Journalist, writer, Tasmania. Business, economics, numbers, politics. Composer, cellist. First novel, Virus: A Love Story, published on December 8, 2023.
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Interested in romance, adventure and the not very distant future? Looking for a non-stop action thriller or a Christmas gift idea? My first novel, Virus: A Love Story, is out on December 8 from @AustinMacauley and available for ordering now.
Greens candidate shock, strong performer not running in Braddon
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Ex-Lambies crossing into a new party's paddock for the election campaign?
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Melbourne protest urges AFL to dump Macquarie Point stadium requirement
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Stadium attack: Politicians want meeting with AFL over Mac Point demand
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The Tasmanian
political explosion. Does it even have a point?
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Here we are again. It rains or someone drives their Commodore into a power pole and the power goes out. Can Tasmania please have a reliable and idiot-proof electricity network?
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Fashionable business terms and their true meanings (1/several) ....
THINKS OUTSIDE THE BOX: Pretty useless inside a box.
DOWNSIZING: Cutting down on snacks.
SOCIAL CAPITAL: London nightlife.
RISK AVERSE: Chicken.
SWOT ANALYSIS: Working out how to get rid of a pesky blowfly.
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STRATEGIC THINKING: Stuff the management can’t understand.
I’LL TAKE YOUR FEEDBACK ON BOARD: Stop shouting at me, you cretin.
I HEAR WHAT YOU’RE SAYING: That’s rubbish.
KNOWLEDGE-BASED: The consultant who came up with this plan once read a book without pictures in it.
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15 ... QUID PRO QUO: Something to do with paying for a Status Quo ticket.
PER SE: Latin for Percy Sledge.
CLIENT FOCUSED: We’ve really stuffed up here, let’s suck up to them.
BEST PRACTICE: Stuff the management can understand.
MINDSET: A measurement of coffee consumption.
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14 ... LET’S TALK ABOUT THIS OFFLINE: This stuff doesn’t matter, I don’t want to hear it and hopefully you will forget about it.
CORE BUSINESS: Making money, or something to do with orchardists.
THE BIG PICTURE: The Roof of the Sistine Chapel.
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13 ... PUSH THE ENVELOPE: Crime at the post office.
EMPOWERMENT: Pretending to care what other people think.
FUTURE PROOF: Fire all the middle managers.
LEARNINGS: Spiv word for lessons.
PROACTIVE: Has a pulse, relative to the rest of us.
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12 ... BENCHMARKING: Working out what more intelligent people do and stealing it.
OFF THE RADAR: Irrelevant. Customer.
SYNERGY: Energetic sinning, possibly.
FAST TRACK: When a new employee is related to the boss.
TOUCHING BASE: Noticing someone relatively unimportant.
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11 ... PARADIGM SHIFT: We got a new logo.
AWESOME: Sounds okay, now leave me in peace.
UNIQUE: The only one on the block.
RAISE THE BAR: Why is everything made for short people?
CLOSE THE LOOP: This apparently means to finish something. Or something to do with pulp mills.
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10 ... HE/SHE HIT IT DOWN THE FIELDER'S/CATCHER’S THROAT: Someone call the cops.
HAUNTING (as in arts, music): Wakes me up in the night, terrified.
EXPLORES (arts, music): Has some vague connection to ...
ICONIC: Some people will have heard of it.
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9 ... WE'RE JUST HAPPY TO GET THE FOUR POINTS: We are absolutely fantastic and so much better than those other losers.
FULL CREDIT TO THE BOYS/GIRLS: I am an absolutely fantastic leader. Imagine getting this lot to perform!
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8 ... ON THE SAME PAGE: I'm a slow reader.
CLIMBING THE LADDER: Replacing a light globe.
ORGANIC GROWTH: Farmer stuff.
TAKING IT ONE WEEK/SESSION/TASK AT A TIME: We're not really capable of planning.
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7/several ... BANG FOR YOUR BUCK: Cracker Night.
DRILL DOWN: Helpful advice for miners.
SQUARE THE CIRCLE: I flunked geometry.
PRICE POINT: The most we can charge before they squeal.
CUSTOMER CENTRIC: Might answer the phone.
MOVING PARTS: Stuff that can go wrong.
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6/several .... BRING TO THE TABLE: Time for lunch.
WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY: The drivethrough.
DEEP DIVE: Cue the music from Jaws.
REINVENT THE WHEEL: Make a small effort.
THERE IS NO I IN TEAM: I graduated from primary school.
WHAT'S ON YOUR PLATE?: I have boring sandwiches again.
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