Tony Abbott kicked out of Parliament

 

Tony Abbott was kicked out of a parliament session due to “unparliamentarily behaviour” after he accused Julia Gillard of being a liar and did not withdraw his statement properly. He is the fourth opposition leader to be removed from a parliament session in Australia’s history.

Australian parliament members are often made fun of and mocked by the public and they are often seen as idiots. Although when they do things like this it makes them seem unprofessional and it fuels the public banter over how our government runs and how they feel the members in parliament are unfit for the job.

It is shocking sometimes the treatment that the parliament members are given by the public, yet no one in the public would want to do the job themselves. The members of parliament need to be given more respect, but first they should improve their public image - by possibly not doing things such as Tony Abbot did in parliament.

Benson, S. (2012, August 21). Tony Abbott ejected from parliament after attack on Prime Minister Julia Gillard's honesty. Retrieved from Couriermail: http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/national/tony-abbott-ejected-from-parliament-after-attack-on-prime-minister-julia-gillards-honesty/story-fndo1uez-1226454489330

Where the bloody hell are you?

The Australian tourism campaign that featured the confronting slogan "Where the bloody hell are you" which cost $180 Million was scrapped after only two years. It received a lot of attention and criticism around the world but apparently did not increase tourism numbers into Australia.

The question is are we sending the right message and showing ourselves in an inviting way or are we going about it all wrong? Where the bloody hell are you can be considered rude or even a challenge to some people, but not in the correct way. If Tourism Australia wants to show Australia as a laid back country, they would need to use nicer and more laid back words then bloody and hell which can be offensive to religious people.

Even though the campaign kicked up a lot of controversy, it failed to do what it was meant to do and that was to bring people to Australia for holidays. They need to show Australia in positive light by maybe choosing the words they use a bit more carefully.

Roy, E. (2008, Feburary 8). Tourism Australia looks beyond 'controversial campaign'. Retrieved from ABC News: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2008-02-07/tourism-australia-looks-beyond-controversial/1036344

Australian meme

This picture is often posted on social networking sites like Facebook as a joke about how Australians talk to friends and people in the community. It makes you think why Australians call their friends offensive names yet random people in the community "mate" as in "friend". This may go back to the ANZAC spirit where people have a real bond and mate ship between them so calling a mate a rude word is not really offensive.

It can also help outsiders to think Australians are friendly when they are called "mate" which they might interperate as "friend". Although the guy in the picture makes it seem like only typical Aussie bogans do this yet lots of people from different nationalities partake in the ANZAC spirit of close mateship that seems trademark Australian.

            This also helps to show the typical Aussie bogan which is a real beer drinker or supporter that has the mullet hairstyle and wears flannelette shirts. This is the typical type of bogan depicted by most people in Australian society.

Quickmeme. Australian name calling.

Thoughts on Australia

 This is a travel blog written by Gary Arndt. He is a seasoned traveller, travelling around the world visiting many different places and experiencing many different cultures. According to Tourism Australia, their target market is seasoned travellers and so Gary fits well with the marketing that Tourism Australia does.

During his travels in Australia, Gary has written a blog about it with mostly positive feedback. He believes that Australia is one of the best places in the world to go if you’re backpacking or doing budget tourism due to the fact Australia has very well established backpacking and bus routes for tourists with cheap hotels on the way. Although it is good for touring, he brings up the point that things in Australia can be very expensive. He uses the example “The cost of a bottle of Diet Coke at a 7-11 was AUD$3.50” which compared to many other places he has gone, is very expensive. He also takes into account the week American dollar at the time he was in Australia.

He does not touch on what the people are like in Australia but a comment by Nisha Roy says that Australian people are very friendly. This helps to back up Tourism Australia's belief that Australian people are very friendly and laid back.

Arndt, G. (2012, April 22). Thoughts on Australia. Retrieved from Everything Everywhere: http://everything-everywhere.com/2012/04/22/thoughts-on-australia/