Cord collectors and scavengers: inside the race to rescue hard rubbish
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Pianos, sideboards and dining tables. Antiques. Washing machines. Hard rubbish season is upon us and, for the savvy bargain hunter, there are steals to be had. But thereâs a risk that anything not reclaimed from the streets will be picked up by trucks and crushed on the spot for landfill.
Scavenging for hard rubbish gems isnât new, but what is new is the online, concerted push to save working items from landfill.
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Bryan Brown goes to Parliament
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Actor
Bryan Brown brought some star power to the corridors of Parliament House on Wednesday as the star of 1988’s biggest film
Cocktail (the actor’s finest performance, FACT) joined Screen Producers Association representatives to lobby for an extension to JobKeeper as the industry continues to be crushed by COVID social distancing rules. And for a catch-up with his former
Two Hands cast mate
Bryan Brown and Scott Morrison.
Credit:Illustration: John Shakespeare
But Brown’s presence wasn’t the only event lifting spirits. Education Minister
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