Weird Crap In Australia

How did a criminal on the run result in the election of Pauline Hanson in the 1990s? Why did a man and some photos turn the public against the police? Just who is the Drop-in-Bandit?Join Holly and Matthew as they look into Brendan Abbott and his crime-sprees.Main Theme music – Kevin MacLeod"Slow Ticking Clock" – Kevin MacLeodUsed under a Creative Commons license.

Cockatoo Island, situated deep inside Sydney Harbour, has had continual use since time immemorial. Originally a sacred site, the island became a penal colony, a shipyard, and now a tourist location. Join Holly and Matthew as they look into the history of the site, and the stories of ghosts that haunt the island's many buildings.Main Theme music – Kevin MacLeod"Slow Ticking Clock" – Kevin MacLeodUsed under a Creative Commons license.

When Europeans landed on the shores of Australia, a world of foreign animals and strange plants greeted their refined, English sensibilities. While the Americas had big cows and the bones of bigger elephants, Australia was home to jumping deer and teddy bears that drop from the trees to rip you apart. It took decades for the "duck-mole" to be discovered - and it took even longer for its strangest feature to be discovered. Join Holly and Matthew as they look into the national treasure that is the platypus, and it's most unusual features.**Happy end of Year 3, everyone!**Main Theme music – Kevin MacLeod"Slow Ticking Clock" – Kevin MacLeodUsed under a Creative Commons license.

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit Australia in February 2020, the Australian government faced its biggest medical emergency since the 1920s. With 100 years to prepare and refine their responses to the issue, the changes, differences and actions taken by the Australian Government helped us avoid disaster. Thanks to the work of the Lost Generation and their elders, the 2020 government knew exactly what to do and what to avoid, and worked to their greatest strengths.Only kidding. The more things change, the more they stay the same.What do the Hospital Ship Somali, the Member for Adelaide George Yates, and the Spanish Flu have in common? Listen to this episode to find out!Main Theme music – Kevin MacLeod"Slow Ticking Clock" – Kevin MacLeodUsed under a Creative Commons license.

I'm sure you all saw this coming. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit Australia in February 2020, the Australian government faced its biggest medical emergency since the 1920s. With 100 years to prepare and refine their responses to the issue, the changes, differences and actions taken by the Australian Government helped us avoid disaster. Thanks to the work of the Lost Generation and their elders, the 2020 government knew exactly what to do and what to avoid, and worked to their greatest strengths. Only kidding. The more things change, the more they stay the same.Join Holly and Matthew as they look into the national pandemic response of 1919-1921 in this country, and the differences in policy, action and reaction to the emergency.Main Theme music – Kevin MacLeod"Slow Ticking Clock" – Kevin MacLeodUsed under a Creative Commons license.

Keren Rowland was 20 years old when she went missing on 26 February 1971, the night of the Royal Canberra Show. Since then, what happened to her has been theorised and questioned, but one thing is sure: she was murdered. Join Holly and Matthew in welcoming our first guest host, host of Capital Crime Files podcast Nichole Overall, as we look into this case that has fascinated Canberra and surrounds for 50 years. Is there a serial killer on the loose in the ACT? We hope to find out...Main Theme music – Kevin MacLeod"Slow Ticking Clock" – Kevin MacLeodUsed under a Creative Commons license.

Canberra may be the home of our lizard overlords, but in the 1970s, it was also the personal haunting ground for UFOs - and especially the poor woman Vikki Klein.Join Holly and Matthew as they look into Claude and the dog-faced aliens, and the journey of the Klein family.Main Theme music – Kevin MacLeod"Slow Ticking Clock" – Kevin MacLeodUsed under a Creative Commons license.

Canberra may be the home of our lizard overlords, but in the 1970s, it was also the personal haunting ground for UFOs - and especially the poor woman Vikki Klein.Join Holly and Matthew as they look into Claude and the dog-faced aliens, and the journey of the Klein family.Main Theme music – Kevin MacLeod"Slow Ticking Clock" – Kevin MacLeodUsed under a Creative Commons license.

If there is such a thing as the perfect cult leader, Anne Hamilton-Byrne could be said to be it. Indoctrinating her cultists and the children she seeks to leave to rule the world, her only flaw (as a cult leader) is that she trusted too much. Join Holly and Matthew for Year 3's Australian cult, the Family, and the consequences of their actions...*Warning violence against kids*Main Theme music – Kevin MacLeod"Slow Ticking Clock" – Kevin MacLeodUsed under a Creative Commons license.

