THIS WEEK IN AUSTRALIA [53] - NEW YEAR'S IN OZ 

You have a lot of Aussies here who love you for being so interested in us and being prepared to laugh at yourself and your country. Happy New Year Mate 🇦🇺

Here's a rule of thumb for you Ryan. Any animal with hooves, is NOT native to Australia.

During the one of the major bushfires, I was studying in Germany and during the break one of the teachers came up to me and was like "Is you're family alright?" and my response was a nonchalant "Yeah", "I saw the news, they said an area the size of Belgium was on fire". I actually laughed, "Yes, but only about 100 people live in that spot". It was luckily one of the few bushfires with little property damage and with everyone safe. A lot of people judge the size of Australia by looking at a Mercator projection map, which makes it look far smaller relative to its true size

"It kinda looks like that guy was gonna poop with the dog!" 😂😂😂 that line was gold.

If I remember the news report of beach closure right, then it was a good idea, despite it being the height of summer. After over a half a metre of rainfall in 24 hours, the sea was dangerous with surf & fecal matter, logs & trees floating and possible sea snakes headed to shore for calmer water, made for a great time not to go swimming.

I'm Aussie and I hate wearing anything on my feet when walking on sand. Ute is pronounced Yoote - short for utility vehicle - invented in Australia for farmers and now used by tradies and and anyone else who finds them useful. Some buy them just because they're cool.

When you walk on hot sand, you walk and place your feet so that they dig into the sand. The sand under neath is usually much cooler than in the surface.

Re leaving thongs at the entry boardwalk to the beach. Very common. People also leave towels, clothes, watches, wallets, phones, etc on the beach itself while swimming nearby. Mostly "hidden" under their towel. At my gym, it's very common to see wallets, keys, phones etc left largely unattended on a bench while someone works out. I hope this level of trust will continue for a while. We'll see.

The quarter was easy to spot, its the only coin without the queens head or an Australian animal on it.

Ute as in utility, pronounced " yoot". The round 50cent coin is original issue after we changed to decimal currency. It was later change to hexagonal shape. Queen Elizabeth was probably about 30-35 years of age when coin was minted. So about 60 years before she passed. It is now a collectors item.

The cheap food at Coles is almost out of date

The 1966 50c piece was only issued that year, and had a silver content of 75% if I recall correctly. 1966 was the first year of decimal currency in Australia, after the old Pounds, Shillings and Pence. The original 50c piece is quite rare, and sell for about $10 Australian today. In subsequent years, all 50c coins have had 12 sides, and are cupro-nickel (75%/25%).

Due to heavy rain causing major flooding, rivers have carried lots of wood, branches, logs and other debris into the ocean. This makescswimming in surf highly dangerous, as waves can hit swimmers with floating solid items causing injury or even deaths. That even ignores potential contamination by farm/animal wastes or even sewage swept into floods, causing potential health hazards. For safety, beaches are closed till natural clearing takes place.

Ryan I come here to watch your hilarious mispronunciation of Aussie things. ‘Ooooot’ haha😂

No animal with hooved feet are native to Australia, largely contributing to the wild fact Aus is so barren now, Pigs, Goats, Horses, Camels, Cows, Sheep, and many more.

DUDE !!!! --- Your 20 cent Australian coin is called a wave = collectors coin made in the UK. Don't loose or use it. The bottom bar on the 2 is not straight. Get good price for it 😉

Ryan. Mate. You have homework. And complete it you must. The word that you mispronounced is "ute" {yoot}. Its short hand for the word "utility". You have set yourself the task of researching the history of the Australian Ute. {yoot}. The research will lead you too an annual gathering in a town called Deniliquen in South West New South Wales. The video of the annual muster will absolutely do your head in. Happy new Year. Go well son.

Queen Elizabeth reigned for 70 years and 214 days. She was the longest reigning British monarch in history.

The donuts are strawberry, pineapple, and chocolate. Also we don't have quarters. 😊

its pronounced as *YOOT*

Hi Ryan, That round 50c piece was the original 50 brought out in '66 when we went to Dollars. It was discontinued and replaced with the 12 sided 50c because it contained 56c worth of silver and people were melting them down. We do not have a Quarter, just 2$, 1$, 50, 20, 10 and 5 cent coins . The 2 and 1 dollar coins were brought out to replace paper notes as the life of a 1$ paper note was 2 weeks, the life span of a coin is up to 30yrs. 1 and 2 cent coins were dropped as they were not worth the metal in them. Some of us would be interested in any info u have on US coinage.

