7 surprising things about Australia

Brush turkeys are wild and roam around Magpies swoop and try to peck out your eyes Cockatoos are like UK pigeons except they're massive and sound terrifying like dinosaurs when they fly over. A sausage sizzle is basically a £1 BBQ outside every B and Q (hardware store). Australia lost a prime minister Harold Holt who went for an ocean swim, disappeared and then they named an aquatic centre after him. Australians say 'heaps' in every single context. Everything is abbreviated.

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