One of the things I love about growing turmeric in Brisbane is that for several months of the year it hides away. The only sign it’s there is when you dig underground and find the orange root which looks a bit like ginger or galangal and is excellent grated on just about anything. Then, in spring, tiny green spears poke through the soil for what seems like only a moment before they shoot upwards and unfurl these huge thick leaves. After a season or two you start getting the flowers which, as you can see, are really beautiful. But the BEST thing for me is that they seem to thrive with no attention whatsoever. My kind of plant.

My favourite recipe using turmeric at the moment is Parsi Scrambled Eggs. It’s the breakfast of champions. Use the powder in the cooking and then grate the root over the top. Delicious!

P.S. Australians born in Australia tend to pronounce this plant/spice without the ‘r’ and with the ‘tu’ and in Tuesday. ie ‘ Tu-meric’. We all know that this is wrong and that the correct pronunciation is with the ‘r’ and the ‘tur’ as in ‘turban’: Turmeric. Feel free to argue with me but I know I am right.

Anyway to make the title work I’ve adopted the Aussie pronunciation.

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FEWER Australians are defaulting on their home loans, but Queensland fares worst in ratings agency Fitch’s latest mortgage delinquency report.

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AUSTRALIANS are still being incredibly restrained with their spending with data from the RBA showing that outstanding credit card balances have fallen for the fourth consecutive month – the first time since 1985 when the bank began tracking.

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With many Australians expected to shop online in the lead up to Christmas, staying safe and secure when using your credit card remains as important as ever.

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Australian employees who are over the age of 70 will no longer be prevented from superannuation contributions following a surprise announcement by the Gillard government.

According to Bill Shorten the Assistant Treasurer, the age limit for contributions from employers would be abolished, effective July 1st 2013.

Originally the government had intended to simply raise the age limit from 70 to 75, but after an intense lobbying effort, has decided to remove it altogether.

Mr. Shorten says that as many as 18,000 individuals over the age of 75 who are still working, would for the first time receive the compulsory super.

“It will improve the adequacy and equality of the retirement income system and provide an incentive to older Australians to remain in the workforce,” Mr. Shorten said.

Bronwyn Bishop, a spokesperson for the opposition claimed that Labor had hijacked her policy which she announced back in February.

Susan Ryan, Commissioner for Age Discrimination says it “sends a strong and positive message to older employees and to employers that age should not be a barrier to employment”.

According to Ms. Ryan, more people were extending their employment beyond the normal retirement age, and the change would enable them to benefit from larger super savings when they eventually did retire, and lower the government’s pension bill at the same time.

Michael O’Neill, chief executive of National Seniors heaped praise on the proposed changes, saying that under the current system: “the clock ticks over and you lose your super”.

Mr. Shorten announced the changes when introducing legislation which will increase the compulsory super paid by employers to 12 per cent from 9 per cent.

Mr. Shorten said that as many as 3.6 million Australians who earned less than $37,000 annually, were no longer obliged to pay taxes on contributions to their super.

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Philanthropist Harold Mitchell will donate $500,000 to the QSO saying that Queensland is undergoing an ‘artistic renaissance’ and asks for other successful Australians to donate to the arts.

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The heady pre-GFC days of borrowing exorbitant amounts of money to fund a home purchase while living on credit seem to be a thing of the past, according to new research.

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