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Basic pancakes became a favourite lockdown treat for Daniel Bolotin’s family. Photograph: Galina Mikhalishina/Alamy With so many diversions and excursions unavailable to our kids, I ended up making pancakes for them almost every morning! With these three basic ingredients, I could start their day off with a treat in a year in which they had to go without so many simple pleasures. Lennox Hastie: potatoes, specifically Garry Kadwell’s Andean Sunrise Garry’s Andean Sunrise takes the biscuit. Grown in Crookwell by Garry, who was crowned “producer of the year” at this year’s Delicious ...

Was 2020 the year we finally broke our culture? We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Was 2020 the year we finally broke our culture? Save Normal text size Advertisement “Cancel culture” was 2019’s Macquarie Dictionary word of the year, but it has had such a strong 2020 it should perhaps have been allowed to keep the yellow jersey for another 12 months (it didn’t; “doomscrolling” took podium honours this year). Some of the targeting was overdue (Pete Evans, whose transgressions became so great by year’s end ...

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 7:55 am, December 17th, 2020 - 66 comments These are in remarkably good shape.  Who would have predicted that dealing properly with a global pandemic would have had better results for the economy than timidly dealing with it and trying to ensure that economic activity continued? And that making baby boomers stay home and spend their wealth on new kitchens or meals out or local holidays would be much better for the economy than spending the money on overseas holidays or overseas lux...

It has never ceased to surprise me that those who profit at the expense of others are so unaware of the harm suffered by those they exploit, and are so convinced that they have a right to do the exploiting and that their profit is a proper and justifiable reward ... 3 days ago The government’s recent housing package may work; will it do enough? Trick Question: Does New Zealand have a capital gains tax on housing? If you ask the Prime Minister she will say not. It is true that her government is increasing the scope of the ‘bright-line test’ on non-family homes to ...

Biden's selection of Jennifer Granholm as Secretary of Energy is a good choice. A hard worker, a great communicator, and a champion of renewable energy. The BAU everyone is adamant is about to occur – will not. Sure, change is not going to be fast enough for most round these parts, but this lady is no dinosaur nor a rich crony. Hard working experienced people. I reckon Joe's doing alright building a team considering everyone's expectations are so low. Andre 2.1 More significantly, the appointment of Granholm may signal an intention to re-orient the Department of Ener...