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If you are moving for the first time, then it is understandable that there will be a lot of confusion when packing. You are not alone because not only people moving for the time but those who have moved before find it difficult to decide what to pack. However, I am sharing an article to help you know certain things that you should cross out from your inventory list. Here is what not to pack when moving in Canberra: non-allowable items guide. It has listed things like fireworks, cleaning products, propane gas cylinders, and ordinary things in your household. https://www.betterremovalistscanberra.com.au/not-pack-moving-canberra-non-allowable-items-guide/

In a revelation that may confound those who take a hyper-partisan view of politics, Malcolm Turnbull’s new memoir outlines the part he played in the establishment of Guardian Australia. As Turnbull writes, in the seven years we have been operating, Guardian Australia has only rarely endorsed his or his government’s policies. Since we are a progressive publication and he is a politician of the centre right, that should hardly come as a shock. But his part in our establishment might surprise some who approach relationships between the media and politicians on terms of mutually beneficial transactions. We don’t work that way. Read more;  https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/apr/16/guardian-australian-malcolm-turnbull-media-diversity

For many in Australia, the bushfire catastrophe now seems a distant memory as the coronavirus pandemic takes this country deeper into the unknown. The "miracle economy" that avoided recession during the 2007-2008 financial crisis, avoided the worst of the 1997 Asian financial crisis as well as the lancing of the dot.com bubble is in deep trouble. The Black Summer fires were adding to an escalating economic malaise but the coronavirus has inflicted a jolting collapse. In one week about one million Australians became unemployed. Read more:  https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-52131939

Relocating frequently means you have to pack and unpack your household belongings all the time. To avoid this boring task, you can read out the article on ‘ Creative Storage Ideas for People Who Frequently Move’ and share with your friends and relatives who move frequently. You can use a variety of storage options for your household belongings and save both time and money. Whether it is about investing in shelves or drawers or creating wall-hanging storage, you can use some new and innovative ideas to store your items that you always take in your relocation. https://www.betterremovalistscanberra.com.au/creative-storage-ideas-people-frequently-move/

People trying to enter Tasmania via its ferry service will be turned away unless they have a good reason in a move to clamp down on coronavirus cases entering the state. Premier Peter Gutwein told reporters on Tuesday the measure to stop people boarding the Spirit of Tasmania would be added to its mandatory 14-day quarantine requirement already in place. “In terms of TT-Line, as of today there is a hard-line position in place that unless you're an essential traveller, or a Tasmanian returning home on the TT-Line, you will not be travelling with us,” Mr Gutwein said in a press conference. Read more:  https://au.news.yahoo.com/coronavirus-tasmania-announces-it-will-turn-away-ferry-arrivals-233154917.html

Employers in the hospitality sector were scrambling to develop plans to either stand down hundreds of thousands of workers or lay them off, as restaurants, bars and clubs shut their doors at noon on Monday. One of the largest employers, Crown Resorts, which employs an estimated 18,500 workers and contractors, made a statement to the Australian Stock Exchange on Monday afternoon. The hotels attached to Crown’s casinos in Melbourne and Perth will remain open, but all gaming and restaurants will shut under the government’s orders to limit the spread of Covid-19. Read more:  https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/mar/23/job-losses-from-australias-coronavirus-shutdown-will-be-devastating

The guidelines for testing for COVID-19 will be changed this week to drop the overseas travel component, as the coronavirus spreads. "We'll be removing the traveller component, but we're working on that at the moment," Australia's deputy chief medical officer Paul Kelly told ABC TV's Q&A program on Monday, He said there would be announcements on the test changes this week. Read more:  https://www.sbs.com.au/news/coronavirus-testing-guidelines-in-australia-are-about-to-change