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I've been to an Outback Steakhouse. On the menu they had 'Kookaburra Wings' (actually chicken, and clearly spelled out in the description)... That didn't stop me from taking one bite and loudly proclaiming "This is not Kookaburra!" to the waitstaff.

We had a cold streak last week, it went from 40 degrees Celsius to snowing in the Alps in one day, 2 cold days and back to 35 the next

Those officers.... Adds new meaning to being head and shoulders over someone 🤣

The cops..."I don't need a gun. I've got a Donk." 🤣

There was a lady cop worked in Cooktown years ago and she was well over 6 foot tall. She was a gem.

In 2001 I went to an Outback in St Louis, the waitress tried to tell me Toowoomba was a bird and the bloomin onion was a traditional Australian delicacy.

My mum was only 4’10” and the problems she encountered in daily life were unfortunately more than not being able to reach things (she got really good at climbing supermarket shelves) her biggest problems were being overlooked (literally and figuratively), people talking down to her (again, literally and figuratively), people not taking her seriously, and people taking advantage of her because she looked like an easy target. And finding kids shoes that didn’t look like kids shoes…

That rainbow lattice sunstone from the NT is absolutely stunning! I was a keen gem collector when I was a young boy growing up in the Goldfields (WA) and I can tell you if I had found anything as beautiful as this, it would have gone "straight to the pool room" (quote from the Aussie film "the Castle").

I lived in Tassie & often saw roo's in the snow, usually at night when I was travelling over some high ground.

Ian I love your interest and passion for all things Australian. I came here from UK in 1986 and I have travelled more than most Australians to the remotest parts... it has such special freaky dangerous animals creatures and yes it is certainly damn hot ... with occasional Snow in only a couple of high areas Snowy Mountains hence the name !

Roo in the snow, you bet. When a decent storm hits and we get snow around Jindabyne and Cooma, they're everywhere.

Great video Ian. Congratulations on the new family member also mate 👍

Agreed, Ian, crocodiles species ARE contemporaries of dinosaurs. Or rather, older than many dinosaurs. So, when you categorize them as dinosaurs, you're not far off. Sure, they adapted to some changes but their basic DNA is still the same, and their phenotype still mostly identical or very similar to their ancient ancestors.

As an Aussie, it’s so awesome to hear your enthusiasm ❤🇦🇺 thank you, it means a lot $31.00 for a pack of 20’s

I’m 5’1 and some of the daily annoyances are my feet not reaching the floor in regular seats (including driving the car and the loo) this has led to hip and spine issues, I drive with cushions behind my back to both see over the windscreen and reach the pedals, not being able to properly use high shelves, due to being rural I used to have to buy clothing from the kids selection (pre-online shopping), people that I’m with walk faster then me. People treat shorter people differently- people invade shorter peoples space more often, they lean over you, stand closer and touch/hug you more often and I’ve had strangers literally walk up to me and hug me (people are more wary of tall people the opposite occurs when someone is short). It’s common for people to underestimate a short person’s capabilities and there can be issues with people taking you seriously. Theres lots more but I’ve written a book already 😂. I feel sorry for people who are smaller then me. I live in Tasmania its easy to see kangaroos and wallabies in the snow, poor buggers suffer every winter.

Those cliffs, the Bunda Cliffs, where the Nullarbor meets the Southern Ocean are 210 km (130 miles) long and 80 metres (262 ft) high. If you ever get to South Australia they are well worth going to have a look at.

I used to llive near the Namoi River and I swam in it quite often. Before the cotton farmers ruined the river it was clear water to the bottom and flowed slowly. It was marvellous. These days it is full of cotton poisons, sometimes runs both ways into cotton farmers pumps, occasionally it dries up completely.

What makes the roos in the snow even more crazy is it's Summer here atm

that pack of smokes would be about $50

The map showing Australia hot you have realise is our summer while the northern hemisphere is winter. Also Tassie is still ok. 😜

Some extra points: Opalised dinosaur bones have been found here also. The actual area burned during the 2019 Australian Black Summer Bushfires was equal to the entire area of the British Isles plus. If you'd like to see the enormity and ferociousness of the quick, direction switching flames, as high as the Sydney Opera House, there are many youtube vids and a couple of documentaries under that title.

I am old Australian and I love your enthusiasm.. I hope your sanity is our future xx

Yes I grew up in orange Australia and it's proper cold there in winter. The Roo's have long hair there.

I remember a time when there was a height requirement in the Australian police force.

