Well I think that makes all the premiers now. Daniel Andrews, Premier of Victoria for nine years, has stepped down and the second female Victoria Premier, Jacinta Allan, leads in his stead.
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In what must be a trend, Mark McGowan retired and the new Premier of Western Australia since June 2023 (yes this blog is three months behind) is Roger Cook
I think I should probably have known that, being born in WA
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(saving Minns to an End for later)
Well, while I try to sort out whether I'm going to put bony fish with cartilaginous fish, we've had an even more major change in state politics. Chris Minns is our new Premier. Dominic Perrottet having had seventeen months in the job, the last in a conservative government in power for twelve years. Tasmania is now the only remaining Liberal government in the country. As former Deputy Leader of the Opposition, I assume Prue Car is the new NSW Deputy Premier.
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Angela Merkel was Chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021. I always admired her, though I reserve that regard for few conservative politicians indeed.
Current chancellor is Olaf Scholz
In New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern was Prime Minister between 2017 and (January) 2023. She was everything you could want in a good leader so it's nice to know that's not a vanishing trait.
Current PM is another male, Chris Hipkins.
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Prime Minister of the United Kingdom is Rishi Sunak. National affront or postcolonial buoy
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There are, of course, a number of ways to classify Australian animals. I would guess that the largest number - of individuals, not groups - would be ants. They are so small, die so quickly, and would suffer greater fatalities than larger creatures because of their vulnerability and the shorter distance they can move to escape danger.
Longest lived? We tend to have turtles, not tortoises, so it might be a whale.
Shortest lived would again be another insect, perhaps a fly.
Fastest. Emus would be my guess. Slowest. No tortoises as mentioned and no sloths so snails?
I think the most expensive or valuable is going to be introduced like thoroughbred horses or pedigree pets, followed by champion bull, ram or somesuch.
The largest number of species seems as solid an approach as any so fish it is
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I didn't follow my father and grandfathers' love for recreational fishing. It's understandable that there would be an attraction when you live several miles from the coast and there are no freshwater equivalents. But I am just as happy to take in the view and soak up the sun or go swimming; although some of the fish that were caught made good eating.
Based on what we found trawling national parks, I fear there will be more catching and eating fish; a contrast to the number of birdwatchers. It's not that we don't shoot and trap birds and mammals but fishing is a big thing in Australia.
That said, we visit aquariums, offices have fish tanks and (in a mirror of its surrounds) a goldfish bowl makes an acceptable pet accessory in the strictest bedsit.
The site to visit if you want a comprehensive list of freshwater fish is Native Fish. We'll replicate it below but without the taxonomy.
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