Ryan , why do Americans say one fourth of a cup , yet have a coin called a quarter ?

Ah, nearly 20 years ago my brother in law and I stripped naked on those steps at about midnight and took a long run into that water for a short swim. All the while our wives are yelling at us about sharks. They brought our clothes to us and we pulled them on over our wet bodies and the police turned up awhile later. I presume someone reported us, but they left us alone. Silly and inappropriate but still makes me smile.

A issue over going into supporting USA in going into the Iraq war, was that the then Prime minister, John Howard, went into the mission, without a parliment vote agreeing to doing so. It is like US president going into war ignoring Congress. DOES THAT SOUND TO BE RIGHT? Then and now?

The annual new years document release of cabinet documents from 20 years prior is a big deal. The Iraq discussion records were missing. It's a moderately big deal here this week.

LA Ice is a cheap, off-brand cola drink brought out by the Australian P&N drinks company.

A 20c coin and a 5c coin together is not called a quarter we say it as 25c

As for alpacas... not native to anywhere outside South America... but they do raise them here as either fibre growing animals or fibre goat protectors... sometimes both at once.

Love it when you pronounce things so very wrong and don’t know it 😝 happy new year

The reason all those Coles sale price would be so low is that food will be out of date that day.

Albanese wasn't apologising for Australia entering the Iraq war. Every New Years Day, Cabinet (government) papers of decisions made by the government of the day 20 years ago, are released by the National Archives. It was discovered that papers that should have been released a couple of years ago, by the most recent past government were not released. They dealt with the then idea that Saddam Hussein had WMD and that was the reason we joined with the Coalition of the Willing and went into Iraq.

I would trust those free sausages because that’s my uncle’s butcher shop 😂 Carr’s traditional butcher. RIP Uncle John 🍻🇦🇺

They are on quick sale because they are about a run out of shelf life. In Australia Coles and Woolworths are TRYING to have the USE BY dates removed because it cost them money. Nothing like these huge profit making supermarkets wanting us to buy OUT OF DATE food. Bastards.

That meat is only on quick sale because it is almost at or at it's used by date

Ryan, the large pizza you saw was only at that pizza parlor. Everywhere else is 12" to 14".

Yellow icing is pineapple 🍍 😋

Bought some off porterhouse steak from Woolies once. Had to travel 140km return trip to return it. They promptly returned my money, let me pick any other meat tray to replace it & also give me $100 gift vouchers to cover my fuel. Was a happy chappy.

The round 50c pieces are quite rare and were mostly made of real silver, so worth much more than 50c! I remember when I was a kid my dad had a whole jar full of them and I kept pinching them and spending them on 50c of lollies at the corner shop in the 80s! 😂🤦‍♀️ if I hadda known then what I know now!

I'm a south Aussie, I love hearing what you think of us lol.. Happy new year i hope you and your family is safe and happy this new year..

I always have the same pizza at the same shop. Only a few years ago (2-3?) they were €5,90. Now they are €11 !

The Aboriginal in Batman was because in the publishing year of 1988, it was Australia’s Bicentennial.

In Australia, on 1st of January every year, certain documents that were embargoed for a period of time are released.

In 2008 the Aussie dollar was worth 1.10 US

Happy new yr from Australia

Dude was going to help dog crap in front of tram… 😅 cos that’s what we do ❤

The quarter was the 2nd from the top in the line of 10c coins, easily spotted as the stamped image is clearly different to the others.

The Queen was born in 1926 and crowned in 1952. The engraving for her portrait on our coins would have been created when she was crowned. The same portrait was used for all currency manufactured during her reign. On the 14th February, 1966 we changed to decimal currency. Despite the sized difference between the fifty cent round coin and the twenty cent coin some errors were made so the shape was changed. That also made the withdrawal of the round fifty cent coin easier. They were withdrawn because the silver content made the coin more expensive than its face value. Debris pronounced debree is the junk floating in the water. Most of our coastal cities and towns were built at the mouth of a river so after flooding all sorts of stuff ends up in the ocean. Anything from dead animals to trees. The term debris covers the lot. In Australia we write and speak English English not the murdered version you people use in the US.

The sand is usually soft and deep so thongs don't work well.

G'day Mate! The government quietly withdrew the original round 50c coins when the silver content rose above 65cents to be replaced with a 12 sided nickel copper coin. Cheers!

That gronk who speared Gus will be copping shit from the locals for years to come.

Hi Ryan. I try not to miss any of your shows and enjoy your reactions. Have you looked at any videos about Australian wines? As a someone who enjoys a glass of wine with dinner, but not an expert on wines, i would enjoy seeing your reaction. I suspect that many Americans do not know about the wines we produce.