This trivia is out on the road all the way out to my mums, which is an 11hr drive from Brisbane, and just takes you to approx centre of Queensland, lol

Lol I live in Western Australia, I've never seen or touched snow, period! But you're right, it is rare to see 'roos hopping around in fields of snow on media.

Growing up in the Snowy Mountains and now living in Canberra, seeing kangaroos in the snow is a regular occurrence in winter. I'm tipping it's the female officer you don't argue with out of the two though!

My best friends husband is 6' 7, and the problems are endless / he's got to watch he doesn't cut his head off when entering my house if my lounge room ceiling fan is on / ducking into a door / being this tall is extra expensive - he just paid $6500 for a specially made extra length king size bed, where the sheets sets are costing them $450 per set. His shoes are size 17, so extra expense buying from overseas, clothing in his size's is extra expensive, and he has to either drive up to Perth, or shop online. He has split his head open several times on shower heads. Is now paying for a weekly chiropractor because our spines aren't designed to be that tall, so he lives in pain with back, hip, knee and ankle issues. Great friend to have around when it's time to change the 15 down lights in my open living area, and when my split system air con filters need a clean. Saves me up n down the ladder for an hour or so lol

Hi mate, those amazing sea cliffs at about 7:45 is where Antarctica broke off from Australia about 80 million years ago... literally. Before then you could just keep walking south because it was all one big landmass called Gondwana.

The video of the Namoi River I am pretty sure was taken where I live. Our major river was empty with grass going for months however at the end of last year it flooded and inundated homes 5 time in 2 months. That's the craziness of rural Australia

@IWrocker, surprisingly, Bloomin Onions is not really a dish in Australia. Well, it's rare to find a restaurant that serves "bloomin' onions". And I agree with you, it would be better to have a restaurant that has Australian food and is Australian themed. Yet, barring the occasional dish, made using Australian natural ingredients, we don't really have our own cuisine. Even in Australia, it is rare to find restaurants or ingredients that are native to Australia. FACT: Broccolini was developed in Australia, and Finger Limes are native to Australia. 😊

I feel sorry for that 6'9 officer he must have a lot of headaches

I lived in the Snowy Mountains on a 100 acre property. Kangaroos in the snow were quite common, perhaps not in the depths of winter but certainly in snowy periods. In fact I have never experienced so many wild kangaroos in my life as I had living down near Kosciousko, and I grew up in the Central West of New South Wales.

Thanks Man. I Live here and hadn't seen some of that stuff. I've seen kangaroos in the snow tho. A shame you didn't cover of the Crocs that come in on the Beach up North- that spun me out.

I share my land with 50-60 roos. The reason I've never run any over may be because I never use high beams around them, and detect if they're stressed by watching their behaviour. A roo with its ears back can jump in any direction at any time, so slow right down. Their ears go back when it snows and they stay back until it melts away. I don't think it's the cold that stresses them when they're happy to stand out in the frost. I reckon the roos hate snow because they can't get to the grass.

The map of Australia showing it's scorching hot all over, has one saving grace and that's Tasmania. We are maritime temperate and miss out on the truly diabolical heat, thank goodness. We're the little yellow coloured state beneath Victoria on that map.

lol i was stationed at Cairns station and I know both of those Officers, he used to walk sidways down the hall or smash his head on the frames lol, the young lady has left now and has a very successful real estate business ) - amazing this photo has travelled thais far lol

Hi Ian. just ;;had a radio program . collecting for the homeless,,, so I donated A CARDBOARD box... btw. the smaller the dog... the louder the bark.

Yeah - snowing on the roos - and it midsummer! :O I'm shortish, and I'm so glad every time I fly. 🙂 "Daily smoking rates in Australia are around the lowest among Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries - 11.2% for Australians aged 15 and over in 2019 (AIHW 2020, Table 2.7) 16.1% in 2021 (or nearest year) for OECD countries (OECD 2022)." Outback Steakhouse is as Australian as mom, hot dogs, and apple pie.

Saw kangaroos in frost/snow in Canberra. 6'9" and his ears are level with the top of the door frame. Eyes on your elbows is different to keeping your eyes on your fries.

I’m 6 ft even and I walk into shit all the time but in my defence I am blind

Those trivia signs are on the Cunningham Highway between Brisbane, Warwick, Inglewood and Goondiwindi on the Queensland/NSW border. Makes you laugh when you first see them but then you start playing and it's fun.

In the 2019-2020 (September 2019 to March 2020) aka Black Summer, 24.3 million hectares were burnt, 3,000 buildings including 2,779 homes were destroyed, 34 people lost their lives & an estimate of 3 billion animals were killed. Yes 3 BILLION animals were killed. I live in Windsor NSW, about 2hrs north/west of Sydney & we were packed & ready to go if needed. Thank fully we did. It still makes me sick in the stomach when I think about it.

