Itâs no secret that scent and mood are
closely linked, and burning a candle can be a one-way ticket to a calmer, more relaxed state of mind.
But could the wrong candle be doing more harm than good? Itâs a surprisingly controversial topic. While many conventional candles are still made with questionable ingredients, including paraffin wax, synthetic fragrances, and inferior oils, evidence of their negative health effects remains largely inconclusive.
Still, if the idea of a nontoxic, clean-burning candle appeals to you, Iâve done the research and rounded up the contenders for your consideration. But first, hereâs a quick look at the ongoing discussion of candle toxicity.
One vote, one value off the ticket for a re-elected McGowan government
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Premier Mark McGowan has ruled out changing the mix of city and country representatives in the upper house as an election pledge, despite the government exploring ways to reform the chamber over the past four years.
Mr McGowan labelled the electoral system as fundamentally unfair in 2017 after a landslide Labor win – where the party only picked up one more seat in the upper house than the Liberals and Nationals despite getting 120,000 more votes – which still left it well short of a majority in the legislative council.
Mark McGowan s hot and humid pork barrelling bush tour
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January is usually the wettest month in Western Australia s north but with a lack of rainfall in 2021, Premier Mark McGowan decided to jet through the regions and bring a monsoon of money.
Bush issues were front and centre in the second week of the election year as Labor rolled through country centres from Albany to Kununurra with promises worth $368.3 million and the Liberals and Nationals went to war over the $1 billion Royalties for Regions fund.
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January is usually the wettest month in Western Australia s north but with a lack of rainfall in 2021, Premier Mark McGowan decided to jet through the regions and bring a monsoon of money.
Bush issues were front and centre in the second week of the election year as Labor rolled through country centres from Albany to Kununurra with promises worth $368.3 million and the Liberals and Nationals went to war over the $1 billion Royalties for Regions fund.
WA Liberals pick multibillion-dollar budget fight with traditional allies
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West Australian Opposition Leader Zak Kirkup has picked a multi-billion dollar fight with the Liberal Party s traditional government partners, the Nationals, to walk back from a hardline stance on a regional funding program that would require $2.8 billion in budget savings be found over the next four years.
The Royalties for Regions scheme is at the centre of the split, with the Nationals wanting to completely reverse the Labor government s shift to using the $1 billion annual program to fund government initiatives previously covered through a consolidated account.