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Time.com: The Pope's Pilgrims Sway Australia

Benedict won over many of the country's cynics, even if his anti-materialism message clashed with Sydney's hedonism

The benefits of laughter

Living on Bondi Beach last summer I used to walk past a strange group who gathered by the skateboard ramps each Saturday morning. They were in a semi circle -- bent double trying to quake with a weird, fake sounding laughter.

The benefits of: Swimming

On a Saturday morning, if the sun was out, I'd take a newspaper and a book down to Icebergs pool at Bondi Beach -- read and then do a few lazy laps while the Pacific Ocean churned just outside the lap lane sometimes delivering a walloping wave that would send swimmers sailing into lane ropes.

Council stubs out smoking on beach

Australia's famous beaches could become non-smoking zones following a ground-breaking decision by a Sydney suburban council.

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