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So, mandatory questioning with a gag clause, very lightly used but "needed" amendment, of course.

Started out as being a terrorism only thing, got expanded to foreign interference/espionage... now it's "politically motivated violence, sabotage, and promotion of communal violence".

"The youths are hooning around in their cars, copying what they see in action movies and getting killed. This is bad."

"We could work on educating vulnerable demographics so that they understand what's being shown is extremely high-risk and not a good representation of reality... or we could ban action movies for everyone."

"I do quite like the sound of that last one, Minister."

Housing advocacy group Everybody's Home says renting a unit now costs more than half the median take-home pay of a single worker in every Australian capital city. 

The Albanese government had a turbulent week with tussles over data centres and division within the Labor party over its humanitarian intake.

At least makes an attempt to dodge the "professional models are expected to conform to weirdly specific body standards" can of worms. Standards which are only available in a women's size 5, for some reason. :D

I think "artful in composition" peopley photography is particularly neat.

Pesarattu recipe made authentic way with soaked green moong, ginger, cumin and green chilies. Learn to make them thin, crisp & delicious

(...in other news water is wet, but I like that someone's acknowledging it.)

The controversial film Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom, was banned for decades in Australia but is getting a rare festival screening. Why are some films banned and what does the public lose when media is censored?

For someone so determined to live and live well, there's SO MUCH PAPERWORK associated with dying. Jeeeeez.

After you have died:

a person named in the will
a person named in an earlier will as a beneficiary
your surviving spouse, partner, child or stepchild
any former spouse or partner
your parents or guardians
anyone who would be entitled to a share of your estate had you died without a will
a parent or guardian of a child who is named in the will or would be entitled to a share of your estate had you died without a will
a person managing your estate under a guardianship or administration order immediately before your death.

Siiiigh. This sure opens a can of worms. I can legally exclude relatives, but they will get the whole thing (and can presumably harass any beneficiaries named and otherwise try to make a mess of things).

A Power of Attorney is a legal document that gives a person or an organisation the power to manage your assets and financial affairs while you are alive.

I can preemptively appoint someone. This is a 'sleeping' enduring power of attorney, and kicks in when a medical advisor decides I'm no longer able to manage my financial affairs.

If I don't have one, SACAT will appoint one for me.

Beneficiaries of my will are expected to have access to these things. This appointment doesn't have to be done in person, which is nice.

Used if I am [temporarily or permanently] considered unable to make my own decisions. Health care refusals are almost universally respected, and "um, no, don't take me to thinly-veiled conversion therapy [etc]" would be wise of me.