison