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[Gosford, Australia; December 13. Image via Getty]

GOSFORD, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 13: (L-R) Kylie Ledbrook, Leena Khamis, Kyah Simon and Danielle Brogan of Sydney FC watch the action during the W-League Semi Final match between the Central Coast Mariners and the Brisbane Roar at Bluetongue Stadium on December 13, 2009 in Gosford, Australia. (Photo by Matt King/Getty Images)
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<![CDATA[The Greatest Of Ease]]>

[Melbourne, December 9. Image via Getty]

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 09: Carly Williams performs on the trapeze during a National Institute of Circus Arts Graduates Portrait session at the National Institute of Circus Arts on December 9, 2009 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)
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<![CDATA[Santa/Baby]]>

[Sydney, December 6. Image via Getty]

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 06: Twenty year veteran children's entertainer and actor Phil Cale chats with a young child during his Santa performance at Stanhope Gardens Shopping Centre on December 6, 2009 in Sydney, Australia. Phil Cale is commencing his 6th year playing the role of Father Christmas as a professional Santa performer. Straight Down The Line Promotions is one company training and supplying hundreds of Santa's to Australian suburban areas, Phil Cale will see an estimated 4000 children during his 35 day assignment at Stanhope Gardens Shopping Centre this year. (Photo by Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images)
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<![CDATA[The Tasmanian Devil]]>

[Hobart, Australia; December 6. Image via Getty]

HOBART, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 06: Nicola Earls of Western Australia competes in the Girls Under 17 Discus Throw during day three of the Australian All Schools Championships at the Domain Athletics Centre on December 6, 2009 in Hobart, Australia. (Photo by Mark Dadswell/Getty Images
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<![CDATA[Everybody Into The Pool]]>

[Sydney, December 4. Image via Getty]

Young women enjoy themselves in an inflatable swimming pool as they participate in a local radio station's 'Pool Party' promotion in Sydney on December 4, 2009. Sydney is currently enjoying milder weather following recent heatwave conditions which has seen record temperatures recorded across much of southeastern Australia. AFP PHOTO / Greg WOOD (Photo credit should read GREG WOOD/AFP/Getty Images)
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<![CDATA[The Pointed Lady]]>

[Melbourne, December 2. Image via Getty]

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 02: Jess Ward perform handstands on three canes as graduates perform at the National Institute of Circus Arts on December 2, 2009 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)
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<![CDATA[Ascending A Staircase]]>

[Melbourne, November 23. Image via Getty]

A woman walks past a painting by Australian artist Dick Watkin at the Heide Museum of Modern Art at an exhibition titled Cubism & Australian Art, a major exhibition that for the first time examines the wide ranging influence of Cubism on Australian art from the 1920s to the present day, in Melbourne on November 23, 2009. The exhibition includes more than 200 works by 80 international and Australian artists with sculpture, collage, installation, moving image The artists featured include Alexander Archipenko; Albert Gleizes; Fernand Léger; Jacques Lipchitz; André Lhote; Sidney Nolan; Amédée Ozenfant; Maria Helena Vieira da Silva and Albert Tucker. AFP PHOTO/William WEST (Photo credit should read WILLIAM WEST/AFP/Getty Images)
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<![CDATA[The Future's So Bright]]>

[Sydney, November 20. Image via Getty]

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 20: A woman sunbakes on Balmoral beach as temperatures in Sydney soar well into the 30's and in some regions over 40 degrees centrigrade on November 20, 2009 in Sydney, Australia. The dry conditions have prompted a total fire ban and the first catastrophic fire warning in the state. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
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<![CDATA[Beachy Keen]]>

[Sydney, November 12. Image via Getty]

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 12: Residents of Sydney cross a city street in Sydney as they attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the largest swimwear parade on November 12, 2009. The attempt held as a fundraiser for the Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience and run by swimwear company Budgy Smuggler, fell short of the current record of 287 participants set recently in South Africa. AFP PHOTO / Greg WOOD (Photo credit should read GREG WOOD/AFP/Getty Images)
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<![CDATA[Diaper Ad Coins New Term For Poop Explosions]]> Regular diapers can take care of babies' number ones and number twos, but the Australian ad at left claims only BabyLoves diapers, "can handle a 'poop explosion,' or 'number threes' as we politely call it." [AdWeek via Jalopnik]

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<![CDATA[Status/Symbols]]>

[Sydney, November 10. Image via Getty]

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 10: People sunbath alongside a perspex art work titled 'A Symbolic Inscription of the Imaginary' by Australian artist Nicholas Elias as part of the Sculptures By The Sea outdoor art exhibition on November 10, 2009 in Sydney, Australia. The 13th annual exhibition which ends this weekend has seen over 500,000 visitors along the Bondi to Bronte coastal walk to view over 100 pieces from artists all over the world. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)
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<![CDATA[And They're Off!]]>

[Melbourne, November 5. Image via Getty.]

