Philip Lowe told people to renegotiate or switch their mortgages to get a better deal. It worked for me. IN MY JOB I always play close attention to what the governor of the Reserve Bank says, but right now so should you — because doing so can save you money. When the
Living Today
Just in case you think you’re old!
Despite more than 30 major inquiries, governments still haven’t fixed aged care.
Podcast: Moya Simpson’s Voices
Part 1 & 2 of Moya Simpson’s Voices. During lockdown Moya Simpson and John Shortis wrote their memoirs. Moya decided that the best way for her to present hers was in a podcast. ABOVE: Popular duo act Shortis & Simpson. Source: District Bulletin archive October 2016. Now it’s up there on SoundCloud for all
Introducing the Maliwawa Figures: a previously undescribed rock art style found in Western Arnhem Land
WESTERN ARNHEM LAND, Northern Territory, has a remarkable range and number of rock art sites, rivalling that of Europe, southern Africa and various parts of Asia. Several thousand sites have been documented and each year new discoveries are made by various research teams working closely with local Aboriginal communities. ABOVE: A
Podcast: Women’s sports — MORE CHALLENGES WITH COVID
IT’S NOT NEW news that women constantly face inequality in sports from the grassroots level to the professional level. Nevertheless, any sports personality will give you examples of how sports organisations are trying to lessen this gender equality gap. But since Covid hit and stopped Australia in its tracks, it left sport
US politics also leaves us speechless.
Fortunately, late night satirists don’t have that problem, as shown in this Guardian report. By Adrian Horton, The Guardian. Trevor Noah AS THE POLITICAL fallout from the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg continued to roil Washington, Democrats “still held a shred of hope that they could persuade four moderate GOP senators to show some integrity
How much plastic would you like with your tea?
The hidden plastics in Twinings, Tetley and Yorkshire teabags BRITISH PEOPLE are known around the world for their love of tea, with 100 million cups consumed across the UK every day. But Britons may want to think twice about which brand they buy after tests revealed that Twinings, Tetley and Yorkshire Tea bags
‘We get braver as we get older. And what the hell do we have to lose, right?’
The inevitable tragedy of a Summer on edge in Portland
ALL THROUGH SUMMER, through the haze of tear gas and assaults by federal agents, amid nightly clashes between Portland police and protesters, an incident like the one on Saturday night seemed not only possible but inevitable. On the ninety-third day of protests in response to the murder of George Floyd,