What is even weirder than kangaroo hopping in the snow, is that it’s snowing in Australia in SUMMER

That was so interesting, thanks Ian. The Australian bushfires of 2019-20 added to global warming and the thinning of the mid-latitude ozone layer. The smoke travelled all around the world and severely affected crops and weather conditions in several countries. Daily smokers are around 11% of the population. The National Tobacco Campaign was launched to reduce smoking in and therefore its associated health issues. Banning advertising, adding hefty taxes, plain paper packaging with warnings and graphic images, tobacco products locked away not on display at shops, bans on workplace, transport, etc smoking, Quit helplines and support groups, subsidised patches, education campaigns in media and schools, etc. The trend in smokers was steadily going down until recently for all demographics, except teen girls who were being targeted through social media, with new forms being introduced or others becoming popular - e-cigarettes, shishas etc.

Haha! Nice and amazing facts in this video, but on that last one, the map with temperature being hottest in Australia I have to correct you mate, on the map you displayed there which shows current temperatures and it is daytime in Australia which means it is evening/nighttime/early morning in Africa and South America. It may very well be that Australia is the hottest continent but it’s not a very good way of showing it by using that type of map, you’d need a world map with seasonal temperature averages to show the true comparison. Great work overall though 😊👍

"Imagine having eyes on ur elbows"🤣🤣🤣

I had a couple of really tall great uncles. They had to duck to go through door ways so they didn't hit their head. They had to have special raised seats fitted in their Holden cars. I remember riding on their shoulders when I was 3 years old. It felt I could reach up & touch the moon because I was so high up.

Great show this time. Well, they all are great, but this one was super great!

Those roos are all going "oh shit, cold feet, cold feet, cold feet..." But seriously, there are plenty of alpine roos that live in snow. Iain, are you wearing a smokey the bear cap? I used to watch that on tv here in Oz when I was a kid - "remember kids, only you can prevent bush fires" lol. Hardly anyone smokes here anymore. Which is great. The problem is when you go to places where people still smoke a lot - like most of asia - you get easily nauseated by the cigarette smoke. Decades ago when I was in the army I remember going into a room where half my platoon were sitting around waiting for something and you literally couldnt see the other side of the room because of the cigarette smoke. That just wouldnt happen today.

Australia's dangerous animals really need to be put into perspective. Our animals claim very few lives in comparison to our roads. Sadly a young man died recently from an eastern brown snake bite, my sympathies and condolences to his family but it's a rarity due to a fantastic antivenom program which provides fantastic care for those unfortunate enough to be bitten by a snake or spider. I recently got bitten by a spider. It was mildly painful and that was about it. For those of us who work outside a few heavy duty snake bite bandages is always a good thing to carry

Lived from Macedon Ranges to Mount Hotham definitely seen a few roos covered in snow....

Venturing in the hills around Canberra in winter you will often see kangaroos in the snow. As you rightly point out, Ian, It's definitely not your stereotypical Aussie country scene.

The land drop off into the sea just before 8mins in: That used to be underwater millions of years ago. When the poles were melted, that was an inland sea that went all the way to Uluru. In fact, it formed Uluru because it's made from harder rock than the surrounding area, and the water washed the softer earth and rock away, leaving Uluru poking out when the sea disappeared from when the poles started to freeze over year round and locked up enough water for the sea level to go down until the inland sea disappeared.

I've worked in security & sometimes in a team if the least confrontational person goes in to talk to a group of people you need out of a venue it works out much better. I'm a big guy but I'm from a family of church workers & teachers (I've seen fked up violence btw) but I've used it as a tactic & often it works. If people believe you care about their side of a story often they will be on your side & the result is good. I've worked army, pawn shops & clubs, & rarely has shit gotten out of hand. I tribute my old man for it who was a priest :)

Only the south-east and south-west corners have a temperate climate and moderately fertile soil. The northern part of the country has a tropical climate, varying between grasslands and desert. There are plenty of places to enjoy snow in Australia - some of the major destinations include the peaks of the Australian Alps like Perisher, Thredbo, Charlotte Pass, Mt Hotham, Falls Creek, Mt Buller, Selwyn, and Mt Baw Baw

I've flown along those cliffs in the Great Australian Bight in an Airforce Caribou aircraft. One of the great experiences of my life. The desert stops and the Southern Ocean starts. With 300 foot cliffs to mark the spot. Just awesome.

