Tid Bits

1. Tax can be a piece of cake

This publication can be downloaded in Portable Document Format (PDF): Tax can be a piece of cake

2. Safety recalls take food off shelves

THE number of food safety recalls has surged in the past six months, 29 products having been recalled.
Large manufacturers, including Cadbury, Campbell's Soups Australia and Smith's Snackfoods, have been among those recalling products.

3. Vic drought runs into 13th year

MELBOURNE has endured its driest first half year on record, with less than 50 per cent of the long-term average falling up until late yesterday afternoon.

The year's rainfall up until 9am yesterday was 126.2 millimetres, 8 millimetres below the previous half-year record low of 134.5 millimetres set in 1967. Click HERE for the full story.