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Australian academics refuse to attend US conferences for fear of being detained (www.theguardian.com)
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[โ€“] zero_spelled_with_an_ecks 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I didn't know they have an Emerald City ๐ŸŒช๏ธ๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ 

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Technically Sydney is referred to as the Emerald City.

https://asksydney.com.au/why-is-sydney-nicknamed-emerald-city/

[โ€“] zero_spelled_with_an_ecks 1 points 1 week ago

Neato, TIL. The article article didn't actually give a reason, but it got me curious, so I looked elsewhere. This one says a play that was making an Land of Oz reference https://www.ncesc.com/geographic-faq/why-is-sydney-called-the-emerald-city/