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THE BLOT REPORT Thursday, July 25, 2024 - 21:58 Source

As readers will know, we are downsizing and have three beds to get rid of before we move. While you can sell a bed frame/base fairly easily, it is difficult to sell a mattress, and charities like The Smith Family, The Salvation Army or St Vincent De Paul will not take them. So, the only options seemed to be to take it to a place called Soft Landing in an industrial suburb where they are recycled. Fees apply1, and I have heard from another source that this will cost you about $50. An alternative is to book a bulky waste collection from the kerbside outside your house. This is free for a maximum of two cubic metres per financial year2.

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Club Troppo Friday, July 12, 2024 - 23:57 Source

(Not to mention Overton’s Elephant and Overton’s Mouse)

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Digitopoly Friday, June 28, 2024 - 11:20 Source

The Worlds I See. Curiosity, Exploration, and the Discovery at the Dawn of AI—Fei-Fei Li (New York, NY, USA: Flatiron Books, 2023, 322 pp.)

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Club Troppo Monday, June 17, 2024 - 22:31 Source

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Politically homeless Tuesday, June 4, 2024 - 22:08 Source

When this blog started almost twenty years ago, Josh Frydenberg was an ambitious political staffer challenging for Liberal preselection against the sitting MP for Kooyong, Petro Georgiou. Today, Josh Frydenberg is trying to undermine both the federal MP for Kooyong and the preselected Liberal candidate for Kooyong - who for the first time in almost 80 years are not the same person - and Josh is neither of them.

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Tuesday, June 4, 2024 - 22:08
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Press gallery reform Tuesday, June 4, 2024 - 22:08 Source

When this blog started almost twenty years ago, Josh Frydenberg was an ambitious political staffer challenging for Liberal preselection against the sitting MP for Kooyong, Petro Georgiou. Today, Josh Frydenberg is trying to undermine both the federal MP for Kooyong and the preselected Liberal candidate for Kooyong - who for the first time in almost 80 years are not the same person - and Josh is neither of them.

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WixxyLeaks Tuesday, May 14, 2024 - 17:30 Source

If you’ve spoken out against the Israeli genocide, you’ve probably been called an antisemite. Welcome to the industry.

I’ll start off by saying that I’m sure there has been a rise in antisemitism in Australia since Israel’s retaliation for the October 7 attacks by Hamas.

A genocide will always result in negative sentiment for those carrying it out, and those seen as aligned with it, either by defending it, or seeking to avert attention from it.

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WixxyLeaks Tuesday, May 7, 2024 - 18:00 Source

When standing up against a slaughter sees you branded as a “hater”, while those supporting a genocide paint themselves the victims.

Being a student in Australia these days has got to be tough.

Courses are tough to get into, you compete with overseas students for positions, the courses are ridiculously expensive, to survive you need to work crappy jobs for even crappier pay, and at the end of it all you start your adulthood with a debt that would have brought your grandparents that house that you’ll probably never afford on your own.

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AustralianPolitics.com Tuesday, May 7, 2024 - 14:39 Source

The Reserve Bank of Australia has left rates on hold, following its Board meeting over the past two days.

The cash rate remains at 4.35%. The rate was last changed in November 2023.

This is the statement issued by the Reserve Bank:

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Wednesday, May 1, 2024 - 15:35
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Core Econ Wednesday, May 1, 2024 - 12:04 Source

Selective school tutoring services are specialized programs designed to prepare students for entrance exams of selective schools, enhancing their academic skills and boosting competitiveness through tailored learning strategies based on individual capabilities.

 

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WixxyLeaks Monday, April 29, 2024 - 16:12 Source

Social media companies are finding themselves increasingly under attack, so who’s really being unsociable?

Just like many others around the country on a weekend, I often find myself wandering into a Bunnings store attempting to ignore the temptation of the smell of sausages cooking.

Even though it is often like a quest to find the Holy Grail to find a staff member free to direct you to what you’re looking for in aisle 236, there is one staff member that you can’t miss.

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