....while on holiday in Sri Lanka. Rather than shouting "aw fu*k" (which I would've before I left here for Australia 3 years ago), I shouted "oh you c*nt" before wiping the said excrement off my tshirt.

I know this won't be a big deal for many, but just wanted to ask if this means I've properly leant into Australian culture?

Have a great weekend everyone!

The proposed settlement, which remains subject to final Federal Court approval, covers approximately 32,000 current and former ALDI store and warehouse employees across Australia

Under the Class Action, ALDI has advised that it has already paid approximately $28.9 million. Under the proposed settlement methodology, the SDA estimates that approximately a further $26.3 million remains payable to affected workers.

As part of those further payments, ALDI has also agreed to pay interest on relevant amounts. Together with a separate $1.5 million contribution towards the SDA’s legal and project costs, the total value of the outcome is expected to be approximately $55 million, subject to final calculations and final Court approval.

The Department of Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water (DCCEEW) hit pause on the first stage after receiving a complaint about the pilot administrator procurement process.

“We wish to advise you that this procurement has been suspended,” says the DCCEEW letter, a copy of which was sent to Renew Economy.

“This suspension is required under the Government Procurement (Judicial Review) Act 2018 (Cth) while a procurement complaint is being investigated.

What the heck is going on ?

This is the second such major incident in the same area within a few weeks.

The previous crash has seen one driver charged.

In today’s crash, one driver is apparently missing

How selfless of her, Pauline insists this trip is a "fact-finding mission" to improve Australians' lives. Funny, because it looks remarkably like a luxury Sicilian holiday. Though, to be fair, keeping Gina's arse wiped while she brainstorms new ways to make herself even richer probably is a full-time job.

TWU members will protest at airports across the country against tactics led by Qantas that are draining experience from our airports and leading to dangerously low standards across aviation for both workers and the travelling public.

Use of Swissport: Its use of outsourced ground handling companies with appalling records on safety like Swissport, which is receiving up to 400 safety reports a month in some ports and is being investigated by safety regulators in Brisbane and Sydney.

Qantas Freight: Its refusal to reverse fragmentation at Qantas Freight, where the use of up to 8 different companies to perform work has led to rock-bottom standards. Last week NSW health and safety reps served Qantas with 14 provisional improvement notices over safety failings by management at Qantas Freight. A labour hire Qantas Freight worker was killed last year.

Western Sydney Airport: at Australia’s newest airport, opening in just over 100 days, Qantas has chosen to outsource work to Star Aviation, a company operating on poverty-level wages and conditions.

While Qantas workers used to all be employed directly by the company, they are now scattered across 38 different subsidiaries and labour hire companies, a tactic used to dismantle pay and conditions, and which has led to a revolving door in aviation, shocking safety concerns, and a dysfunctional aviation sector for the travelling public.

A survey of over 2000 aviation workers last year revealed 48% have been injured at work, and 87% have been pressured to work unsafely.

With negotiations underway across ground handling, cabin crew, pilots, security and catering, thousands of aviation workers will soon have the potential right to take protected industrial action, with Qantas Freight workers now gearing up for action.

Workers are calling on airlines and airports to properly fund fair standards in aviation and return good jobs to the sector, after a decade of pay and conditions reaching rock bottom under Alan Joyce’s reign at Qantas

A juvenile southern right whale was stranded in the Peel-Harvey Estuary, south of Perth, for more than two weeks.

Onlookers have reported seeing dolphins guide the whale to the ocean's deeper water.

Yay for the dolphins!

I live in a semi-rural area. The doctors all seem to be on holiday. No matter how many times I ask the receptionists for a new doctor, they just tell me it’s not possible. I keep getting stuck with this one dude. Every time I see him, he tells me there is nothing wrong with me.

Currently, I have a rash from the tips of my toes to the bridge of my nose. I am covered in a rash, and have been for over a month. My doctor says it’s fine, and I should just live with it.

Obviously it’s not fine. Month long hives is not fine. Vanity aside, it’s fuckin cooked. I’m covered in angry red spots. Every scar I ever had is glowing like a disco. My face is hideous.

What does one do?

Tele health people keep ditching me because they don’t deal with skin conditions. Other than going to the emergency ward, how do I get acknowledged?