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		An old Australian tradition
But what does it mean to you?
	
	
	
	
		
	
 
 
	
	
	
		
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		It's another word for "friend". They have those everywhere in the world. The "mates tradition" comes from England anyway.
	
	
	
	
		
	
 
 
	
	
	
		
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		Everything mates are always there for each other, we are all connected and once I truly understood this my life changed for the better in so many ways.