On August 29th the ladies Turbull became Australian - just in time to vote in the upcoming Federal elections. Their Queen may not have changed, but "jandals" must now become "thongs", "chilly-bin" is hereby called "esky", and "fush and chups" shall be pronounced "fish and chips" - it's written in the oath! The dual nationality gals joined about 30 others in the ceremony at the Department of Immigration and Citizenship where the I.T. manager performed the ceremony in a charmingly informal Antipodean way. - return to home page - |
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