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Newborn lion cub and giraffe triplets walk out after baby boom in zoo

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The triplet lion cubs have made their public debut, just a few hundred meters from the newborn giraffe, at the Taronga Western Plains Dubbo Zoo. Key points: Three lion cubs and a giraffe cub have made their public debut at the Taronga Western Plains Zoo The lions were born in April but spend time away from the public eye to bond with their parents Giraffes born on weekends in front of zoo guests It came after a giraffe was born over the weekend in front of shocked zoo guests. The three lioness cubs were born in April but have been kept away from the public until now, in order to bond with their parents and be vaccinated. First parents Marion and Lwazi accompanied their little ones out of their cage where they quickly became the center of attention. “Guards and guests enjoyed watching her cubs climb trees and rocks, although Marion seems to be very wary as a first-time mother with these very confident cubs,” said lion watchdog Justine Powell. Lion cubs climb trees and tackle...

The wealth boom is closing the huge gap between rich and poor

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You may remember that at first it seemed that COVID-19 was going to cause massive wealth destruction. The stock market fell and some warned of a potential fall in house prices by a third. Average household wealth did fall 3 percent in the March 2020 quarter when COVID-19 first hit, but this was only a decline, and asset prices quickly rebounded as the central bank cut interest rates to near zero and the government pumped in massive amounts of stimulus. . In general, the fact remains that wealth is still very unequal in the country, despite a slight decline in wealth inequality during the pandemic years. The report shows that despite a stagnation in early 2020, median household wealth then jumped 12 percent through December 2020, and 26 percent through December 2021. There’s no prize for guessing the biggest cause of this spike: housing, which drove 69 percent of the overall increase in wealth over the past three years. Most came from owner-occupied housing, which accounted for 5...