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Are you one of the "everyday Australians" we hear politicians talking about? If you earn any more than $50,000 per year, you have already stepped out of the "average Aussie" bracket. The median income in Australia is $48,360 before tax, according to a report released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics this month that analysed data from the 2016/2017 financial year. In regional areas, that figure is far lower. The most marked difference is in the Northern Territory, where Darwin city dwellers' median income is $61,375, compared to $52,420 for the rest of the territory. The highest median income is found in the Australian Capital Territory, at $63,038. Tasmanian workers have the lowest median income, at $44,437. Read more:  https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-12-30/are-you-one-of-the-average-australians-politicians-refer-to/11831700

Environment minister Sussan Ley has announced the nation’s first plastics summit to be held next year in an attempt to address the problem with Australia’s growing rubbish problem. With Australia no longer able to send its mixed plastic waste overseas from 2021, and plastic use predicted to double once again in the next two decades, Ley said the summit will bring together retailers, researchers, school children, and governments to work out how to tackle the crisis. Read more:  https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/dec/30/national-plastics-summit-to-tackle-australias-growing-rubbish-problem

Australia are one win away from their first perfect Test summer in six years after wrapping up the trans-Tasman trophy with a 247-run flogging of New Zealand. Nathan Lyon bowled Australia to victory on Sunday’s fourth day of the second Test at the MCG, giving them an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. If they win at the SCG, it will mark the first time since the 2013-14 Ashes whitewash Australia have won all Tests in a home summer without a loss or a draw. Read more:  https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/dec/29/australia-crush-new-zealand-at-mcg-to-secure-series

Residents of several towns in the picturesque southeastern Australian state of Victoria are being warned to "take shelter indoors immediately," as devastating wildfires continue to rage across the region. Tens of thousands of residents and people on vacation were urged to evacuate Sunday, as authorities had forecast that several factors could make it an incredibly dangerous day in terms of fire risk. "The extreme fire dangers, the strong winds that were forecast, and the very hot temperatures have all come as we thought," Andrew Tupper of the Victoria Bureau of Meteorology said at a news conference on Monday. Read more:  https://edition.cnn.com/2019/12/30/australia/australia-fires-evacuation-intl-hnk/index.html