I just try to cook an extra big meal that will yield 1 or 2 extra serves. This means I have something for lunch the next day, but I don’t get bored of having the same thing 5 days in a row.
Credit to the Australian members of parliament who haven’t let this go:
[Prime Minister Anthony] Albanese has said he raised the matter directly with the US, including with the president, Joe Biden, during his visit to Washington in October 2023.
In February this year, Albanese and cabinet members supported a motion put forward by independent MP Andrew Wilkie urging the UK and US to allow Assange to return home to Australia.
The attorney general, Mark Dreyfus, said he also raised the matter with his US counterpart, Merrick Garland, during a meeting in January this year.
Beach Read by Emily Henry. Both protagonists are authors.
Good on her for standing up.
Looks like no increase in Jobseeker (big miss IMO). Everything was pre-released, so no big announcements.
- 29 Medicare urgent care clinics ($227 million)
- National digital mental health service + other services ($361 million)
- Aged care ($2.2 billion)
- NDIS crack down on fraud ($469 million)
- Biggest cost of living relief is the stage 3 tax cuts
- $300 for energy bill relief for all Australian households, beginning July 1 (eligible small businesses will receive $325)
- 10% increase to Commonwealth Rent Assistance ($1.9 billion)
- Cheaper medicines under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS)
- Waiving $3 billion of student HECS-HELP debt (and adjusting the indexation rate)
- Aim to build 1.2 million homes ($6.2 billion)
- Superannuation to be paid on all government-funded paid parental leave ($1.1 billion)
- Limit university students based on how much student housing they build
- Sunshine Coast rail link
Here’s what we know already: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-14/federal-budget-2024-chalmers-tax-cuts-cost-of-living-surplus/103810306
Because while the sun is up it’s extraordinarily hot and the UV is high. The more north you go, the hotter it is in the evenings and the less it makes sense.
Exactly. That’s why we’re an early morning city. Once the sun is up it’s too hot to do anything.
I’m trying to lift my mood with upbeat electronica but it’s not working. Maybe classic rock is the go to. Have a good one anyway 👍
The elastic strap is a good idea. I have a couple of giant daiso bags that fit like 3 supermarket bags in them. Keeps them together and makes it a ton easier to carry instead of trying to loop 6 different bags through your fingers.
This was click and collect, and brought out in crates, so maybe that’s why.
Yeah they’ll try and cut costs anywhere I reckon. Won’t be long and they’ll be disintegrating before you get them home!
1L juice for comparison. You guys got these at your local? First time getting them in Brisbane. I use the paper bags for collecting recycling so the new size sucks for this.
The Hottest 100 is back! Listen on Saturday January 27 as we count down the Hottest 100 songs of the year - as voted by you.
Let’s party!
An emotional Bob Williams greets the fanfare in Hobart with his cat Oli as their yacht, the last in the fleet, brings the Sydney to Hobart race to a close.
Your good news story for today. 🐱⛵️
Whether you’re seeing family, staying home or working your arse off, hope you have a happy Christmas. Be good to each other. ❤️
These books should be friends: if you read these pairings at the same time, they'll complement each other for a deeper reading experience.
This got me wondering - do you pair up books like this?
A man has died after attempting to remove a snake that had coiled around his friend's leg in a tragic accident during school celebrations in northern Queensland.
Queensland Ambulance says his symptoms suggest it was a highly venomous brown snake
Book #6 was released earlier this week, with the final #7 due next year.
Those who have read, what did you think of it?
I’m 68% of the way through according to my Kindle, but I’m enjoying it a lot more than the last 2 books already!
Series description: > Red Rising is a 2014 dystopian science fiction novel by American author Pierce Brown, and the first book and eponym of a series. The novel, set in the future on Mars, follows lowborn miner Darrow as he infiltrates the ranks of the elite Golds.