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 Do you want to clean your dirty BBQ quickly and effortlessly? Then you should try using coffee. It is a smart hack to clean BBQ grills, and not many people are aware of it. Half-fill your kitchen sink with water and add enough coffee to fill it halfway. Then immerse the dirty grill and other BBQ parts for a few hours in the sink. Take them out before scrubbing them thoroughly, and then rinse them. I have followed this technique lately, and it worked perfectly. I found this information in an article that has eight useful hacks for a sparkling clean BBQ. To know more, read here! https://www.bondcleaninginmelbourne.com.au/8-useful-hacks-for-a-sparkling-clean-bbq/

 Tasmania has recorded 699 new COVID-19 cases, up from 504 yesterday. The Department of Health said 16 people were in hospital but only eight were there specifically for COVID treatment.  One person is in intensive care and more than 3,900 people are in isolation in the state.  Just over 95 per cent of Tasmanians aged over 12 have now had their second dose of a COVID vaccine and 39 per cent have had a booster shot as well. Read More: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-02-01/tasmania-records-699-new-covid-cases/100794816

 A peak meat industry body is calling on the federal government to repair its relationship with China following another export ban. Meat processing giant Teys Australia has had its export license revoked for its Naracoorte facility in South Australia's South East. Australian Meat Industry Council chief executive Patrick Hutchinson said the issue needed to be fixed. "The time for a better relationship with China is now," he said. Read More: https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2022-02-01/meat-industry-calls-for-end-to-trade-war-with-china/100795230

 The Reserve Bank will end its $350 billion bond--buying program on February 10, amid much better- than-expected economic data and rising inflation. The RBA has been buying $4 billion a week of Australian federal and state government bonds in an effort to keep interest rates very low. It was leaning towards winding down that program by May, but much stronger-than-expected employment and inflation data last month have prompted it to move earlier. However, RBA governor Philip Lowe was keen to emphasise that the end of bond-buying did not signal an imminent increase in the official cash rate target, which remains at a record low 0.1 per cent. Read More: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-02-01/reserve-bank-bond-buying-program-interest-rates/100795814