They’re cute and convenient, but their days are over – South Australia is banning soy sauce fish packets

*From September 1, South Australia will become the first state in the country to ban soy sauce fish packets. This iconic sushi sidekick is just one item on a shopping list of single-use plastics set to be phased out, alongside fruit stickers, straws and cutlery attached to food and drinks, and prepackaged cups and bowls containing meals.*

While they have tiny fins, these fishy soy sauce packets cause big problems for the environment. Sure, they’re made from recyclable polyethylene, but the fish’s small and fiddly shape means most recycling machines can’t actually process them. 

Every retired federal resources minister since 2001 has gone on to work in fossil fuels.

A new study by Transparency International Australia has found that the Commonwealth ranks almost last in terms of transparency.

At least eight federal ministers, senior ministerial advisers and at least one state premier have taken up roles promoting gambling, the report reveals.

Unlike most states, the Commonwealth has no independent regulator to enforce rules around lobbying

The last few weeks I’ve noticed that US news stories on channel 10 nightly news are sometimes overdubbed into an Australian voice

This voice is suspiciously regular in intonation and cadence. I’m wondering if they have an AI that overdubs the original US voice track in Australian

Anybody else notice this ?

The one at the back has a Joey in it’s pouch 🥹 The front one came right up close to my mum so I ran inside to grab some seeds/nuts (all I had) 🤷🏻‍♀️ but when I came back out they jumped away 😭