He's hitting his head on EVERYTHING, and either sleeps uncomfortably or has to have a custom made bed. He also has to pay more when he shops for clothes.

That Namoi river was as Aussies would say "Drier than a wooden box.."

I’ve seen that big Cop in Cairns very often,he’s not hard to miss.

10 years ago I ran errands for an elderly lady. She smoked cigarettes. A packet of cigarettes at that time cost over $50 at the supermarket. & A carton of 6 packs cost over $300.

Ian, a F1 car did a flying lap around Bathurst just days ago and would love you to do a video of it. Sounds Amazing!!

I live in south Queensland and it’s so dry here atm. We’ve had 38-40 degrees with no rain for a long time now. Hopefully the cyclone developing over the Solomon Islands brings us rain. Love your work wroker

For the Americans (and other countries) that are shocked Australia gets snow at all; we got snow last week in Victoria - and it’s currently the middle of summer!

I lived in Cairns for 13 years and the beaches are horrible.Sharks,Crocodiles,Box Jellyfish.It’s a very violent city.

Oh wow haha I live in Scone!! The video with Chris Hemsworth.. what a small world. Scone is the horse capital of Australia. Just a little FYI. small town of 6 thousand people 😆

There's an opal store in Sydney which displays a complete dinosaur fossil which is opalizing. It's really cool so see how the fossils become opals

Oh come on, we have snow, a few hundred square miles, for a couple of months, some of the greatest ski resorts (in the local area), ski slopes that rival, well, the other ones nearby, they even call them "The Snowy Mountains". My guess is they were discovered in the middle of winter and a week after they named them they buggered of back to England.

I've been to the Outback restaurant and quite like the food, especially their bread!! As for Blooming Onions, that is not an Aussie thing lol s for smokes, my mum is a smoker and her pack of 50 costs $90Au which is about $62US

Those ozzie bush fires changed our evening sky along with particulate dropping, not sure any particulate was visible on snow farther south. I didn't see any noticeable dusting in Auckland

You wouldn’t know we had fires licking our doorsteps now. Everything has regenerated. The trees and bush are all green again. Unfortunately, for people who lost someone, or their homes, nothing will ever be restored. But, fires are a part of life here. It’s called the burnt country for a reason.

THe reason why most Austraians never see snow is that over 66% of Australians live in the greater metropolitan area of Australia's 8 capital cities which are on the coast. To see snow you have to move away from the coast to Inland cities like Stanthorpe (Queensland), Orange, Oberon Lithgow, Bathurst (NSW), Ballarat (Victoria) and Canberra (ACT), to name a few.

Rainbow lattice sunstone is a form of orthoclase and comes in a variety of forms. Its formed when mica also forms inn amongst the lattice of the orthoclase. Long distance roads also have rumble strips across the road to vibrate loud noise in the car cabin....to ensure yoou dont fall asleep. Coping mechanisms for living here are as diverse as the country itself.

Might just be my favorite posts of yours Mate.

As an Aussie, I'm looking backwards on that heat map and seeing how cold it is in Minneapolis. I met a lady from Colorado today who said it sometimes snows during 4th of July fireworks. The US must be really cold sometimes

Up on the Southern Tablelands N.S.W it can be cold at any time of the year, Here in Goulburn only two hours out of Sydney it's 16 C. Today ( mid summer) We also get High winds and a lot of Rain ( except in Droughts) Goulburn is Quiet, But awesome ! We have Kangaroos in town, ( If you know where to look) Wetlands, My Gray "Eastgrove" ( Frog Hollow) I have a photo of a Kangaroo that took a wrong turn ( crossed the rail line) and ended up at Goulburn Railway station ( we don't say " Railroad" )

If i understood that other post of yours correctly, Congrats on the new addition to your family🎉

Yeah, I've driven across the Nullarbor a few times, and it's never fun The Great Australian Bight is an awesome thing to see, them Cliffs are massive and just beautiful to see in person

When we get sky writing, it can last up to several minutes. It all depends on how windy it is up there.

I think it is funny that when the kangaroo's in the snow started, I was looking at the snow, not the kangaroo's, while IWrocker was watching the kangaroo's. I am Australian!

That was a good dive. 🤣😃🤣😃

Oh man, the roos are lovin' it! Either that, or they're saying: "Barry! Barry! It's fuckin' cold mate, where's the damn heater, my pouch is frozen stiff!"

Great video and great slelction. When I was a teenager I wanted to join the police. Problem was that I was 5'8" and 5'9" was the minimum height allowed. Another police force allowed 5'8" as the minimum. Years later I joined the ambulance. Technically they had no height restrictions, but you had to be able tobe tall enough to grab the handle of the pull down rear door during the physical functional aptitude test. How times with policing have changed.

