Amazing read. Says something of how shit Australia's news media is that this story hasn't been picked up yet.

Back at you goobster. Trust me when I tell you you don't actually want to be in Melbourne right now.

Cheers _refugee_!

Provided Melbourne isn't a smoking ruin by the end of the year, you're on.

It was an idyllic year. Then the UK company, for whom I was working online a whopping 10 hours a week, changed their operations and I could no longer pay rent. And the local abalone farm had some sort of disease outbreak so they were no longer taking workers.

Thanks mk! And thanks flagamuffin and steve!

I'm a lurker but Hubski has always been a joy to me, and more so recently with this interminable lockdown.

Melbourne here. The city is still in hard lockdown. Daily new case numbers are now in the double figures, but it's likely the lockdown will continue until the end of September.

As of Monday, we will officially be property owners (and mortgaged). We're moving in on Tuesday. I'll take photos and share them with you all next week.

I must say while I'm not a prolific poster here, I do very much enjoy checking in to Hubski.