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Moving at any age is difficult and overwhelming. But when you are an elder it is among the most difficult activities you can perform. Many seniors suffer from relocation stress syndrome (RSS) or transfer trauma, as they feel uncomfortable being moved from a familiar environment. The process of the move is taxing for them. So, if you are helping an older adult relocate, please have a look at this wonderful article. It is a complete guide by professionals in Canberra to help you know what the steps to a successful relocation of seniors are. Read it now to gain valuable information. https://www.betterremovalistscanberra.com.au/a-step-to-step-guide-to-moving-for-seniors/

 A man's pet parrot has saved him from a fire that gutted his house. The man's house in Brisbane, Australia, was well alight when firefighters arrived just after 2am but Anton Nguyen had escaped without injury.  https://news.sky.com/story/pet-parrot-saves-man-from-house-fire-in-australia-12123221

 Death has a sound in Yuendumu, a red-dirt town in the middle of Australia’s sparsely populated Northern Territory. The haunting ritual wailing, to mark the death of a loved one, permeates Samara Fernandez-Brown’s memories of the town her family is from. The 22-year-old lives in the southern city of Adelaide, but she traveled 1,100 miles to the town of 800 residents—nearly all of whom are Aboriginal people called the Warlpiri—on Nov. 9, 2019 to attend her grandfather’s funeral. When she heard crying on the evening of the memorial, she assumed it was to mourn him. She soon learned the sobs were for someone else: her 19-year-old cousin Kumanjayi Walker. Read more:  https://time.com/5905168/australia-aboriginal-people-justice/ 

 A man's pet parrot has saved him from a fire that gutted his house. The man's house in Brisbane, Australia, was well alight when firefighters arrived just after 2am but Anton Nguyen had escaped without injury. Read more:  https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3108176/china-australia-relations-ban-us400-million-australian-wheat 

 CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s central bank on Tuesday cut its benchmark interest rate by 0.15 of a percentage point to a record low 0.10% in a bid to lift the economy from a pandemic-induced recession. The move was the first since March when the Reserve Bank of Australia board made two cuts of a quarter of a percentage point each two weeks apart. The Reserve Bank also announced it would buy 100 billion Australian ($70 billion) of government bonds of maturities of around five-to-10 years over the next six months. The bank is prepared to buy bonds in whatever quantity is required to achieve a 3-year yield target of 0.1%, Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe said in a statement. Read more:  https://apnews.com/article/business-virus-outbreak-australia-economy-67cd14b9e3bd39ab74bfff18002b7835