Photos from inside "The Fortress" drain in Sydney

Avatar Posted by Patrick 165 days ago (http://www.urbanadventure.org)
Category: general
This Sydney stormwater drain claimed two lives on Sunday (20th January 2008.) It has long been a favourite for Sydney's urban explorers.

[ausculture.com does not condone exploration of stormwater drains] Photos from inside "The Fortress" drain in Sydney
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Nicole 'only sees kids on webcam, email'

Avatar Posted by sirvartu 169 days ago (http://www.news.com.au)
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PREGNANT actress Nicole Kidman has been the victim of hurtful accusations about her marriage to Tom Cruise in the latest sensationalised account of her former husband's life. Nicole 'only sees kids on webcam, email'
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Protesters held on Japanese whaling ship

Avatar Posted by pwork 171 days ago (http://www.abc.net.au)
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Conservation group Sea Shepherd says two of its crew members - Australian Benjamin Potts and British citizen Giles Lane - are being held against their will on a Japanese whaling ship. Protesters held on Japanese whaling ship
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Paintball to the death. Man dies in tragedy.

Avatar Posted by god 172 days ago (http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au)
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A 39-year-old Point Cook man has collapsed in a car at service station a few hundred metres from Extreme Indoor Paintball. He died at 3.45pm on Saturday of a suspected heart attack. Paintball to the death. Man dies in tragedy.
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It’s-no-ball being sued, but flaky charges finally dropped

Avatar Posted by Ben 181 days ago (http://www.news.com.au)
Category: general | Tags: us legal craziness
An Aussie who was facing up to two years inside after throwing a snowball at an American has endured a ten month legal battle costing $20,000. It’s-no-ball being sued, but flaky charges finally dropped
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Australia Plans to Censor the Internet

Avatar Posted by hippo 194 days ago (http://yro.slashdot.org)
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From January 20, 2008 new content laws introduced by the Federal Government will force sites to verify the age of users before accessing content intended for mature audiences (MA15+ and R18+). The laws bring i Australia Plans to Censor the Internet
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Australians spending record amounts on Christmas presents

Avatar Posted by god 194 days ago (http://www.news.com.au)
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800 million dollars on Christmas Eve alone... population is around 20 million. Australians spending record amounts on Christmas presents
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Fading into the foreground

Avatar Posted by hippo 196 days ago (http://www.ausculture.com)
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Our idea of celebrity has become perverted to the point that it’s no longer even pseudo-celebrity. It’s no longer even Paris Hilton the celebrity, it’s Perez Hilton the celebrity. It’s Fading into the foreground
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