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 05: Fans take in the atmosphere during the 2009 Crown Oaks Day meeting at Flemington Racecourse on November 5, 2009 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)
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<![CDATA[Shiny Happy People]]>

[Melbourne, November 3. Image via Getty]

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 03: A racegoer poses during the 2009 Melbourne Cup Day meeting at Flemington Racecourse on November 3, 2009 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)
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<![CDATA[You Can Leave Your Hat On]]>

[Melbourne, November 3. Image via Getty]

Two racegoers take a different approach to fashion before the running of the Melbourne Cup horse race on November 3, 2009. A crowd over 100,000 people gathered to watch 24 horses competing in the 5.5 million Australian dollar (4.95 million USD) race run over 3200 metres. AFP PHOTO/William WEST (Photo credit should read WILLIAM WEST/AFP/Getty Images)
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<![CDATA[A Horse Is A Horse]]>

[Melbourne, November 2. Image via Getty]

Young children dressed up as horses join a parade ahead of the Melbourne Cup horse race in Melbourne on November 2, 2009. The national preoccupation with legendary trainer Bart Cummings and second-string entries by Godolphin and Luca Cumani mean international horses are under the radar for November 3's Melbourne Cup. AFP PHOTO/William WEST (Photo credit should read WILLIAM WEST/AFP/Getty Images)
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<![CDATA[Lost And Found]]>

[Sydney, October 29. Image via Getty]

Curiousity gets the better of an admirer of the silicon and fibreglass work 'Little Lost Boy' by Australian artist Paul Trefry after overly-cautious organisers put a swimming costume on the figure for the official launch of the 13th Sculpture By The Sea exhibition on Sydney's Tamarama Beach on October 29, 2009. The annual outdoor display features sculptures by 114 Australian and international artists and is expected to attract over 600,000 visitors before closing on November 15. AFP PHOTO/Torsten BLACKWOOD (Photo credit should read TORSTEN BLACKWOOD/AFP/Getty Images)
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<![CDATA[A Good Question]]>

[Merak, Banten, Indonesia; October 28. Image via Getty]

MERAK, BANTEN, INDONESIA - OCTOBER 28: Sri Lankan asylum seekers hold placards during a protest on board a wooden boat demanding the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) to take care of a group of refugees, at Merak seaport on October 28, 2009 in Banten Province, Indonesia. The 78 asylum seekers are refusing to dissembark in Indonesia with some threatening to kill themselves if not taken to Australia. The Indonesian immigration officials are prepared to defy an order from the Indonesian President Susilo and direct the ship to the Australian funded detention centre on Bintan Island.(Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)
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<![CDATA[A Movable Beast]]>

[Melbourne, October 28. Image via Getty]

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 28: Stable foreperson Lizzie Jelfs kisses Changing of the Guard on the nose after trackwork at Sandown Racecourse on October 28, 2009 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)
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<![CDATA[Cloudy With A Chance Of Powers]]>

[Sydney, October 27. Image via Getty]

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 27: Australian women, including the Prime Minster's wife Therese Rein and Leader of the Opposition's wife Lucy Turnbull gather to show support for the freedom of Burmese democracy figure Aung San Suu Kyi at the Sydney Opera House forecourt on October 27, 2009 in Sydney, Australia. Suu Kyi was elected Prime Minister of Myanmar,, as leader of the winning National League for Democracy party, in the 1990 elections, but was subsequently detented by the military junta, preventing her from assuming office. She has been under house arrest for 14 of the past 20 years, with the latest period being since 11 August 2009 for a further 18 months. (Photo by Brendon Thorne/Getty Images)
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<![CDATA[Blood, Sweat & Fears]]>

[Sydney, October 25. Image via Getty]

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 25: A women has make-up applied during the Thrill The World 2009 event, which sees fans from all over the world dance simultaneous to Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' at Luna Park on October 25, 2009 in Sydney, Australia. The event aims to raise money for charity and break the current world record for the Largest Simultaneous Thriller Dance. (Photo by Brendon Thorne/Getty Images)
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