Land Down Under

Australia, Australia, Australia.
In today's paper there was an update about the wildfires in Australia. Apparently, deadly firestorms sweep across Australia every few years and this article said that the death toll for the wildfires will surpass 200.
I have never been to Australia, so the landscape and environment are strictly from my imagination and influence of few pictures. I began to wonder just how strong Australia must be as a country. If people are dying left and right from natural disatsters, it must bring Australia close together as a nation. Being from an island, whenever we are hit with strong-winded storms and typhoons, our community keeps us together and gives even more endless support to one another. We bring the life back to our island together.
I was also considering the latest , "Best Job in Queensland." This job is in search of a caretaker of the islands of the Great Barrier Reef. The website says that this job is specifically aimed at bringing the tourism back to Queensland. There are a few responisibilities pertaining to feeding the fish in the ocean, checking the mail, and blogging about their duties and stay as a caretaker.
The applicants are to apply via online and start the job on June 1. More information can be found at http://www.islandreefjob.com/?cmpid=66.
My point with this bit of information is since tourism is not thriving as much as it used to, the community of australia must be strong despite both wildfires and tourism decline altogether. Thumbs up Australia.

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