The American coin is 4th row from the left, third coin down. Also, The size of a large pizza in Australia depends on the pizza chain. For example, Domino's Pizza sizes in Australia range from 25 cm (10 inch) (8 slices) for a large pizza to 32 cm (12.5 inch) (8 slices) for an extra large pizza1. Australia's Pizza House's large pizzas are 12 inch in diameter and can feed up to 2 adults, or 4 small children2. A large pizza is typically between 16 and 18 inches in diameter.

Quicksale is the supermarket's way to get rid of stock that's going off in a day or two to minimise losses. Multiple quicksale stickers are there because each day they'll mark it down more until it goes past the use by date and they're not allowed to sell it anymore. Or sometimes excess stock from holiday periods will go on quicksale if they just want it gone to make room for more regular stock.

In Australia even pounds, shillings and pennies from pre decimal days are still valid if you take them to a bank to exchange or deposit in an account.

When things are on quick sale there usually approaching their expiry date.

the prime ministers last name is pronounced as Albəneezee

Supermarkets look for things nearing "use by"/"best before" and mark them down to sell them quicker. Generally they have 3 markdowns, and if you're lucky enough for the stock to be there at the 3rd markdown it will be 70-95% off (not sure exact numbers, but a lot). In some parts of the country (or some parts of every capital city) everyone goes away for Christmas and New Year - so if you stay home and your supermarket hasn't planned for it you can get some really good deals (some years we get *really* cheap seafood on the afternoon of Christmas Eve (this year we got whole sides of salmon at about $12 a kilo).....problem is you can't rely on it, because some years the supermarkets have less and simply run out......

damn that Uluru Superhero is sick

Decimal currency came in in Australia on 14th February, 1966. I recall this clearly as I went in to hospital to have my 1st son on 6th Feb & it was pounds shillings & pence & when I went to pay my a/ c they told me the amount I dollars & cents!!! I was very confused. Talk about baby brain!!!

Just looked up value of a 1966 50 round coin is $48.71, because if the silver content, the round 50 cent coin was replaced by a 12 sided coin in 1969 until present.

Quick saile means if you don't cook it the day you purchase it then freeze it.

1966 is the year our currency went decimal, it's also the only year our 50c coins were circular, they became dodecagonal after that. It is actually worth more than 50c because the 1966 coin (as well as being rare) has a higher silver content than the value of the coin should contain. If melted down, it'd be worth maybe 56c. To a collector though, because of the rarity, it'd be worth more.

Lol the original 50 cent pieces. We're worth so much they recalled them... but relaxed the call for collectors, and because there was a steady strand of buying and selling...

Not just the yellow snow Don't eat the brown snow either Ryan.😂

Dominoes does $5 pizzas now Also if you buy in seasons things and be a bit flexible... Eat the rainbow idea. There's always cheap fruit and veggie, they're just different at times of year. Ie I'm getting blueberries now for $2-3 but in a few months they'll be $7-9 but something else will be cheaper then

The food at Cole’s would be at or close to use by date, ie, use the same day.

After the GFC in 2008/2009 the Australian Dollar was worth more than the USD topping out at above $1.05 USD.

The 1966 round 50c coin is worth more in silver content than face value. It was quickly replaced by the 10 sided coin in circulation today that has no silver in it.

That change will get you a maccas meal deal 😂

1988 was the bi-centenary of the first European colony in Australia which was started at Sydney which could be why an Aboriginal appeared in the cartoon. The body painting was a bit wrong though. It usually like different to that.

The Coronation date of Queen Elizabeth 11was 2nd June 1953. She was 27 years old.

The quarter is the coin that has ALASKA written on it (almost upside down) in the 10c row

Australians regard walking onto the beach as a spiritual connection . Thongs on the beach mix like red wine in hot oil.

You-ts and DE-bree and re - aL-PACCA are from South America - see more detail below: South America Alpaca and are bred from the wild Vicuna which is now a rare and protected species. The llama is bred from the wild Guanaco, which is still relatively common through out South America. They are both in the camelid family, which also Includes the Asian camel.

The round 1966, 50c, depending on the condition can be worth anywhere between $15.00 & a massive $1600.00. I've seen a 10 pack of round 1966, 50c, going for $166.80 & a mint condition one going for $1650.00.

Solanato tomatoes are lovely and sweet. Great in salads.

The supermarkets overstock before big holidays like Xmas, NYE, Australia Day, where lots of people will be buying food for feasting. Then in the day or two after, you can get in there and score bargains on the markdowns while they’re clearing out the shelves for new fresh stock. This is where having a big freezer comes in handy.