If there is such a thing as the perfect cult leader, Anne Hamilton-Byrne could be said to be it. Indoctrinating her cultists and the children she seeks to leave to rule the world, her only flaw (as a cult leader) is that she trusted too much. Join Holly and Matthew for Year 3's Australian cult, the Family, and the consequences of their actions...*Warning violence against kids*Main Theme music – Kevin MacLeod"Slow Ticking Clock" – Kevin MacLeodUsed under a Creative Commons license.

Deep in the heartlands of southeast Victoria lives a monster so fearsome, so terrifying, that its very name used to scare the countryside. Join Holly and Matthew as they look into the Wonthaggi Monster, its life in the bush, and possible modern sightings...Main Theme music – Kevin MacLeod"Slow Ticking Clock" – Kevin MacLeodUsed under a Creative Commons license.

Join Holly and Matthew as they examine the history of the Gippsland area, its treatment of the local peoples, and the placement of the cairns that memorialise a bloody point in Australia's history.**Listener submitted - thanks to Akarna for her help with the research**Main Theme music – Kevin MacLeod"Slow Ticking Clock" – Kevin MacLeodUsed under a Creative Commons license.

Join Holly and Matthew as they examine the history of the Gippsland area, its treatment of the local peoples, and the placement of the cairns that memorialise a bloody point in Australia's history.**Listener submitted, thanks to Akarna for her help with the research** Main Theme music – Kevin MacLeod"Slow Ticking Clock" – Kevin MacLeodUsed under a Creative Commons license.

How did the man in the crocodile-skin vest go from painting on the Sydney Harbor Bridge, to rocking out in Hollywood? Join Holly and Matthew as they go through the life and adventures of Paul Hogan, and his rise to fame and glory.Main Theme music – Kevin MacLeod"Slow Ticking Clock" – Kevin MacLeodUsed under a Creative Commons license.

When two girls from Bega went missing while camping over a long weekend, a manhunt sprouted that would cover 3 states and months of work - and only be solved when one of perpetrators dobbed himself in. Join Holly and Matthew as they examine the link between the Bega Killings, the Russell St Bombings, and the nation's capital, Canberra.Main Theme music – Kevin MacLeod"Slow Ticking Clock" – Kevin MacLeodUsed under a Creative Commons license.

It's time for a little fun in the sun. Are you ready to wiggle? In the 1990s, a small band became a hit group in the Australian music industry, and started a legacy that has evolved through 3 generations of members and countless millions of children over the last 30 years. Join Holly and Matthew as they examine the history of the biggest Australian group of all time, and their wholesome origin story.Main Theme music – Kevin MacLeod"Slow Ticking Clock" – Kevin MacLeodUsed under a Creative Commons license.

It's time for a little fun in the sun. Are you ready to wiggle? Back in the 1980s, Greg, Murray, Anthony and Jeff definitely weren't. Join Holly and Matthew as they examine the history of the biggest Australian group of all time, and their wholesome, lovely origin story.Main Theme music – Kevin MacLeod"Slow Ticking Clock" – Kevin MacLeodUsed under a Creative Commons license.

On a cold winter's night in 1997, a small town in the Snowy Mountains was rocked by an event that leaves scars on its surface - mental, physical and spiritual - to this day. Join Holly and Matthew as they look into the events of that night, and the two weeks following...Main Theme music – Kevin MacLeod"Slow Ticking Clock" – Kevin MacLeodUsed under a Creative Commons license.

On a cold winter's night in 1997, a small town in the Snowy Mountains was rocked by an event that leaves scars on its surface - mental, physical and spiritual - to this day. Join Holly and Matthew as they look into the events of that night, and the two weeks following...Main Theme music – Kevin MacLeod"Slow Ticking Clock" – Kevin MacLeodUsed under a Creative Commons license.

Things happen in Central Station, Sydney, that are hard to explain. People talking with no one present, things moving, the sounds of ghostly trains. What could be causing these strange occurrences? Do they have anything to do with the abandoned stations? Or the graveyard disinterred to make way for the station? Join Holly and Matthew as they go into the history of trains in Australia, and take a closer look at Central Station, Sydney, where ghosts are said to walk...Main Theme music – Kevin MacLeod"Slow Ticking Clock" – Kevin MacLeodUsed under a Creative Commons license.