Author: Blake Jarrett

A reader has drawn to Topical’s attention that many are hailing January 1, 2020 as the start of a new decade. “Not so!” he says. “This decade ends on December 31, 2020 and the new decade starts on January 1, 2021. The current...

A Sydney newspaper reports a major gift card retailer’s survey found that $400 million was spent on ‘useless or unwanted’ Christmas presents. Gift card sales had risen by 246 percent in December, not because it was the ‘coward’s...

Rain may be on the horizon! A veteran local with decades of bush experience to draw on tells Topical that a change is coming. He has seen Dollarbirds arrive in his Narrabri back yard. “When Dollarbirds come it is a sign a change...

2020 is the official UN International Year of Plant Health.