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.
Another one in FNQ that isn’t getting much media coverage too https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/jun/29/man-allegedly-stabbed-woman-to-death-before-attempting-carjack-on-major-queensland-highway
Im sure both of these will go on a list somewhere and we’ll continue to ask “what can we do?”
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.
Thanks to those 900 complainers who got this to happen!
REST Super offers this as well. Check your super funds!
I just swapped FROM AAMI and saved $100. Goes to show it pays checking to switch whoever you’re with!
Beach Read by Emily Henry. Both protagonists are authors.
The low salt version! Haha we have the same one here. It’s still tasty :)
Bluey’s World Presale tickets
One of those interactive jobbos at Northshore if you’re interested.
Step into Bluey’s world - for real life. Let’s do this kiddos!
Embark on a brand-new immersive journey with Bluey, Bingo, Mum and Dad in their beloved home, backyard and beyond. Explore your favourite rooms, play interactive games, and keep your eyes peeled for surprises around every corner…and maybe even a Longdog or two!
As you arrive at the Heeler family’s Brisbane cul-de-sac watch out for those pesky bin chickens. Then enter their colourful Queenslander house, where you are invited to live and play like Bluey.
Follow the hallway to the living room and meet your guide who will join you on this very special adventure.
Discover Bluey and Bingo’s epic giant cubby. Crawl, climb and walk (funny walks encouraged) your way through the various cubby rooms.
Explore the girls’ bedroom from the stained-glass window to the watermelon rug. Then play games and make good times in the fun and vibrant playroom.
See what’s cooking in the Heeler’s kitchen; and decorate a pavlova like Bluey. But hold the edamame beans please
Venture out to the backyard for maximum play time around the poinciana tree. But wait…what’s going on in Dad’s shed? Look inside as more surprises await
Finish your day in Bluey’s Brisbane neighbourhood, complete with takeaway shop, playground, giftshop and much more
Good on her for standing up.
The only booth he didn’t win was Windsor. Surprise, surprise, people who live in the inner city preferred the Greens candidate. What a flog.
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.
Olympics Stadium and Gabba Rebuild - Have Your Say!
The Quirk review is in and it has recommendations!
The Gabba:
>… the panel estimates an upgrade alone would cost around $2 billion. A full rebuild would cost around $3 billion – more than the $2.7 billion estimated by the Queensland government – plus displacement costs for the AFL and cricket.
How about a new stadium at Victoria Park:
>The review instead recommends the government build a new stadium at Victoria Park with 50,000 seats for the Games, and more to be added later for the AFL and cricket. And, as Brisbane Times revealed on Sunday, the alternative stadium would come at a cost of around $3.4 billion – $700 million more than the government tipped for the Gabba.
And how about a new Brisbane Live Arena venue:
>Instead, it recommends building Brisbane Live at a the non-parkland northern corner of Roma Street precinct which currently houses a carpark and workshop depot. This corner was originally set aside by the former Beattie government for a landmark public museum-style building.
Quotes are from: https://brisbanedevelopment.com/olympic-recalibration-review-recommends-new-victoria-park-olympic-stadium/?amp=1
https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/brisbane-news-live-labor-losing-votes-left-and-right-brisbane-s-significant-next-48-hours-20240317-p5fd35.html
Coles paper bags have been shrinkflated
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.
Hottest 100 Chat Thread
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!
Oli the cat completes Sydney to Hobart yacht race to fanfare at dock, after a week at sea
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. 🐱⛵️
Happy Christmas Everyone
Whether you’re seeing family, staying home or working your arse off, hope you have a happy Christmas. Be good to each other. ❤️
Labor leader makes announcement on Sunday following months of speculation
Labor leader makes announcement on Sunday following months of speculation
This used to be the Park Hotel in Spring Hill. We’ve now bought it - it will be used as accommodation for people at risk of homelessness. A fantastic...
Carl Bergstrom lecture at QUT 21 Nov (free event, ticketed)
4. On Tuesday November 21 at 6 PM at the Queensland University of Technology. I'll again be speaking about the crisis of human decision-making in a social media world. My understanding is that there will a reception beforehand at 5:00 PM. https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/carl-bergstrom-public-lectu...
Saw this on Mastodon and thought folks might be interested in it.
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?
Man dies from snake bite after trying to uncoil it from friend's leg (Mackay)
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
Matildas will be at the Riverstage tomorrow (Sun) 10:30-11:30
Fans have the chance to show their love for the CommBank Matildas and celebrate their inspirational FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023™ efforts at a special fan event in Brisbane on Sunday, 20 August.
Fans are invited to be at the Riverstage in the City Botanic Gardens on Sunday where the CommBank Matildas will take pride of place at a free community reception from 10.30am – 11.30am AEST.
The event will also be telecast on screens at the South Bank live site.
Baby on the way? Bonds Wondersuits are down to $7.
Free shipping if you sign up for their club iirc.
These zip wondersuits are the absolute best. If you know someone having a baby soon they make great gifts. Totally not a bonds spokesperson, just a happy customer.
This design is $7, others are $10. https://www.bonds.com.au/zip-wondersuit-little-leopard-marscapone-bzbva-g9r.html?queryID=daeedae389e1b9055ec67dc1ac4ca11a&objectID=342563&indexName=prod_bonds_m2_bonds_products
Light Bringer by Pierce Brown (Red Rising #6) - Spoilers
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.
Make a submission to the National Rental Enquiry
If you are a renter, please consider sharing your experiences with the Senate enquiry.
‘BetStop’ scheme to be launched next month enables self-exclusion from all sites using just one form
> Australians will soon be able to ban themselves from all online gambling companies in every state and territory using just one form, almost five years after legislation was introduced to parliament.
> A national self-exclusion register for online gambling dubbed “BetStop” will be launched on 21 August, the federal government says. It will replace systems in the states and territories that have been criticised as ineffective as they do not cover all bookmakers
There’s also an anonymous opinion piece from an affected person here: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jul/10/betstop-australian-anti-gambling-register?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
If you’re thinking “why can’t they just not gamble?” There’s also an excellent You Can’t Ask That episode about problem gamblers on iView (Season 2 if you’re looking for it).
Fruit and Veg in season for July
Soup season is well under way with affordable pumpkin, potatoes and celery – and is it time you make ‘meat fruit’?
Buy Apples Avocado Beetroot Broccoli Broccolini Brussels sprouts Capsicums Carrots Cauliflower Celery Leeks Mandarins Oranges Parsnips Pears Persimmons Potatoes Pumpkin Quinces Rhubarb Spinach
Avoid Asparagus Cabbage Grapes Strawberries
Anyone up to anything interesting this weekend?
Getting out and about? Staying at home under the doona?