Fruit
It’s the thirty-oneth of the month. Let’s hope February brings happier times for these mandarin growers of Gayndah, Qld, whose crops have been ruined by the floods.
What, in your humble opinion, is the monarch of citrus fruits? Oranges? Mandas? The mighty grapefruit? Cumquats, perchance?
Anything else got you feeling especially sweet or sour today?
Would you be willing to pay an extra $9 every time you fill the car with petrol if it would help fund the national disability insurance scheme?
Should the rate or reach of the GST be increased to give the states more money for education?
Or are these lazy options for governments who already collect enough tax and simply waste what they’ve got?
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PW says:
“Earning over $150,000 doesn’t make you rich. It makes you comfortable. “ It’s not how much you earn that matters, its how much you spend. Read more »
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Rodo says:
Lets not forget the ever increasing cost of our judicial system and top public servents are earning on average $500k per year! no wonder we tell our kids to become a lawyer (or doctor)!?. And to remember this is all funded by our tax dollars!. Read more »
The things done in the name of science. Some medical researchers have shoved fruit in MRI machines.
Check out the spectacular, citrus-scented images here.
It’s Tuesday. What’s on your minds, Punchers?
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nihonin says:
Peter Slipper has resigned as Speaker after negotiating standing aside with Julia Gillard and members of the government. He was thinking of resigning from parliament forcing a by election, but will now stay on as an independent, as mentioned by Laurie Oakes. The cynic in me thinks he may not… Read more »
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Scotchfinger says:
hahaha Alfie. Actually, having dinner with Mouse and Kate Ellis sounds like a great night to me. We just won’t talk politics! Read more »
In a week where the core national issues have had a decidedly seedy tone, let’s usher in the weekend by talking about something sweet. Apples.
Apples are a much under-rated fruit. But one type of apple is in real trouble. It’s the humble red delicious, which used to be known quite simply as “red apples” when I was a kid.
Growers like Iola Robson, who has been in the apple game for 43 years in Batlow, NSW, says her farm used to be about 80 per cent red delicious, 20 per cent other varieties. That ratio is now completely reversed. Another grower we spoke to said red delicious apples could soon be phased out entirely! How do you like them apples?
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Linda says:
Red delicious used to be my favourite fruit but over the years the flavour changed as they have cross pollinated them to improve the fruit so they say. Since I found the taste of them differed over the years I no longer bother with them & only buy the gala… Read more »
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ianc says:
Yep the Ladies are my favourite but i miss the Jonathans. Read more »
These are Australian cherries. In the shops at the moment there are lots of American cherries. They’re delicious, if very expensive at up to $20/kilo.
David Penberthy wrote the other day about how hard it is to avoid buying imported goods, though he mostly talked about stuff in jars and cans. What about fresh food? Do you think there’s anything wrong with buying imported fruit? It’s one thing in a country like England where nothing grows for six months, but here?
What other fresh topics would you like to discuss today? Our open thread is cherry ripe for your input.
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Gregg says:
@Knemon, I.m not a subscriber and the header tells enough. Like just how many billions of $$$$ went into the BER for what exact benefit for education. We can btw educate all we like, even getting to 40% having a university education which is one of Julia’s targets and then… Read more »
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Inky says:
Don’t worry M, I don’t get them either. Read more »
A delegation of Australian MPs has been given permission to inspect the New Zealand apple industry - as long as they don’t go near any apple trees.
Instead, they have been invited to tour New Zealand dairy farms, according to the chairman of a parliamentary committee.
The restrictions are the latest flare-up in the battle over fire blight, an agricultural disease which could destroy entire orchards.
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Paul 2.0 says:
Australia sends $8 billion worth of Aussie crap to NZ, Shane, and the reason you’ll take our Applies and like them is that if you don’t, you’ll not get your $8 billion. Do us Kiwis a big favour and junk CER, take your thieving banks, crap retail stores back home… Read more »
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