A photo shared on social media of a much loved member of Australian wildlife has sparked shock and concern. The photo, shared on Facebook, shows what appears to be a sulphur-crested cockatoo with no feathers on its head, neck and legs, with a deformed beak, in distress. Commenters were quickContinue Reading
Does anyone know if Coles has had its staff Christmas party yet? I’ve been eagerly awaiting my invitation – what with all the groceries I’ve scanned for them this year. It’s time to put an end to this scourge. Self-service checkouts never deliver the convenience they promise. There’s always someContinue Reading
Booths, the high-end UK supermarket chain, is parting ways with self-service checkouts in the majority of its stores. The decision to embrace staffed checkouts with pay points is part of Booths’ storewide renovations, aiming to elevate the customer shopping experience. “We’re not great fans of self-checkouts,” said Nigel Murray, ManagingContinue Reading
Australia could be just years away from a cashless society, with disadvantaged and older Aussies expected to feel much of the burden. Sarah Wells, a finance and money commentator, has predicted Australia will ditch the bank notes and loose change in the next three to five years, with the country’sContinue Reading
I’ve long thought I’d be a diehard Virgin but meeting Kellie has me rethinking my options – flying, that is. Kellie, the delightful, warm and friendly face at Adelaide’s Qantas check-in counter who made it part of her work day to add a little joy to an elderly stranger andContinue Reading
A BBC history podcast once asked historians to nominate who they thought was the greatest British prime minister. The first episode named the very first prime minister: Robert Walpole. Yet compared to his many world famous successors – two Pitts, a Peel and a Palmerston plus Disraeli, Gladstone, Churchill, ThatcherContinue Reading
One morning James woke up and was so “physically sick and mentally exhausted” he never returned to his job – needing months in bed to recover from “relentless” days that pushed him into utter burnout. “It was probably the most soul-destroying work that I have ever had,” he told news.com.au.Continue Reading
Tesla has outlined plans to introduce a family of budget-priced electric cars to be manufactured at a new factory in Mexico. While the long-speculated circa-$40,000 Tesla – which many refer to as the Model 2 – didn’t break cover at a long anticipated investor day, Tesla outlined a plan toContinue Reading