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Tiny Queensland town, population two, with pub and post office for $400,000
https://www.theguardian.com/australi...rket-new-owner

For $400,000, buyers will get the Foxtrap Roadhouse, a four-bedroom home, and the keys to the town. It’s a far cry from the $935,000 median price for a cramped Sydney unit.

Cooladdi – whose name reportedly stems from a local Indigenous word for “black duck” – is one of Australia’s smallest towns. Its official status is anchored by the local post office, which operates out of the roadhouse. Because of this, Cooladdi retains its own postcode: 4479.

It wasn’t always this quiet. Cooladdi was once a bustling railway hub with a population that peaked at roughly 270. But as the local sheep industry shrank and the trains eventually stopped coming, the town slowly emptied out. The school closed its doors for good in 1974.

The new owners will wear many hats. Running Cooladdi means serving as the postie, the publican, the cook and the shopkeeper.

Khi bước chân ta về
Đêm khuya nhìn đường phố
Thành phố hoang vu
Như một lần qua cuộc tình
Làm sao không biết đời sống buồn tênh
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Lieutenant General Susan Coyle appointed first female Australian Chief of Army



The Australian Defence Force is set for a major shake-up as the war on Iran rages.

Anthony Albanese has appointed Australia’s first female army chief in a major shake-up only days after the Australian Defence Force was rocked by the arrest of Ben Roberts-Smith.

Lieutenant General Susan Coyle was named as the new Chief of Army on Monday.

She takes over from Lieutenant General Simon Stuart AO, who had served in the role since 2022.

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Australians eating out less as fuel crisis deals biggest blow to consumer confidence since Covid
https://www.theguardian.com/australi...ce-since-covid

Consumer confidence is plummeting in Australia, with the closely watched Westpac-Melbourne Institute sentiment index, released on Tuesday, recording its sharpest monthly decline since the onset of the pandemic.

Payments tracked by Commonwealth Bank show that households have adjusted their budgets to pay for rising fuel prices and elevated energy bills by spending less on eating and drinking out, travel and home improvement.

NAB said that a rising number of consumers are “reducing, cutting or spending less” on treats such as coffee and snacks.

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