The building believed to be Eastern Germany’s first mosque celebrated its opening last Thursday in Berlin — and saw 150 citizens voicing their
opposition.
More than 300 German officials and members of the Muslim community attended the gathering.
Europe will host the Wallabies in a six-match Spring Tour against Italy, England, 
France and Wales beginning in November.
The tour concludes on December 3 with a historic match against the top club side Barbarians in London.
Grace Tobin spoke to rising star David Pocock about the Wallabies’ concerns.
“O’zapft is!†(It’s tapped!)
Munich Mayor Christian Ude tapped the first keg of beer on Saturday in commencement of the 175th Oktoberfest at Theresienwiese.
It has spawned little Oktoberfests in sympathy around the globe; as a case in point, two weekends of chicken-dancing and cold beers at Brisbane, as Grace Tobin observed for EUAustralia.
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Norway is predicted to have “the world’s smallest economic downturn” next year amid a global recession — according to its own official statistics.
Grace Tobin spoke to the Norwegian Ambassador in Australia, Lars A. Wensell (picture), and concluded that with similar comments coming from Canberra, it’s been a tale two “lucky countries.”