1.Pauline Hanson considers running in the next federal election due to ‘disgust’ at PM Gillard.
From one red head to another – Pauline Hanson has called Prime Minister Julia Gillard the “worst Prime Minister we have ever had”, questioning the PM’s loyalty and announcing she would consider running for the next federal election because of her disgust at the way Ms Gillard is handling the country’s affairs.
Ms Hanson is currently filming Celebrity Apprentice.
2. Get home early or get assaulted, say doctors.
Fed-up doctors are calling for pubs and clubs to wind back their trading hours to help stem the flow of booze-fuelled violence. Doctors warn revellers should “get out of town” by 2am, because after that, “they’re liable to be assaulted”.
3. Saudi women granted the right to vote
In a move that is being applauded by the US and Britian, Saudi King Abdullah has granted women the right to vote and run in municipal elections. Saudi Arabia applies a strict version of Sunni Islam and bans women from driving or travelling without the consent of a male guardian.
4. 39 Refugees caught in limbo due to secrecy laws
Thirty-nine (mostly Tamil) refugees could be in detention indefinitely in Australia because of top-secret ASIO files that laws state cannot be viewed by the refugees or be independently reviewed. A group of prominent lawyers and academics has asked the United Nations to intervene in the case.
5. Filmmaker calls for boycott over execution of Troy Davis
Controversial American filmmaker Michael Moore has called upon all Americans to boycott the state of Georgia following the state’s execution of Troy Davis despite global protest.
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I don't understand why the local fruit shop has been dropping the price of bananas for weeks but the fresh food people with all the buying power are still selling for $13/kg. Refuse to buy fruit from WW since immediately after the cyclone when they put up a sign saying they were doubling the cost of bananas to 'support' the growers. Since the bananas were $3/kg I couldn't understand how they calculate $9/kg was double. Loving the blueberry and mango prices are also dropping...
I don't understand the big deal being made about the Barista.
Our schools cafe was run by Spotless and their was a trained barista who made coffee's for us students as well as the teachers who assisted the rest of the staff in preparing food etc when they weren't making coffee and hot chocolates..we paid normal coffee prices and I think students had more of a problem with drinking too many red bulls and no doze than coffee...