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Scary graphics reveal the full impact of Australia's cost of living crisis on grocery spending

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The reason your weekly grocery store is becoming so much more expensive has been revealed because the cost of living crisis continues to hit shoppers at the checkout. The weekly staple, which saw its biggest price increase in a year, was mentioned in the data behind this week’s announcement that inflation was at its highest level in two decades. Vegetables, fruit, breakfast cereals, breads, eggs, oil, butter and margarine all spiked in price last year according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Smile and hold on: The reason your weekly grocery store is getting so much more expensive has been revealed as the cost of living crisis continues to hit shoppers at checkout The opposite graph has depicted an alarming rise in the cost of basic foodstuffs, with vegetables, cereals and other household staples topping the list of sharp price increases. The ABS released its quarterly Consumer Price Index (CPI) figures – a key measure of inflation – on Wednesday morning, show

A trash can full of used supermarket products is used to anger Ann. Now he sees them as saviors

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When she was working for a supermarket, Ann witnessed huge waste products being dumped at the end of each shift. He said employees can’t pick up wasted items at a cheaper price or for free. “It makes me very angry. It makes me question the company’s approach to waste and their environmental impact,” he said. “If stores want to dispose of edible products perfectly, we have to be able to pick them up and use them.” Ann is new to trash diving and says it can be a lifesaver as she struggles to make ends meet. ( provided ) Now Ann is one of the thousands of Australians struggling to keep food on the table as prices rise — and the bins behind those shops are up for looting. “My daughter is ashamed of being ‘poor’ because all her school friends live in a big private house, and their parents drive expensive cars,” she said. “We don’t live on the poverty line, but we live very simply, without the luxuries or advantages that people with more money can buy. We live in small government subsidize

Hawaiian Lava Caves Are Full of 'Dark Matter' Bacteria

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Hawaii’s volcanic environment contains a mysterious variety of microbes, new research has discovered this week. Scientists say that the island’s lava caves and other structures created by volcanic activity have unique, diverse, and still-living bacterial communities within them. The findings suggest that much remains to be learned about life in some of the most extreme conditions on Earth. Researchers at several universities and NASA collaborated for the study, which was published Thursday in Frontiers in Microbiology. They studied samples collected from 70 sites along the Big Island of Hawaii, the largest island in the Hawaiian archipelago. These sites include caves, tubes, and fumaroles, which are openings or vents through which volcanic gases and water can escape. They analyzed and sequenced the RNA found in the samples, making it possible to create a rough map of the bacterial community living there. Stalactite formations in the Hawaiian cave system from this study with co

Woolworths and Coles announce epic 1/2 price sale - get the full list here

Woolworths and Coles have announced their half-price discounts for the coming week – and there’s plenty to offer shoppers. The supermarket giant has slashed the prices of some kitchen, refrigerator, health, beauty and laundry purchases for just seven days. The Woolies and Coles special includes many top brands, including Dynamo, Uncle Tobys, Tip Top, Arnott’s, Libra, Cold Power and Finish – for as low as 72 cents. For more Food related news and videos check out Food >> The markdown is available from Wednesday, July 20, to midnight Tuesday, July 26. Scroll down for the full list of reduced purchases. Woolworths and Coles have announced their 1/2 price special for the coming week. Credit: AP A recall of popular spices from hundreds of stores nationwide Woolworths Here’s a half price Woolworths special for July 20 through midnight, July 26. Family favorite Uncle Tobys Roll Ups 94g Pk 6 – was $4, now $2 Tip Top English Muffin Pk 6 – was $5.30, now $2.65 Arnott’s Shapes or Mini B

This is why the first image of JWST looks full of "lens flare"

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The stars in new images from the James Webb Space Telescope look sharper than ever before. And I’m not just talking about the image quality, which is amazing. I talk about the fact that many of the bright stars in the picture have very different nails from the Christmas decorations or, as one of my colleagues put it, “This looks like a JJ Abrams promo poster, and I love it. ” But this is not a case of too much lens flare. Those are diffraction spikes, and if you look closely, you’ll see that all the bright objects in the JWST image have the same eight-pointed pattern. The brighter the light, the more prominent the features. Dimmer objects such as nebulae or galaxies are less likely to see this distortion. This diffraction spike pattern is unique to JWST. If you compare the images taken by the new telescope with the images taken by its predecessors, you will see that Hubble only has four diffraction spikes for the eight JWSTs. (Two JWST spikes can be very dim, so sometimes it ap

NASA to show first full color image of the Webb space telescope

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The James Webb Space Telescope, the most powerful ever sent into orbit, will reveal a stunning new view of the universe with never-before-seen clarity. The photos are hoped to provide an interesting picture of what Webb will capture in the science mission that lies ahead. (Reuters) Pulling the curtain back on a photo gallery like no other, NASA will soon present the first full-color images of the James Webb Space Telescope, a revolutionary tool that has been designed to peer through the cosmos into the dawn of the universe. The highly anticipated release of spectroscopic images and data on July 12 from the newly operational observatory follows a six-month process of remotely stretching various components, aligning mirrors and their calibration instruments. With Webb now fine tuned and fully focused, astronomers will embark on a list of competitively selected science projects exploring the evolution of galaxies

The hustle and bustle of Lapvona full of blood and depravity will make Shakespeare blush

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Jam Ottessa Moshfegh conjures up a broken and unwelcome protagonist who walks across the world leaving destruction in their wake. McGlue , the author’s 2014 novella, a 19th century anthem, features a drunken gay sailor who may kill his best friend. Moshfegh’s 2015 debut novel, Eileen, shortlisted for the Booker Prize, centers around a self-loathing petty criminal. In his famous book in 2019 My Year of Rest and Relaxation we become unfortunate observers of the interior life of a lazy misanthrope locked in a year-long drug-induced seclusion. In Moshfegh’s latest novel, Lapvana, The author trades his distinctive first-person voice to introduce the ranks of suburban residents living in a post-epidemic medieval village of Lapvona, where life is hard, and life is cheap. This proved a ripe setting for Moshfegh to happily indulge his appreciation for the odd; just don’t expect him to conform to historical accuracy. Ottessa Moshfegh’s latest novel pushes the boundaries of existential nihi