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Australian academics refuse to attend US conferences for fear of being detained
(www.theguardian.com)
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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/