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When the spinifex hit Sydney, it was the last thing we expected When the desert reached to Gladesville, we tried to tame it And when the emus grazed at Pyrmont, it suddenly dawned on us all Hah, finally the world was silent and the door was shut. - Midnight Oil

RIP

Nipsey Hussle https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/apr/01/nipsey-hussle-grammy-nominated-rapper-shot-dead-in-la-report

Wow Air https://wowair.com/

EVE Online and Exoplanets https://wiki.eveuniversity.org/ProjectDiscovery:Exoplanets

"Education is the ability to perceive the hidden connections between phenomena." - Václav Havel

Emperor Akihito https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-04-01/japan-new-era-name-reiwa-emperor-akihito-abdication/10958916

Sydney apprentice https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/apr/02/family-of-apprentice-killed-on-sydney-building-site-call-for-tougher-safety-measures

Australia's richest and poorest postcodes https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-03-28/australias-richest-and-poorest-postcodes-revealed-for-2016-17/10949790

F.U.

Algerian prez stands down from his autocratic wheelchair https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/01/algerias-president-abdelaziz-bouteflika-to-step-down-by-28-april

Things

Budget

One Nation and Guns

Mozambique https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/02/cyclone-idai-cholera-cases-rise-to-more-than-1000-in-mozambique

Encryption Bill has yet to stop a single terrorist, but it’s already netting (Ed: predicatable) results! https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/mar/27/tech-companies-not-comfortable-storing-data-in-australia-microsoft-warns https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/feb/12/labor-accuses-coalition-of-welching-on-a-deal-over-encryption-bill

Stacks

Stacks gonna stack https://www.axios.com/platform-monopolies-apple-news-amazon-f5cc00f1-a581-4c96-afdf-0f31319282e7.html

Satya https://www.geekwire.com/2019/microsoft-backing-major-tax-hike-amazon/

Games (specifically excluding Chess)

Cricket

AFLW

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-04-01/aflw-grand-final-year-in-review/10957394

John Elliott and his destruction of Carlton https://www.smh.com.au/sport/afl/elliott-leaves-blues-in-a-shocking-mess-20021124-gdfv1g.html

Erin Phillips https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erin_Phillips https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/2019-w-awards-erin-phillips-honoured-with-second-aflw-best-and-fairest/news-story/bd97005a52ed43f7c0ce436ac87541bb

AFL

Eddie is a dinosaur, along with John Elliot and Sam Newman https://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/eddie-mcguire-made-a-mistake-and-apologised-but-the-mob-wont-get-off-his-case/news-story/f68ee647b9a5ff44db3671bbb1e161f0

FFS ... https://www.crikey.com.au/2019/04/02/eddie-mguire-controversies/ https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/no-afl-penalty-for-eddie-mcguire-20190402-p51a3u.html

Tennis

Ash Barty https://www.sportingnews.com/au/tennis/news/ash-barty-ranking-tennis-wta-2019-results-miami-open-todd-woodbridge/4bt6hr6j8g051hs3ixut04ijq https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AshleighBarty#Personallife

The Greatest Game of All (Ed: It really isn’t)

Cheerleaders https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/hollywood-star-russell-crowe-blamed-for-nrl-cheerleader-controversy/news-story/7b555d31efc92465da9a223a5778de3d

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