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Have you noticed that you overpay for your morning coffee?

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If your morning cup of coffee has left a sour taste in your mouth lately, it’s probably not the beans, but the price tag that’s causing you to taste bitter. Key points: Coffee sellers say coffee prices have gone up 20-30 percent in the last 12 months The average price of a medium, basic coffee is around $5 nationwide Coffee industry warns it may take 12 to 18 months before prices drop again Prices for flat whites – and cafe-made coffees – have been forced up not only by international shipping and wages, but also by unexpected costs such as the wholesale price of caramel syrup. What is the average price of coffee now? Daniel Mejia of Colombia Coffee Co owns several cafes and is a wholesaler of coffee beans on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. He says people should pay between $4.50 and $5.50 for an average 250ml (8oz) of coffee without fancy milk or espresso additions. “When you pay $5.50 for an eight-ounce coffee, then the expectation you have to have as a customer is that it’s going to be

How Saddam Hussein saved The Late Show, and helped shape Australian comedy

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Plain text size Larger text size Text size is very large It is impossible to imagine Australian comedy – or indeed Australian film and TV – without Late Show . Front line and Castle , Did you pay attention? Martin and Molloy’s stage and radio antics, Judith Lucy’s biting stand-up, even high-end drama productions like Lamb of God (co-produced by Jason Stephens) all owe something (and in some cases everything) to the eight-member team who wrote, produced, directed, edited, and appeared on ABC’s one-hour comedy show, which ran for 40 episodes across two seasons on Saturday. night in 1992 and ’93. But it is quite possible to imagine the world in which the show is no happen, because for a very long time it’s unlikely to happen. By the time the first episode aired in July 1992, the crew – without Lucy in season one – had had a lot of stab at translating the relationship they displayed on stage and on radio (some of them first appeared together as part of the Melbourne University Revue in

Hardwick explains Richmond's late sub-call when question is asked over high defender injury

Richmond coach Damien Hardwick has explained why tall defender Ben Miller was substituted in the final quarter of the Tigers’ crucial draw with Fremantle. Key points: Tigers defender Ben Miller was medically substituted at the end of the game with Fremantle Reports differ as to why Miller was left out of the game, with Damien Hardwick saying it was a calf injury A player may only be substituted if he is reasonably determined as medically unfit to participate in any match for at least the next 12 days With Richmond leading by one goal after 16 minutes of play in the final quarter, Miller came on to the bench and was medically out of the game for the smaller, faster Maurice Rioli. A minute later, Fremantle equalized through Bailey Banfield’s goal, which led to the first draw of the 2022 AFL season. The substitution raised eyebrows, with Miller not appearing to suffer any visible injury. A medical substitute rule is in place ahead of the 2021 season, with doctors supposed to determine “a

NRL Late Mail: Round 19

All Late Mail for the 2022 Telstra NRL Premier League Round 19. NRL Late Mail: Round 19 Knights v Roosters, Friday 19:55 at McDonald Jones Stadium Knight: Dom Young (ribs) came off and was replaced by Hymel Hunt on the wings, while Phoenix Crossland came on for Kurt Mann who continued to struggle with a leg injury. Winger Edrick Lee has overcome a foot problem to play. Rooster: Joey Manu is out with a quad injury and Drew Hutchison is the man to replace him in midfield. Adam Keighran was put back on the bench just before kick off after initially being appointed in the middle. Luke Keary (concussion) and Jared Waerea-Hargreaves (hamstring) are both back to cheer the Tricolors on as they battle their ongoing injury crisis this year. Raiders v Warriors, Saturday 15:00 at GIO Stadium Robber: Nick Cotric replaced the suspended Jordan Rapana on the wings while Albert Hopoate replaced James Schiller. Skipper Elliott Whitehead (knee) also returned so Corey Harawira-Naera came on to the ben