Garden and Home Care

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The Australian stock market opened 2.2% down on Monday morning, marking the seventh straight trading day of losses as the coronavirus spreads. The S&P/ASX200 index was 144.2 points down at the start of trade on Monday. The decline means the ASX has now gone down over 10% in the last seven trading days. The Australian dollar was at its lowest point in a decade on Monday morning, buying 64.69 US cents. Read more:  https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/mar/02/australian-stock-market-falls-more-than-2-over-coronavirus-impact

Australia's chief medical officer said on Monday it was no longer possible to completely prevent people with the coronavirus from entering the country, citing concerns about outbreaks in Japan and South Korea. Australia, one of the first countries to put restrictions on its borders in a bid to limit the spread of the virus, confirmed its first death from the disease on Sunday. "It is no longer possible to absolutely prevent new cases coming in," Brendan Murphy, Australia's Chief Medical Officer, told reporters in Canberra. "We have got concerns about Japan and South Korea. They are working hard to control their outbreaks but we are still concerned that people in those countries and other high risk countries may present with an infection." Read more:  https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2020/03/02/australia-warns-it-cant-stop-the-spread-of-coronavirus-from-overseas.html

Taxpayers were charged $390,000 to upgrade a coffee cart in the press gallery of the federal parliament, officials have told Senate estimates. Officials from the Department of Parliamentary Services told a hearing on Monday that the kiosk was predicted to boost sales from 85,000 coffees in 2018-19 at the old coffee cart it replaced to “well over” 100,000 this financial year. Caffeine addicts in federal parliament are served by four outlets: one privately run cafe called Aussies; and three run by the department – the Queen’s Terrace cafe, the staff cafeteria and the press gallery coffee cart. On Monday the department’s secretary, Robert Stefanic, told Senate Read more:  https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/mar/02/coffee-cart-upgrade-at-parliament-house-cost-taxpayers-almost-400000

The trial of a retired Australian baker sentenced to 12 years in jail in Vietnam on terrorism charges was a “charade”, his son says, saying he fears his father will die in jail as he faces his final appeal on Monday. Political prisoner Chau Van Kham, 70, was arrested in Vietnam in January 2019, accused of meeting with fellow members of Viet Tan, a pro-democracy advocacy group proscribed by Vietnam’s communist government, and of helping finance the organisation. Chau’s single-day judge-only trial, held simultaneously with four other people, saw him tried and convicted on charges of “financing terrorism”, and sentenced to 12 years in jail, all within four hours. Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/02/family-of-retired-sydney-baker-jailed-in-vietnam-say-australia-needs-to-do-more

Keeping stainless steel surfaces and appliances clean is not hard. It is easy to keep them shiny with regular cleaning and using the right products & tools. So, if you are interested in knowing how to clean stainless steel surfaces and objects in the home, here are some expert tips by the reputed end of lease cleaners in Carlton, Melbourne. The best way is to use liquid dishwashing soap and warm water to clean sinks, utensils, countertops, and other surfaces. Scrub with a sponge to clean fingerprints, dust, and residues before rinsing with warm/hot water. Don’t use rough scrub pads on these surfaces ever! Always clean stainless steel surfaces along the grain to clean effectively and efficiently along with protecting the finish. After cleaning the surface, to polish and keep moisture from settling on top apply mineral oil with a cloth. Use mineral oil and avoid using food-based oils. I used to apply olive oil, but it turns rancid r...

A group of about 300 serving and retired firefighters are heading to Australia to help rebuild communities hit by bushfires. The team, including former chief fire officers, will work with the charity BlazeAid to rebuild structures and fences destroyed by the fires. Organiser Steve James said the group would help wherever they could. "We need to do some good for them, it would give them a second wind knowing we've come so far," he said. Read more:  https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-51191679