HAVE WOOLWORTHS TRICKED US ALL!

Woolworths are doing away with plastic bags that hold a lot and cost 15 cents each. They are also multi-use bags. This is in the interest of environmental conservation.

They have been replaced by paper bags, smaller, single use only and costing 20 cents per bag.

Don’t put anything that will exude moisture into the paper bags, because you know what will happen.

Does Woolworths deserve customer thanks?

There is concern being expressed they only 68% of voters cast their ballots

There is concern being expressed that only 68% of voters cast their ballots for the Fannie Bay bi-election, with nearly one in every three eligible voters not bothering to either pre-poll or vote on the day. This percentage may edge up a little once postal votes are lodged, but that will not alter the general attitude of non compliance.

The apparent apathy by Fannie Bay voters is hardly surprising, for there appears to be a general malaise of discontent among Territorians about existing political process. The high percentage of voter absenteeism, growing from election to election, (an expression of voter disenchantment), may have to do with people questioning the relevance of government.

Those who are our elected representatives are often not visible within our community. While people may know the names of government ministers, their knowledge about government responsibility is scant at best. That is not helped by the way the NT Government and local government councils try hand-balling responsibility for crime, itinerancy, service delivery and other functions back and forth to each other.

Government needs to operate in a way that convinces voters of its usefulness and indispensability. At the moment it is largely disrespected and held be be a burdening encumbrance.

In the Fannie Bay bi-election, nearly one in every three eligible voters not bothering to either pre-poll or vote on the day. This percentage may edge up a little once postal votes are lodged, but that will not alter the general attitude of non compliance.

The apparent apathy by Fannie Bay voters is hardly surprising, for there appears to be a general malaise of discontent among Territorians about existing political process. The high percentage of voter absenteeism, growing from election to election, (an expression of voter disenchantment), may have to do with people questioning the relevance of government.

Those who are our elected representatives are often not visible within our community. While people may know the names of government ministers, their knowledge about government responsibility is scant at best. That is not helped by the way the NT Government and local government councils try hand-balling responsibility for crime, itinerancy, service delivery and other functions back and forth to each other.

Government needs to operate in a way that convinces voters of its usefulness and indispensability. At the moment it is largely disrespected and held be be a burdening encumbrance.

The First 100 Days

Today marks 100 days post the election of Anthony Albanese’s election to the Australian Parliament as our PM. He and his government have already made an impact on our country in many different ways.

To this point in time the government is, without doubt, communicating its intentions and logging its actions and accomplishments in a way that brings notice of what is happening to the attention of the Australian public. All will augur well if this same level of communication is maintained for the whole of the present electoral cycle.

Of course there is idealism and altruism built into some of the intentions of government, but factual and concrete outcomes seem to be the ambition being pursued.

The government has not spent its first months in office crowing about winning the election. Yes, of course there was celebration and an inner sense of satisfaction with the May 21 outcome, but the government has gotten right down to the business of governing. There has been no trying to guild the lily over things that are wrong; rather an admission that areas of key shortfall including covid outcomes, labor shortages, minimal wage adjustments and galloping inflation are challenges that have to be surmounted.

Internationally, the government is working assiduously to re-establish the credentials of Australia with overseas governments.

Granted, it is early days yet – but the Albanese Government has made a good start. It’s first 100 days in office are worthy of appreciation.

I am spending part of today, August 28, reflecting on the great goodness Anthony Albanese and his government are bestowing up on us all. We are being offered inspiration and uplift by our PM and his outstanding, focussed team. Today is our PM’s 99th day in office. He, along with his team, have already turned Australia around, heading us all in a new and better direction. More than a PM, Anthony Albanese is a blessing conferred upon Australia by its savvy voters.

I am not sure who is the biggest advertiser; Clive Palmer or Harvey Norman.  Both are key contributors to adding to the pages of newspaper print circulating in Australia.

When you take into account the enduring entitlements of all past G-G’s, state governors, territory administrators, politicans from prime ministers to backbenchers and add ongoing entitlements for retired judges and high level officials, the total cost of these benefits must be close to 10% of Australia’s annual GDP.

Some teachers fail and so do some students. Sometimes student failure has happened because their parents have failed them. Failure is by incident and circumstance and is not exclusionary.

In Australia, we have a glut of unwanted, unloved, recalcitrant and law breaking children, many as young as 9 and 10 years of age. The situation is so bad – and getting worse, especially in the Northern Territory.

I have been an urban farmer now for the past six years. Pawpaws of the main plant I grow. I grow plants from seed and give them away. I also grow pawpaws to ripen and pluck the fruit. The fruit also I give away. Pawpaws at the main plant that I grow. Yes I am an urban farmer.I have been an urban farmer now for the past six years. Pawpaws of the main plant I grow. I grow plants from seed and give them away. I also grow pawpaws to ripen and pluck the fruit. The fruit also I give away. Pawpaws at the main plant that I grow. Yes I am an urban farmer.

Try hard each and every day and all you do, to do your best. This may mean that sometimes you have two take hard and unpalatable decisions. If so, if you want to do your best, that’s the way it has to be. Avoiding those hard decisions might seem a good escape at the time but the easy way out can rebound with negative consequences. And capitulation will play on your mind.

Might I suggest to People that sharing of thoughts is important and the recording of those thoughts is of equal importance.

Blogging is definitely a way of achieving both aims. If you haven’t considered blogging, I’d suggest it might be worthwhile consideration for you.

It is easy to become too tired to think. Pushing on is when things go wrong.

Covid has gone on for so long. We are now into our third year of living with the virus. Some are very frightened, some are very complacent, and some are happy to live with stories about how Covid is not really an issue. However people think, this virus is very long-term and its impact upon the world among the greatest of all disease impacts.