Cases of the swine flu have been increasing ever since the announcement that people had died in Mexico. In Australia confirmed cases of the swine flu have hit over 17. No deaths are reported at this time. This trend is not only isolated to Australia. Countries all over the world have been reporting confirmed swine [...]
The queens birthday has been happily celebrated in Australia for many years now. Not because we particularly like the queen or the monarchy. But because it’s a public holiday and millions of workers can get the day off and get paid for it. For the average working Australian, public holidays are like gold. Everyone knows [...]
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A society can often be judged by how they treat their elderly. Elderly people have spent years upon years raising their children, giving to charity and paying taxes. As such they deserve to live their final years in comfort and dignity. Sadly, more often than not, they do not live dignified lives and are forced [...]
With the world economic crisis still lingering scaring most people from spending money on anything, many feel it is the right time to enter the property market and buy their first home, or add to their property portfolio. There are several things to consider before taking the leap. Firstly Australia is technically in recession and [...]
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BMI, or Body Mass Index, has become the norm when putting people into categories of healthy weight. BMI simply calculates a number according to height and weight and then categorizes the person as under weight, average, over weight or obese. BMI is used in large population studies. In other words, when you hear figures such [...]
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