Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Pac Brands exits Australian manufacturing

[smh]

As of Sept 2010, Bonds will no longer be Australian made.

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Sunday, February 22, 2009

Friday, February 13, 2009

$42b Australian economic stimulus package approved

[smh] "About $12 billion in one-off cash bonuses to low and middle-income families and workers will be paid from mid-March while the states and Canberra can begin rolling out more than $28 billion worth of spending on school repairs and upgrades, building new homes and providing free ceiling insulation."

Spend my hard earned tax dollars wisely, my fellow Australians. Spend it on restaurants, local food, local beers; pay someone to do your ironing and your gardening. Whatever you do, don't you dare save it for a rainy day or make an extra payment on your mortgage.

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

The War of the Roses Part 2

[Sydney Theatre Company]

8 / 10

Monday, February 09, 2009

The War of the Roses Part 1

[Sydney Theatre Company]

Cate Blanchett is absolutely brilliant as Richard II in Part 1 of The War of the Roses.

8 / 10

(9.5 / 10 for Cate)

Saturday, February 07, 2009

Changeling

8 / 10

Melbourne hits 46.4 degrees

[the age] "Melbourne's all-time weather record has been broken and the city is sweltering under the twin effects of high temperatures and hot north-west winds.

The city hit 46.4 degrees at 3.04pm - the hottest day since the Bureau of Meteorology started keeping records 150 years ago.

The previous record was 45.6, set on January 13, 1939 - a day otherwise known as Black Friday.