@Nath
@aussie.zoneI stumbled across a sports article from a US publication and thought it interesting that it showed the USA leading the medals table.
Instead of the regular table that gives weight to Gold, silver and bronze, they just see total medals.
I sorta like it. Celebrating all medal winners equally is nice. It feels a little like fudging the numbers, though.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-07-22/wendy-ruth-sym-jailed-nine-years-attempted-murder-husband/104126238
A Perth woman collapses in a court dock after being sentenced to nine years in prison for trying to murder her husband who had been diagnosed with dementia.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-05/small-cohort-of-mega-polluters-produce-most-of-greenhouse-gas/103669772
Just 57 mega polluters are responsible for the bulk of the world's greenhouse gas emissions and most big fossil fuel players have increased, rather than decreased, their output since the Paris Agreement in 2015, a staggering new report finds.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-28/data-on-30-year-old-australians-shows-financial-hardship/103528726
To understand why 30-somethings feel like they're struggling financially, the ABC analysed five factors — housing, healthcare, debt, tax, and income. The data reveals this generation is caught in an economic perfect storm.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-04/liberal-party-preselect-simon-kennedy-morrison-nsw-old-seat-cook/103542642
After a meeting lasting almost two and a half hours, Simon Kennedy defeats three other Liberal Party candidates to win preselection in former prime minister Scott Morrison's old seat of Cook.
Aotearoa Daily Kōrero 23/1/2024
Welcome to today’s daily kōrero!
Anyone can make the thread, first in first served. If you are here on a day and there’s no daily thread, feel free to create it!
Anyway, it’s just a chance to talk about your day, what you have planned, what you have done, etc.
So, how’s it going?
I picked up a couple of pairs of jeans at the end of year sales.
I paid $20 for one pair, down from $110. Does anyone actually pay that $110? That sounds insane to me.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-67366306
The 73-year-old passed out at a business conference in Mexico City, according to reports.
Coffee has gone up everywhere over the last couple of years, to the point where a decent cup of coffee in Perth seems to average about $5.50 to $6.
Are there any holdouts left where you can get a good cup for under $5?