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Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 168 – Learning to Swim in Australia https://traffic.libsyn.com/slowenglish/podcast168.mp3 Hi, Australians love to have fun in and around the water.  Most Australians live near the coast, so … Continue reading →

Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 167 – Rooftop Solar Systems in Australia https://traffic.libsyn.com/slowenglish/Podcast_167.mp3 (This podcast is 12 minutes and 20 seconds long.) Hi, Australia has lots of sunshine.  That’s why we … Continue reading →

Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 166 – Paying for Retirement in Australia https://traffic.libsyn.com/slowenglish/podcast166.mp3 (This podcast is 14 minutes and 33 seconds long.) Hi, During their working life, most people don’t think … Continue reading →

Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 165 – Australia’s Personal Taxation System https://traffic.libsyn.com/slowenglish/podcast165.mp3 (This podcast is 13 minutes and 19 seconds long.) Hi, Australia’s federal government provides a range of services for … Continue reading →

Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 164 – A Typical Australian Breakfast https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/slowenglish/podcast164.mp3 (This podcast is 12 minutes and 4 seconds long.) Hi, Having done a lot of travel in Europe and … Continue reading →

Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 163 – Australia’s Tim Tam Biscuits https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/slowenglish/podcast163.mp3 (This podcast is 10 minutes and 25 seconds long.) Hi, As a multicultural nation, with migrants from all over … Continue reading →

Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 162 – Time Zones in Australia https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/slowenglish/podcast162.mp3 (This podcast is 11 minutes and 37 seconds long.) Hi, Australia’s mainland is about 4000 kilometres across from east … Continue reading →

Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 161 – Women’s Australian Rules Football in Australia https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/slowenglish/podcast161.mp3 (This podcast is 13 minutes and 5 seconds long.) Hi, In Podcast 2, I talked about Australia’s … Continue reading →

Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 160 – Doing an Overseas Language Course   https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/slowenglish/podcast160.mp3 (This podcast is 13 minutes and 29 seconds long.) Hi, In Podcast 127, I talked about the … Continue reading →

Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 159 – Motoring Organisations in Australia https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/slowenglish/podcast159.mp3 (This podcast is 11 minutes long.) Hi, I’ve owned quite a few cars in my lifetime.  As a car … Continue reading →

Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 158 – A Ferry Ride Across Melbourne’s Port Phillip Bay https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/slowenglish/podcast158.mp3 (This podcast is 13 minutes long.) Hi, Melbourne is my home town and is located … Continue reading →

Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 157 – Oral Health in Australia https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/slowenglish/podcast157.mp3 (This podcast is 13 minutes and 21 seconds long.) Hi, An important part of a person’s overall health is … Continue reading →

Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 156 – I Gave a Talk About My Podcast   https://traffic.libsyn.com/slowenglish/podcast156v2.mp3 (This podcast is 14 minutes and 5 seconds long.) Hi, I recently received an exciting … Continue reading →

Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 155 – Phar Lap – Australia’s Most Famous Racehorse   https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/slowenglish/podcast155.mp3 (This podcast is 14 minutes and 42 seconds long.) Hi, Horse racing is very popular … Continue reading →

Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 154 – My Local Shopping Centre   https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/slowenglish/podcast154.mp3 (This podcast is 11 minutes and 8 seconds long.) Hi, The local shops are where we buy our … Continue reading →

Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 153 – The Cost of Prescription Medicines in Australia   https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/slowenglish/podcast153.mp3 (This podcast is 13 minutes and 42 seconds long.) Hi, We all know that medicines … Continue reading →

Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 152 – Container Deposit Schemes in Australia   https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/slowenglish/podcast152.mp3 (This podcast is 13 minutes and 29 seconds long.) Hi, Litter is a real problem in Australia, … Continue reading →

Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 151 – How Australians Get to Work https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/slowenglish/podcast151.mp3 (This podcast is 14 minutes and 49 seconds long.) Hi, How you get to work, and how long … Continue reading →

Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 150 – The Fitness of Australians https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/slowenglish/podcast150.mp3 (This podcast is 13 minutes and 53 seconds long.) Hi, Australians like to think we are a sporting nation.  … Continue reading →

Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 149 – My Local Public Library https://traffic.libsyn.com/slowenglish/podcast149.mp3 (This podcast is 14 minutes and 28 seconds long.) Hi, In today’s digital and online world, one doesn’t think … Continue reading →

Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 148 – The Royal Botanic Gardens – Melbourne https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/slowenglish/podcast148.mp3 (This podcast is 11 minutes and 8 seconds long.) Hi, Many Australian cities and towns have a … Continue reading →

Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 147 – The Aussie Sausage https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/slowenglish/podcast147.mp3 (This podcast is 11 minutes and 3 seconds long.) Hi, One of my favourite meats for a barbeque in the … Continue reading →

Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 146 – The Emu – Australia’s Flightless Bird https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/slowenglish/podcast146.mp3 (This podcast is 9 minutes and 51 seconds long.) Hi, The government of Australia has a Coat … Continue reading →

Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 145 – A Day at the Cricket – The Boxing Day Test https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/slowenglish/podcast145.mp3 (This podcast is 15 minutes and 22 seconds long.) Hi, When you think … Continue reading →

Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 144 – A Trip to Sydney for the Harbour Bridge Climb https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/slowenglish/podcast144.mp3 (This podcast is 13 minutes and 51 seconds long.) Hi, In podcast 51 (https://slowenglish.info/podcast-51-the-sydney-harbour-bridge/), … Continue reading →

Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 143 – A First Aid Training Course https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/slowenglish/podcast143.mp3 (This podcast is 14 minutes and 38 seconds long.) Hi, Every year many Australians die prematurely following an … Continue reading →

Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 142 – Going to a Theatre Show at the Arts Centre Melbourne https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/slowenglish/podcast142.mp3 (This podcast is 12 minutes and 40 seconds long.) Hi, My wife and … Continue reading →

Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 141 – A Rainy Day in Melbourne https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/slowenglish/podcast141.mp3 (This podcast is 11 minutes and 21 seconds long.) Hi, It’s a rainy day in Melbourne. That is … Continue reading →

Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 140 – The Census – Every Australian Counts https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/slowenglish/podcast140.mp3 (This podcast is 12 minutes and 6 seconds long.) Hi, Every 5 years in Australia, everybody is … Continue reading →

Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 139 – Preferential Voting in Australian Elections https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/slowenglish/podcast139.mp3 (This podcast is 16 minutes and 54 seconds long.) Hi, We recently had a federal election here in … Continue reading →

Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 138 – Driving in Australia – Demerit Points https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/slowenglish/podcast138.mp3 (This podcast is 15 minutes and 10 seconds long.) Hi, Australians are a nation of drivers.  We … Continue reading →

Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 137 – Australia’s Comedians https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/slowenglish/podcast137.mp3 (This podcast is 12 minutes and 26 seconds long.) Hi, Australians enjoy a good laugh just like everyone else around the … Continue reading →

Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 136 – Dame Nellie Melba – Australia’s First Opera Star https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/slowenglish/podcast136.mp3 (This podcast is 16 minutes and 35 seconds long.) Hi, One regional highway that I … Continue reading →

Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 135 – Riding in Country Victoria – A Trip to Healesville https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/slowenglish/podcast135.mp3 (This podcast is 13 minutes and 28 seconds long.) Hi, I previously explained in … Continue reading →

Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 134 – The Wool Industry in Australia – The Australian Merino https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/slowenglish/podcast134.mp3 (This podcast is 13 minutes and 19 seconds long.) Hi, One of the early … Continue reading →

Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 133 – The Platypus https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/slowenglish/podcast133.mp3 (This podcast is 10 minutes and 31 seconds long). Hi, Australia has some really unique animals. The classic example is the … Continue reading →

Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 132 – Australian Agriculture https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/slowenglish/podcast132.mp3 (This podcast is 12 minutes and 50 seconds long.) Hi, Australia is a nation with a large land area and we … Continue reading →

Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 131 – Explorers of Australia – Burke and Wills            https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/slowenglish/podcast131.mp3 (This podcast is 20 minutes and 8 seconds long.) Hi, When Europeans first arrived in Australia … Continue reading →

Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 130 – Rabbits in Australia                                                                                      https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/slowenglish/podcast130.mp3 (This podcast is 13 minutes and 13 seconds long) Hi, One of my favourite activities over the 10 years of … Continue reading →

Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 129 – Community Markets in Australia https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/slowenglish/podcast129.mp3 (This podcast is 10 minutes and 34 seconds long) Hi, Community markets are found in most countries around the … Continue reading →

Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 128 – Edith Cowan – Early Campaigner for Women’s Rights https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/slowenglish/podcast128.mp3 (This podcast is 14 minutes and 55 seconds long) Hi, Since European colonisation in the … Continue reading →

Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 127 – My Language Learning Tips https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/slowenglish/podcast127.mp3 (This podcast is 14 minutes and 43 seconds long) Hi, This podcast is a little different.  It’s not so … Continue reading →

Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 126 – Drought in Australia https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/slowenglish/podcast126.mp3 (This podcast is 14 minutes and 4 seconds long) Hi, For those Australians who live and work on the land … Continue reading →

Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 125 – Lockdown Activities – Baking Scones  https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/slowenglish/podcast125.mp3 (This podcast is 11 minutes and 28 seconds long) Hi, Melbourne spent 112 days in lockdown for our … Continue reading →

Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 124 – Australia Post – Delivering the Mail https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/slowenglish/podcast124.mp3 (This podcast is 14 minutes and 4 seconds long) Hi, I retired from work in 2011, having … Continue reading →

Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 123 – Surviving the Coronavirus – Second Lockdown in Melbourne https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/slowenglish/podcast123.mp3 (This podcast is 12 minutes and 19 seconds long). Hi, In Podcast 120 (https://slowenglish.info/podcast-120-surviving-the-coronavirus-lockdown/), I … Continue reading →

Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 122 – Classic Australian Novels – My Brilliant Career https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/slowenglish/podcast122.mp3 (This podcast is 13 minutes and 46 seconds long) Hi, Australia, like other countries, has produced … Continue reading →

Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 121 – Cyclone Tracy – Christmas Day in Darwin 1974 https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/slowenglish/podcast121.mp3 (This podcast is 12 minutes 30 seconds long) Hi, Darwin is the capital of the … Continue reading →

Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 120 – Surviving the Coronavirus Lockdown https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/slowenglish/podcast120.mp3 (This podcast is 15 minutes 9 seconds long) Hi, The 2020 pandemic of coronavirus has been a life-changing event … Continue reading →

Learn English while learning about daily life in Australia, with Rob McCormack Podcast Number 119 – Animal Welfare in Australia – The RSPCA http://traffic.libsyn.com/slowenglish/podcast119.mp3 (This podcast is 11 mins 15 seconds long). Hi, It’s amazing how much people love their … Continue reading →