I blame the Mercator map projection most schools used when we were growing up. For the longest time a lot of my friends thought Greenland was just as big as Africa. Of course in that projection Austrailia still looks about the size of the US, but it's right next to a gargantuan Antarctica and looks tiny by comparison.

Being from the US, he was probably using this map:-

NEWS FLASH

In Australia you can now be fined 1.1 million dollars if you blame rising prices on the carbon tax.  No joke.

"The Tax That Shall Not Be Named."

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/opinion/the-truth-will-out-on-labors-carbon-scam/story-e6frezz0-1226197176697

and there WAS people that thought it might be a good idea to move to the country with the MOST insanity among 'their leaders' on the planet, (and I suspect that this sort of comment will also be banned).

harpo

What I find amusing is this is a 'travel blog'.....

http://www.hotelclub.com/blog/the-10-most-dangerous-animals-in-australia/ 

It's the daily telegraph ... I would be surprised if any truth comes out of that paper.

taz, I would not be suprised if the bastards do decide to do that.

harpo

They wouldn't get away with something that blatant, I'm sure of that.  So I don't think there's anything to worry about.

I think the fine idea is directed toward companies/corporation.... to deter them from making public anything that could threaten/undo the carbon tax legislation.

That's Julia ( Julier) Gillard for ya  one minute there was not going to be a carbon tax and next BOOM   she introduces the carbon tax,  maybe she didn't get her .......... love toy the night before so we all are going to pay for it

Yes, and just so we don't curry favourites.... Howard said there wouldn't be a GST.

why not just PUT them(the politicians AN beaurocrats) IN the curry to feed the boat people, and after they have eaten it up then tell them(the boat people) what they have eaten, and then tell the boat people that there is plenty MORE of the the curry and that they will keep getting fed it for the rest of their time in the country, and if they do not like  the food, then go back where they came from.

harpo

Just remember... you started it.  

Come to Australia..you might accidentally get killed.......i mean taxed!!

Send her to pick the Curried Cabbage in starkers' back yard. That'll learn her.

Little bit......maybe...ROFL.