And then this guff on the Simplot website:
“ Our products have to be Australian sourced. Customers want to see that we are supporting the Australian business.” hmmm
I agree with WhatAmLenny. It might use the same data source but the way information is presented is a lot more usable. Case in point - when it’s going to rain, it gives you a pretty accurate “rain is going to start in x minutes” and a graph of how heavy it will be.
It’s not just about the raw data but how people consume it.
They reel out of the sky at you like they’re barrelling out of a nightclub bathroom wearing a floral shirt open to the navel, beaks atwitch, roaring a garbled query that sounds disturbingly like: “What did you just say to me?”
It all came up in the tariff negotiations - the PBS in Australia means US drug companies don’t make enough money and/or US citizens are paying more for drugs than Australians.
Big pharma in the US claims Australians aren’t paying enough for medicines, considering the billions they pour into research and development, and there are too many delays in getting drug approvals.
PhRMA has asked the Trump administration to put Australia on a “watch list” and wants it to push for change, saying Australia has set the bar too high on cost effectiveness. Australia’s price reductions and “restrictive subsidy caps” meant prices were too low to support investment in innovation, it claims. There are also too many delays in approval processes, it says, adding that the PBS continues to list generic products without the patent owner’s consent.
I was just reading a science fiction novel where algal blooms are one of the things that precede the societal collapse. Fun times. The book was called Timescape.
2nd putting money aside for fun experiences. Doesn’t have to be much but saving for a house is a long, arduous, sometimes soul sucking process. It’s good to have those experiences first.
Kmart would probably be the cheapest. I still use my Kmart microwave and blender 5 years on. If you’re looking for bigger appliances I’ve always had good service and delivery from Appliances Online.
I was surprised by so many brands now being owned by US giant Simplot.
Birds Eye – Frozen vegetables, frozen fish, frozen meals, hot chips
Edgell – Canned vegetables, frozen vegetables, beans, corn, hot chips
Leggo's – Pasta sauces, tomato paste, pasta, cooking sauces (featured in the doco)
John West – Canned tuna, salmon, canned seafood, frozen seafood
Chiko – Chiko Rolls and frozen snack foods
Harvest – Shelf-stable meals, canned meals, cooking ingredients
I&J – Frozen seafood
Captain's Catch – Frozen seafood
Chicken Tonight – Cooking sauces
Raguletto – Pasta sauces and pasta products
Five Brothers – Pasta sauces
Seakist – Canned tuna and seafood
Ally – Canned seafood
Providore d'Italia – Italian-style sauces
Top Sail – Seafood products
And then this guff on the Simplot website: “ Our products have to be Australian sourced. Customers want to see that we are supporting the Australian business.” hmmm
It’s definitely an old operating system issue - not on the latest.
I did not get anything :( feel left out :(((
Developer hasn’t even put in an application yet. Media jumping the gun a bit.
My coffee went up 20c to $5.80. Still worth it.
Junket is so underrated. Def needs a comeback. Pink panna cotta!
I like the way you phrased it as - all the elected members got to vote, but not the unelected ones for obvious reasons.
Reminds me of the story about returning planes and bullet holes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivorship_bias
I agree with WhatAmLenny. It might use the same data source but the way information is presented is a lot more usable. Case in point - when it’s going to rain, it gives you a pretty accurate “rain is going to start in x minutes” and a graph of how heavy it will be.
It’s not just about the raw data but how people consume it.
Haha this was good fun.
Team Bush Stone Curlew!
That was nice of your neighbours. :)
Welp. 3 different cases. G, C and E.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-13/qld-hospital-gets-court-permission-for-abortion-on-12yo-girl/105770196
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-19/queensland-11-year-girl-abortion-allowed-supreme-court/105672370
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-24/qld-12-year-old-abortion-supreme-court-decision/105565078
This is about the third time a story like this has popped up. I wonder if it’s the same girl or separate stories.
Can you go camping in your local park instead of renting? Landlords hate this one trick!
There’s a good explainer article here: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/22/us-pharma-trump-australia-pbs-explainer
It all came up in the tariff negotiations - the PBS in Australia means US drug companies don’t make enough money and/or US citizens are paying more for drugs than Australians.
It was a great hottest 100 - probably my favourite so far. Loved the spread across the decades.
I was just reading a science fiction novel where algal blooms are one of the things that precede the societal collapse. Fun times. The book was called Timescape.
Best of luck to him! Hope this goes far and wide.
2nd putting money aside for fun experiences. Doesn’t have to be much but saving for a house is a long, arduous, sometimes soul sucking process. It’s good to have those experiences first.
Kmart would probably be the cheapest. I still use my Kmart microwave and blender 5 years on. If you’re looking for bigger appliances I’ve always had good service and delivery from Appliances Online.