Last week, an 80% turnout of Australians voted 62% in favour of same-sex marriage – a clear mandate to politicians to pass legislation. Australia will now likely join 25 other countries who have legalised same-sex marriage. One of them is Greenland. Same-sex marriage was legalised in Greenland in 2015, though registered partnerships have been possible …
*Painting by Minannguaq Zeeb You know how it goes. You get into a casual conversation with someone you’ve not met before. They say something like, “Oh, you’re from Australia. My cousin lives in Melbourne. Perhaps you know him?” Of course you don’t know him. Over four million people live in Melbourne. But there are …
Photo: Sermersooq Council For some months now, the local authorities have been working on demolishing a rocky hill, crushing down the rocks into various sizes to use in the construction of the new harbour in Nuuk. It’s an ambitious and exciting project, changing the face of the town, and creating new infrastructure for a more …
Everything in Greenland happens on Facebook. Everything. Political debate, school notifications, lost and found, business advertising, property rentals, private buying and selling. There is a Facebook group for just about any organisation, business, hobby, or interest you could care to think of, the vast majority of which do not have a website. If you want …
Greenland has a strong hunting culture and, as such, high gun ownership. In the late summer, Greenlanders head for the fjords to hunt reindeer, ptarmigan, muskox, and, on the east coast particularly, polar bears, for which guns are also essential protection. Guns are carried for bear protection more so only in Arctic Canada and Svalbard. …