13 August 2017

Mr Perkins soup cleanse review


Starting a 3-day vegetable soup cleanse with a large cappuccino and a slice of jam-and-cream sponge roll was arguably not the smartest idea I’ve ever had.

But we had to welcome a new team member at work, and everyone knows the traditional way our tribes welcome new members is by eating baked goods in front of them.

I didn’t want to be cast out of the cave.

When the call went out among The Riot ACT’s contributors, for someone to try out a soup cleanse that was newly available in Canberra, the silence was deafening.

Always curious to try something different (and lured by the offer of a post-cleanse slap-up dinner with The Riot ACT’s co-owner), I bravely put up my hand.

06 August 2017

Beyond taxis, Uber and ride-sharing: are your kids offering or accepting lifts for cash?


Who’s driving your kids home tonight? There’s growing trend among young people, who are turning their backs on taxis and Ubers in favour of lifts from friends organised through social media. But should you be worried?

Anyone who has (mis)spent their youth in Canberra likely knows the cold misery of that long wait at the end of the night for a taxi or an Uber to take you home to your warm bed.

But with all the recent focus on late-night street brawls and coward punches, it’s easy to forget that stepping into that warm car might not offer the safety you expect.

Read more at https://the-riotact.com/beyond-taxis-uber-and-ride-sharing-are-your-kids-offering-or-accepting-lifts-for-cash/211666

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