Yes that's still the currency we use. Only the $1 coin has the new King on it and there's no rush to change it. We don't have quarters here, isn't that 25 cents? Coles and Woolies always mark down items that are near the used by date, but can usually be found at the end of the day. On Saturday's you can usually get marked down meat but they go quick.

I love how you pronounce Ute, you say it like “oot” we aussies pronounce it “Yoot” 😂

I found the 2008 receipt interesting. They were deals from where I live. Cessnock, NSW. Memories!

Albo’s talking about the release of government documents, which should have occurred several years ago by law, but that was disappeared by the former government under Morrison

Definitely should have ex PM John Howard come out and explain himself and his government actions.

The problem with modern utes and SUVs is that they have grown a lot in size as well as becoming thirstier for fuel, but they don't really hold any more stuff than the old utes or station-wagons from the 1970s were able to carry.

"Ute" had me laughing 😂

The circular 50 cent coins were first introduced in 1966 when Australia went decimal, and they were made from 80 per cent pure silver and 20 per cent copper and were stopped 2 years later because the metals used became more expensive by weight than the coin value. They are worth up to $15 now, and the shape was changed in 1968 to a dodecagonal (12-sided) coin.

Haha that man in Sydney and his dog, they're always down there at Paddy's markets.

The Gold Coast has just been absolutely “nuked” by storms and has suffered extensive flooding and storm damage. The floods have caused all the debris to be washed into the sea and that’s why the beaches are closed “sad so sad”.

Ute as Ute as in Utility. They are utility vehicles which means they can be utilised for many things.

That 50 cent piece is extra rare. You'll rarely come across a coin before 1970, but this is the smooth round circle. Our 50 cent piece is like an octagon now, and have been for as long as i can remember. So the year made and the shape is different to nowadays.

Only scrolled through a few comments and couldn't see anything about 2 big Mac's for $5, it's now $8.40 for 1 by itself here in Melbourne's east

Those tomatoes that weren't the weight as stated on the label can work the other way. I was in my local Coles and picked up a tray of fillets for Chicken Burgers. As I usually do, I looked for a tray that had a longer Use By date and I found one. It was a fair bit heavier than the first one I picked up so I weighed them. Both trays were selling for the same price and said 400g on the label. One was 420g, the other was 650g. Guess which one I bought, for the exact same price? I do that all the time now and in these days of supermarket rip-offs I'm even more pleased with myself. Spread the word people! 😃

Ryan, We don’t have a quarter. We have a 5 cent, 10 cent, 20 cent, 50 cent , $1 and $2 coins. We also call ladies thongs, thongs or g string. Ryan you missed the point of Albaneses announcement he was saying that the documents state the wrong info so he wants the documents to be corrected to reflect the real reason. Elizabeth was the Queen for 70 years before she passed. Ute is pronounce You-t. No Alpacas are not Australian animals. But we have a lot of them here. Happy Arvo 🐨

The Gold Coast got hit by a very severe storm which included a tornado on Christmas night, thousands are still without power due to a complete rebuilding of the power grid. The Gold Coast also got hit on NYE by another severe storm, with rainfall in some areas (Springbrook National Park) with over 500ml of rain

"Ute" is short for "utility" and should be pronounced correspondingly. An Australian ute used to be the same as an American "utility coupe", but in the last thirty years or so the sense of the term has expanded to include pickup trucks. There is an article about them in wikipedia called "Ute (vehicle)". I think that US manufacturers stopped building utility coupe in about 1980 because they were treated as cars for the purpose of gas mileage and emission standards, whereas pickups are treated as trucks (and therefore not included in the fleet averages).

That 50c coin could be worth around $15 depending on condition.

The 50 cent is round, I need that for my 50 cent collection

@14.15 - this is the first year of the decimal currency. There have been various changes to Australian currency since 1966. The round 50 cent piece design and metal composition was changed to the 12-sided (dodecagon) design we have today in 1969.

Queen born in 1926 from memory, as was my mother, a day apart.

Hi Ryan, the round 1966 50 cent coin is worth around $16.00 as it is bout 70% silver and was not repeated. Australia changed to the new decimal currency in 1966. Luckily I have around 10 of these coins, keeping them for grand children together with 3 gold 1896 coins ( $1800.00). Hope they appreciate historical things. Have a great New Year to you and your family.

I did see the sad so sad lady on the TV but I thought she was talking about the Japan earthquake. Itw was just a beach being closed? 🤣