I live in on the Eyre Peninsula South Australia. Last year a wet kangaroo hopped past me in the Main Street. From the beach, past the pub and our foodland(if you know u know :-p)

Shout out to my home town, Cairns! lmao! there are a lot of smokers, and the usual pack my wife gets is a 40 pack for $57+AUD (currently that is USD40)

I live in one of those fatigue zones. Must be why I'm tired all the time...

"have you seen roos in snow before"? Dude I haven't even seen snow before being from WA 😂

That River Bed looks like my backyard here in Western Vic.

Hamburgers in Australia - before the US fast food franchises turned up, were huge. Average contents: - A slice of cheese - lettuce - tomato - beetroot - A thick beef meat patty - onion slices - BBQ sauce. -------------------- If you wanted a deluxe hamburger, the additional ingredients were: - a fried egg - bacon rashers - slice of barbecued pineapple (optional) -------------------- These burgers were usually so big, you only needed to buy one. Sadly, it is now rare to find a takeaway food shop that still make these type of burgers. 🍔

I`m not really in a snowy area , so i dont remember ever seeing roos in the snow , but i have seen plenty of times a mass of kangas in some areas , my mate lives in country victoria , and across the road from him in a paddock , often there is 40 or 50 roos( he calls them a nuisance) , I used drive trucks for a living , , one occasion i was north bound heading out of melbourne and there was about 40 kangas all lined up just slightly off the tar of the road/highway like they where getting ready for an event :) , i was thinking if one goes , they will all go , and it will be messy , fortunately these ones had some road sense . i live about 20 ks out from melb city , and we have in our suburb what the local council/shire calls a reserve , basically its just a really big paddock they no longer have to mow between the housing estates with a walking path up either side of it running from one road to the other , and as rule there is 12 to 15 kangas living in there , it is nice to have this weird wildlife virtually a stones throw away , i`ve probably seen them thousands of times when passing over the 20 plus years ive been there , but , i still get a kick out of pulling up now and again an watching them if they are not lazing around in the long grass ..

The chips thing... they are all fried potatoes, or oven baked sometimes. But seriously the first is a bag of chips, the second is hot chips. Hot chips are thicker than french fries, and come wrapped in white paper, (the next day or hours later, they are cold chips) my big sister used to rip one end open and wander around eating them, not silly enough to go home with it, where 9 people lived at the time(parents and 7 siblings ending up with 8 after 2 married sisters had kids). with or without chicken salt, we can put on plain salt, tomato sauce, lemon juice or gravy. Yummo!

Luv ya from rural NSW Australia 🇦🇺

In Australia, tax on alcohol and cigarettes goes up every six months in line with inflation. So every year it costs ten cents more for a pot 285ML OF beer. Hey, what about $30 for a pack of 20 cigarettes? Hate to be the last person who smokes.....

thats not ALOT of Kangaroos in the 1st video haha we have TWICE AS MANY KANGAROOS then people! these are some cool videos. sick reaction mate

Awesome one Ian 👍🇦🇺

Also to put it into context the Queensland floods some years back covered the same area as France and Germany combined, so pretty big and a lot of water.

Hi Ian, If you get a chance to grab a screen shot of the US in a heat wave with Oz in the middle of Winter it would be great if you could compare it to that photo one day. Thanks. Ps - We have Chips and Hot Chips to differentiate them. lol

Australian cuisine would be "Bush Tucker", Witchetty grubs probably wouldn't sell well. To quote Croc Dundee " you can live on it but it tastes like shit" Tip for cooking Galah (cocky), boil in pot with a rock, when rock is tender Galah is ready to eat. Roo meat is very good, very similar to venison.

Altitude is key to having snow in Australia. Even as far south as Hobart, snow on the ground is fairly uncommon. Unless you're on top of Mount Wellington. Same here in WA, you'll only really get it at Bluff Knoll, which has a 1000 metre altitude

H Ian, I presume the map comparing the area burnt in the Australian bushfire with a map of Europe was the Black Summer bushfires of 2019/20. If so, the area burnt is underestimated by a factor of about 3, since the actual area burnt was 19 million hectares (47 million acres) or 190,000 km^2 (73,000 mi^2). 10% of Australian adults are smokers. Interestingly, smoking is positively correlated with social disadvantage, meaning poorer people are more likely to smoke than wealthier people, despite the high cost of smoking (or maybe they became poor because of their smoking habit?!).