PlasticLove@lemmy.today to World News@quokk.au · 8 days agoAustralian academics refuse to attend US conferences for fear of being detainedwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square45linkfedilinkarrow-up1626arrow-down15
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minus-squareDeceptichum@quokk.auMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·8 days agoTechnically Sydney is referred to as the Emerald City. https://asksydney.com.au/why-is-sydney-nicknamed-emerald-city/
minus-squarezero_spelled_with_an_ecks@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 days agoNeato, 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/
Technically Sydney is referred to as the Emerald City.
https://asksydney.com.au/why-is-sydney-nicknamed-emerald-city/
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/