The New Blurt

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Budget special

On this weeks’ show the budget is being handed down live during our show.

What we know so far →

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-03-29/whats-in-the-budget-here-is-what-we-know-so-far/100930204

Low unemployment figures →

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/mar/28/government-predicts-unemployment-will-drop-to-50year-low-as-it-spruiks-pre-election-budget

2019 budget. Did they get it right back then? You be the judge →

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-07-04/tax-cuts-and-spending-cuts/11273454?nw=0&r=HtmlFragment

Beer tax decrease was the rumour. Did it happen? Spoiler, no tax cut this time →

https://www.sunshinecoastnews.com.au/2022/02/01/covid-hit-pubs-cop-biggest-beer-tax-rise-in-a-decade/

https://www.brewers.org.au/beer-the-facts/beer-and-taxes/

The Phrase Pork Barrelling?

https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/050615/where-did-phrase-pork-barrel-come.asp

Winners and Losers →

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/ng-interactive/2022/mar/29/the-complete-2022-australian-federal-budget-build-your-own-choose-what-matters-to-you

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-03-29/federal-budget-2022-winners-and-losers/100914858

Party In The USA

Trump investigation felony charges →

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/23/nyregion/trump-investigation-felony-resignation-pomerantz.html

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/mar/23/donald-trump-crime-accusation-prosecutor-mark-pomerantz

Spring Break →

https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/miami-beachs-curfew-spring-break-partiers-wrongly-blames-outsiders-cha-rcna21870

https://people.howstuffworks.com/culture-traditions/holidays-other/quick-and-dirty-history-spring-break.htm

Green There, Done That

Climate groups say a change in coding can reduce bitcoin energy consumption by 99% →

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/mar/29/bitcoin-reduce-energy-consumption-climate-groups

Great read: The Big Switch by Saul Griffith →

https://g.co/kgs/s5c9Mu

Microplastics found in human blood for first time →

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/mar/24/microplastics-found-in-human-blood-for-first-time

Watch the live recording of this weeks’ show

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