AUSTRALIA DAY The 26th of January. This is just an excuse for every Australian to drink and barbecue all day. And for every non-Australian to either scoff and go about their normal business for a while and then join in the fun, or (as I did), throw on a giant flag and celebrate as if they were as Australian as can be. So for 24 hours I was as Australian as can be. We went to a friend's friend's house at around 11 a.m., the eskies were opened and out came the...