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A message from Andrew Goledzinowski, Australian Ambassador for People Smuggling Issues and Human Trafficking Andrew Goledzinowski In June 2017 Australians from all walks of life came together to celebrate Refugee Week and the contributions made to Australian society by people who came here as refugees. Australia has a long and proud tradition of welcoming and successfully resettling refugees. Since the end of World War II Australia has resettled more than 865,000 refugees from all over the world. Along with the United States and Canada, Australia has consistently ranked as one of the world’s top three providers of permanent resettlement places for refugees. In celebrating Australia’s history of refugee resettlement, it is important to acknowledge the role that strong borders play in supporting our generous humanitarian programme. Secure borders generate public confidence that the Government can manage migration in a way that mitigates risks and focuses humanitarian assistance on those who need it most. Without ...

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Tribute to George Jones by Desmond Kelly “The Possum”, small of stature, for a huge talent in Country Music, George Jones is now no more, but tributes still flow in, thick & fast. As time goes by, I will endeavour to write my very own “tribute” to this “STAR” of Country Music, but for now, another great Country song that is also featured on “You-Tube” has been written & recorded by Kevin Fowler, who, for all intents & purposes, projects an “image” of “No-Show” Jones in the hectic days when George was drinking so much, his wife, at the time (the “Possum” married three or four times), hid the keys to his car in order to stop him going to the nearest “bar”, about 8 kilometres away, but George was one determined character, so he just got into the seat of his ride-on mower and “drove” to that bar at ...

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British TV cooking demonstrations would help home cooking or eating takeaways? (https://elanka.com.au/british-tv-cooking-demonstrations-help-home-cooking-eating-takeaways-dr-hector-perera-london/) Dr Hector Perera London I assume that TV cooking demonstrations would help the general public in many ways such as encouraging them to cook at home then saving energy wastage. There is no point of rushing from one to the other without a proper explanation or just talk something totally irreverent to cooking. In some cooking programmes there are a few people come to demonstrate their kind of cooking of different things. Sometimes there are two judges as well watching their progress. The contesters make so many mistakes while cooking various dishes such as cooking at high temperature then letting out too much cooking aroma and sometimes they let the cooking aroma catch fire for no reason. The cooking aroma sometimes contains inflammable vapours from the ingredients added to cook. It may be attractive to see something catching ...

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Sri Lankan Recipes by Curry Mad – (Raw) Jak `Mallung’ Ingredients 1/2 (Raw) Jak Fruit, or Frozen Jak fruit pieces (Can or Bottle) 1/2 Tsp Black Mustard Seed 1/2 Tsp Chilli flakes 1 Tblsp Cooking Oil 1/2 Tsp Cummin Seed 1 Sprig Curry Leaves 2 Tblsp Coconut flakes 2 Green Chillies 1/2 Lemon (Juice & Rind) 1 Tsp Maldive Fish chips 1 Tsp Salt (To taste) 1/2 Tsp Turmeric Method If using fresh Jak remove the skin, or if using frozen Jak, thaw, cut into pieces around 1 inch. Mince Jak in food processor. Put ingredients, except Lemon Juice, into a hot non-stick pan with the Cooking Oil. Keep stirring until the Jak is tender, turn off heat and add the Lemon juice. Enjoy with boiled Rice and a hot curry. ...

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