World Shared Table Day
A day for the meals, manners, recipes, and ordinary hospitality that help people understand one another.
Australia Edition
World Shared Table Day leads today's complete edition for Australia.
Daily Edition
Official observances, world days, local context, and everyday celebrations for people who need something worth reading, sharing, or talking about today.
A day for the meals, manners, recipes, and ordinary hospitality that help people understand one another.
The British East India Company has taken Bengal after the Battle of Plassey and the wealth is draining out. The muslin weavers are being forced out of business. The Permanent Settlement locks land ownership into British-friendly landlord hands. The famine of 1770 killed a third of the population. The next famine is coming.
In Melbourne, this means the jasmine is blooming and everyone's hay fever starts. In Sydney, the jacarandas are getting ready to explode purple. In Perth, it means absolutely nothing changes because Perth has good weather all year and never lets anyone forget it.
The jumpers are washed. The flags are flown. The TV is on. You cheer.
The month begins. The spring is here. The footy finals begin. You hope.
The hats are bought. The bets are placed. The champagne flows. You watch.
The pool is opened. The water is cold. The kids dive in. You watch.