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Took long enough but we got there in the end. Australia’s political stand-off has finally ended, to Julia Gillard’s immense relief and Tony Abbott’s deep disappointment. Labor will hold onto power after winning the support of two regional independents – Rob Oakeshott and Tony Windsor. – ABC News I’m not really sure what to make of this myself.  I was ...

It’s been a long time since Weezer but out anything worth listening to and chances are, this new album, coming out a scant twelve months after their last effort, probably won’t be any different.  Having said that, while the quality of the tracks themselves might not be any good, there’s no doubting that this is one of the finest album ...

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For Jen’s birthday weekend, we invited some friends over for dinner on Saturday night.  Jen always like to cook up a storm for dinner guests but she had to change up her game a bit this weekend as two of our friends recently switched to a vegetarian diet. Jen decided to make a ratatouille and cous cous dish and she ...

When we visited Scotland, Jen and I had a chance to visit our first ever Michelin star rated restaurant Martin Wishart.  Located in a rather unassuming beige coloured building in Leith, it doesn’t look like much on the outside but it is home to some of the best food in Britain and has been recognized as such by Gordon Ramsay ...

Two weeks after the Election and we’re still sorting out this hung parliament business.  As expected, both of the major party leaders have been holding talks with the Independant candidates and offering a crapload of pork in exchange for their support to form a government.  So while the major election issues were around the National Broadband Network and population growth, ...

With all this time spent on holiday in Scotland, catching up with friends back in Brisbane and going back to work where I’ve got to prep for a week of back-to-back conferences, who has time for video games? I finally found myself with a couple of hours spare tonight to sit down and get stuck into some games that I ...

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