When anyone in South Australian politics, decision-making or mining breathes so much as a whisper about Olympic Dam—the project set to become the largest open-cut mine on earth—their comments are shuttered through newswires at breakneck speed. Throughout October the mega operation and its owner... Read More

As the current year comes to a close and 2012 moves sharply into focus, AUBJ takes a look back at some of the highlights and low points of a year disrupted by industrial strife, tax legislation and widespread flooding. The year was to start badly for both the agricultural and resource sectors as flo... Read More

Over the last few decades Australia has produced some classic mainstream movies and, among its canon, are some truly timeless gems. Take a celluloid sojourn with film physiologist John Pinching as he sticks his knife into the Vegemite jar of Australian cinema. Tim (1979) Long before the Lethal Weap... Read More

Situated some 3,000 kilometres from the international dateline, Australia is one of the first countries to bring in the New Year. As a result, many news agencies from across the western world send their roving reporters to the country’s east coast metropolises to see in the New Year and beam imag... Read More

Since the early 1990s Australia has developed a strong reputation as a leading purveyor of quality wines and is now considered a global player in an age-old industry. Considering the age and traditions of old European viticulture, Australia is generally viewed as a relatively new player on the glob... Read More