Aggressively xenophobic Queenslander chooses to run backpacker hostel for some reason
The benefits of the business compared to the upkeep seem pretty limited, but that doesn’t stop him from running a hostel that he pretty openly despises.
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Australian immigration officer kicks back after a long week of ruining backpackers’ hopes, dreams
An Australian immigration officer who spends his days crushing backpackers’ spirits can’t wait to hit one of Canberra’s two nightclubs.
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Oxford grad returns from Australian working holiday as a full-on tradie
While most return from their gap year with tiger selfies or veneral disease, Oxford grad Tristan Hughbert-Snargleton came back with something better: a high-vis vest and a pair of Redback steel-caps.
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Local woman successfully convinces boss she’ll be working during her two-week trip to France
A London office worker has today pulled off the ultimate heist, convincing her boss that she’ll be “working remotely” during her two-week trip to France.
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Almighty Neptune sends thunderous wave to wipe out beginner surfer who dared enter his domain
Max Weber, a plucky 21-year-old beginner surfer from swell-starved Dusseldorf, had been learning to ride the waves while on a working holiday in Japan. Now he’s been forced back to dry land by the god of the sea.
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Office drone on first holiday in eight years treats self to a single light beer at hotel bar
An Australian man who has worked tirelessly throughout his twenties to get ahead on the corporate ladder has tonight drowned nearly a decade’s worth of stress with a single Miller Light beer, The Tragic Traveller can confirm.
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