What, if any, parts of our modern life will survive 1000 years?
The best way to consider how we might live a thousand years from now is to go back a millennia to 1025, a time that predates the Norman Conquest of Britain.
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With all these developments in Australia’s retail landscape, I wonder if we haven’t lost something along the way.
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Simple line chart reveals when property crunch will ease
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This speech by King Charles is a masterpiece in communication
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Inside the Americanisation of Australian youth culture
By 1972, ‘guy’ replaced ‘bloke’ in Australian vernacular. Buddy never did, and hopefully never will, replace mate.
Seven million share ‘secret’ lifestyle zone
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