Believe it or not, a clean, shiny and germ-free carpet makes a huge difference to your home environment. When your floor coverings are sparkling clean, smell good, your entire home will experience a great ambience. However, many people ruin the fibres of their carpet by rubbing the stain too harsh o…
Blog posts June 2020
Australia bidding to host 2027 Netball World Cup in Sydney
Australia is bidding to host the Netball World Cup for a fourth time, with Sydney proposed to be the home of the 2027 tournament.
Key points:
Australia has previously held the Netball World Cup on three occasions
Sydney hosted the tournament in 1991 and 2015, while Perth was the home of the 196…
Coronavirus pandemic job losses from major Australian employers
Every week there seem to be more companies announcing job losses, as the coronavirus pandemic, lockdown and resulting economic downturn continues to bite hard.
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, 594,300 people lost their jobs in April. This drop was predominantly due to restriction…
5 Easy Eco-Friendly Recipes for Homemade Carpet Cleaners
Do you know you can use common pantry ingredients like corn starch and baking soda? If you don’t then my friend you are missing out. There are many DIY recipes for carpet cleaners that you can use. Some of them are mentioned in this article. Have a look to find some of the best easy eco-friendly rec…
Bear-sized wombat roamed Australia 25 million years ago
A bear-sized relative of modern wombats that weighed about 150kg roamed Australia 25 million years ago, according to scientists.
The powerfully built relative was the size of a black bear, possessed shovel-shaped hands and strong forelimbs which indicate that it was an adept digger.
"It may have l…
Morning mail: Australia and NZ win world cup bid, dire GDP warning, giant wombats
Australia and New Zealand have won the bid to co-host the Fifa Women’s World Cup in 2023. Fifa’s council voted in support of the Australasian bid, 22 to 13 despite Uefa’s late endorsement of the last remaining rival, Colombia. North America, Africa and Asia voted as a block for the first ever cross-…
How Effective Is Laser Tattoo Removal?
Hello People,
I love tattoos and never stop from getting one whenever I can. So I have 54 tattoos on my body which are not too big but the sheer number of the tattoos has increased the colour on my body. I think that it has become a little too much and I want to remove the small two tattoos on my…
Australia's summer of extremes pushed grid to the limit, AEMO says
Australia's energy operator says the electricity grid barely made it through last summer's extreme temperatures and bushfires without major outages, with resilience to be further tested in the future.
The Australian Energy Market Operator's annual summer operations review found the nation's physi…
Fiji plans to create a post-coronavirus travel bubble with New Zealand and Australia
Fiji is planning to create a travel bubble with Australia and New Zealand, the South Pacific island nation's leader said on Sunday.
Prime Minister Josaia "Frank" Voreqe Bainimarama told parliament his plan for a "post-Covid society" included a slow resumption of the tourism industry the country r…
How Often Should You Deep Clean Your Kitchen?
Maintaining a clean and organised kitchen should be your topmost priority. It is good to schedule your cleaning tasks and work accordingly, especially if you are a busy working professional. Whether it is about de-cluttering cabinets and cupboards or removing grease and food splatters from a microwa…
The Must-See Places in Australia Tourists Love but Many of Us Forget
If you haven’t heard, coronavirus is cancelling international travel for 2020. That means any holidays you were planning now need a domestic refocus. Thankfully, Australia is such a huge country full of must-see places, there’s a bit for everyone.
It’s not yet known when international travel …
Australia’s State Borders Slowly Begin to Reopen After COVID-19
SYDNEY - South Australia has become the first state in the country to relax its border controls imposed to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. From Wednesday, travellers from Western Australia, the Northern Territory and Tasmania are allowed to enter South Australia without going into quarantine. Austr…
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Precautions & House Cleaning
Hello All,
I have been working in the field of buying and selling residential properties for the past 20 years. I have been a witness to the global recession which had led to major problems in the real estate. However, we were not badly affected as Australia is considered one of the best places t…
Tobacco giant blocked from selling heated cigarette substitute in Australia
Efforts by tobacco giant Philip Morris to introduce a smoke-free cigarette alternative to Australia have been blocked by an interim decision from the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA).
Key points:
Philip Morris says smokers will be disappointed over a decision to block the sale of a cigaret…
Warnings Australia's first recession in 29 years could stoke anti-immigration attitudes
Migration analysts have urged Australia to resist pressure to cut its immigration intake fuelled by the country entering its first recession in 29 years.
Mass unemployment triggered by such an economic shock has historically aggravated anti-immigration attitudes across the world with analysts w…
Chinese investment in Australia plummets
Despite record trade between the two nations, Chinese investment in Australia fell from $8.2 billion in 2018 to $3.4 billion in 2019, with 43 per cent fewer deals struck.
A new report from KPMG and the University of Sydney puts the plunge down to tighter Chinese regulations, a negative perception…
Coronavirus Australia latest: at a glance
Good evening, here are the latest developments on the coronavirus pandemic in Australia. This is Justine Landis-Hanley and it’s Monday 8 June.
New Zealand lifts Covid-19 restrictions …
New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern announced her government would abandon all coronavirus restrictio…
End of Lease Cleaning? Tips to Get Your Full Bond Back
Hi Everyone,
I have an excellent piece of information that will help you to clean your rental property so that you can get your bond money back. The tenant always finds it difficult to clean the property in the right way. It could be due to the fact that tenants also need to focus on the other mo…
China ignores Australia; Gen Z's first recession
Good morning.
Here’s Yahoo Finance’s Monday morning wrap.
The ASX is closed today as the nation celebrates the Queen’s birthday long weekend.
In the US, Wall St surged after a surprisingly upbeat May jobs report revealed the nation could be headed for a quicker-than-expected economic …
Homebuilder misses a chance to make Australian homes perform better for us and the planet
The federal government’s new A$688 million HomeBuilder package might protect residential construction jobs but it’s a missed opportunity to deliver sustainability benefits that would save owners money in the long run. The A$25,000 grant for new homes and renovations could have been better leveraged …
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