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West Gate Bridge
When the partially complete West Gate Bridge collapsed in October 1970, thirty-five people were killed when one of the box-girder spans collapsed while the bridge was under construction.
The West Gate Bridge workers were a highly unionised workforce. Safety concerns over the construction method of the bridge, and disputes over workers'...
The West Gate Bridge workers were a highly unionised workforce. Safety concerns over the construction method of the bridge, and disputes over workers'...
Peter's Pantry
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Teas
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Beers
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Waffles
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Dumplings
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Cookies
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Sushis
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Coffees
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Whiskeys
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Strawberries
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Chocolate Bars
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Pineapples
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Tangerines
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Steaks
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Eggs
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Annie
As a wee bairn, Annie always hated it when her mother made her eat the porridge leftover from the day before. It was cold, gluggy and inedible, a sign of the harsh conditions of her childhood. Annie was born in 1925, in Cockburnspath, Scotland, the youngest sibling of four. At...
Career Anchors
As part of a professional development activity I was doing today, I was reviewing my Career Anchors. Edgar Schein suggests that every one of us has a particular orientation towards work and that we all approach our work with a specific set of priority and values. He calls this concept...
Saving, not spending
At its meeting today, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept the official cash rate unchanged at the historic low of 0.10 per cent. With inflation low and below the central bank's target, economic recovery remains dependent on the health situation and significant fiscal and monetary support.
You would have thought...
You would have thought...
Zoom Zoom
Jinba Ittai
Jinba Ittai is a Japanese saying that describes the unity of the horse and rider as one. The Mazda Motor Corporation use this saying to describe the experience of driving their roadster, the Mazda MX-5.
The Mazda MX-5 is a lightweight two-seater convertible sports car manufactured by Mazda in Japan. Ever...
The Mazda MX-5 is a lightweight two-seater convertible sports car manufactured by Mazda in Japan. Ever...
Lockdown
Snap lockdowns now appear to be the way state governments in Australia will handle any outbreak of COVID-19.
On the 8th January this year, the Queensland Government locked down the greater Brisbane area for three days, after a hotel quarantine cleaner tested positive to the highly contagious UK strain of coronavirus....
On the 8th January this year, the Queensland Government locked down the greater Brisbane area for three days, after a hotel quarantine cleaner tested positive to the highly contagious UK strain of coronavirus....
Omeleto
Last week I came across a pleasant animated short film on YouTube about a man with road rage, who confronts an elderly driver out on Australia's longest, straightest, treeless stretch of desert road, the "Nullarbor".
The man gets progressively more angry and outraged as the old-man ignores his adversary and continues...
The man gets progressively more angry and outraged as the old-man ignores his adversary and continues...
Google versus the Government
New legislation proposed by the federal government will force the tech giants to negotiate a fair payment with news organisations for using their content in newsfeeds and searches. As a result, Google has threatened to withdraw Google Search from Australia.
Google has about 90-95% of the search engine market share in...
Google has about 90-95% of the search engine market share in...
No
We all like to please others, but sometimes it is just necessary to say "No".
Saying "no" doesn't mean that you are rude, selfish, or unkind. This is an unhelpful belief that makes it hard to say "no". When we are young, we don't seem to be bothered by saying "no",...
Saying "no" doesn't mean that you are rude, selfish, or unkind. This is an unhelpful belief that makes it hard to say "no". When we are young, we don't seem to be bothered by saying "no",...
Zoom Zoom
Zoom-Zoom recognition
Zoom-Zoom club has been around for over 30 years, started just after the Mazda MX-5 was first released in 1989. I am an enthusiastic member of this club, one of the oldest Zoom-Zoom clubs in the world.
The club presents its members a pin for every five years of consecutive membership,...
The club presents its members a pin for every five years of consecutive membership,...
Leaders practicing empathy
I saw a video recently by Simon Sinek on how leaders should practice empathy. In the video, he affirms that a daily practice of putting others' well-being first has a compounding and reciprocal effect in relationships, friendships, and the way we treat our clients and our colleagues.
Empathy is the most...
Empathy is the most...