Picking winners in the age of austerity
He could’ve slept in.
I was hopping off the morning train at Beerwah Station last week along with dozens of other students, but standing in my way was a lone student (I won’t mention the school but, duh) trying to board.
“Oy, where you going [insert name here]?” one disembarking student asked of him.“Forgot I was suspended,” the kid replied matter-of-factly.
The other student shrugged. What else can you do?
And the Winner Is…
Is anyone playing favourites in state parliament?
Capping off Small Business Month saw two awards held in bordering electorates on the same night. The iconic Glassies, hosted by Glass House MP and Minister for everything Andrew Powell, alongside newbie MP Kendall Morton and special guest, Small Business Minister Steve Minnikin, was held at the Woodford Hotel.
A healthy 120 or so people turned up.
But just down the road at the Sandstone Point Hotel, 300 people rocked out for the inaugural Pumicestone Business Excellence Awards, hosted by newcomer MP Ariana Doolan, who jagged the Premier, David Crisafulli.
Where I’d Rather Not Be
Whether you’re already in the market or looking to get in, property prices here are surely spiralling out of control.
Need proof?
Geelong has taken over Sunshine Coast as the top spot for internal migration.
That’s right – a place where the wind chill breaks your will to live at the arse end of the arse end of Australia is more popular than the Sunshine Coast.
Surely this is a matter of affordability rather than anyone deliberately volunteering to live so close to the Antarctic.
That, and you have to watch AFL.
I drove through Geelong once.
Happy not to stop.
