February and March are arguably the most productive months to fish our local waters. The diversity of species you can come across in just one day on the water at this time of year always surprises me. Aside from the usua...

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In many respects, digital resources and the online world have been of great benefit to Australians. They have allowed us to find and access information more readily, conduct business remotely, stay in touch with family a...

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There are so many things in life we take for granted until they are taken away from us or we really need them. The standouts in most of our lives include loved ones, good health and access to nutritious food, clean water...

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One of my favourite children’s books is The Wind in the Willows. It’s a classic, the kind of book that often gets passed down through the generations. The story revolves around the lives of four animal characters tha...

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As a financial adviser, probably the most common question I get asked is, “What is going to happen to property prices?” To be honest, I don’t know (and no one does). What I do know, however, is that throughout hist...

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We all like to think of ourselves as individuals. Our culture tells us we should know our own mind, follow our hearts and be ourselves. Advertisers certainly play on this desire. Sociologists Cheng & Schweitzer defin...

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Bondi Pair Charged Over Massive Meth Haul Two Bondi men have been charged over a huge haul of crystal meth as part of a police operation targeting organised criminal networks. According to a police press release, officer...

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There is nothing better than a comfy new mattress, but do you ever spare a thought for what happens to your old one after it’s left your home? Every year, a massive 1.25 million mattresses end up in landfill in Austral...

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Two years into the COVID pandemic and Pearl is detecting an air of hopelessness as each day morphs into yet another day of masks, vaccines, PCRs, RAT hunting, QR codes and quarantine. There’s the obscene price of petro...

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With uncharacteristically warm water for this time of year, the harbour and inshore areas around Sydney continue to produce the pelagics. Surface feeding kingfish, tailor and salmon are heavily on the chew and can be spo...

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