It’s been a big week for the asylum seeker issue here in Australia. There have been riots in the detention centre on Manus Island. Tragically, a person has been killed.

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Kim and I are currently having job seeker competitions to see which of us can apply for the most jobs in a given week. You get one point for a ‘send us your resume’ application and three points for one where you have to type up a response to selection criteria. So far she’s definitely winning.

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I’ve had a bit of an exciting week. I’ve just gotten engaged to my beautiful fiancée, which means that my fiancée and I are now creatively finding as many ways as possible to work the word fiancée into every sentence we utter (fiancée). I made a bit of a spectacle of myself in the whole proposal process, and I was a little alarmed to see not just my friends, but a few complete strangers filming the event on smart phones.

Read more: A Truly Engaging Evening

Last week Top End Comedy put together a week long workshop as an attempt at professional development for the impressive gang of comedians we’ve assembled over the last 18 months or so. After a crazy amount of effort on the part of the formidable Amy Hetherington, we secured a government grant and flew an international comedian into Darwin to spend some time honing our crafts.

Read more: Showcase

Australia Day is one of my favourite days of the year, probably second only to Christmas. For me, it’s a great day to spend time with mates, celebrating the freedom, lifestyle and general awesomeness that characterises our country.

Read more: Let Us All Rejoice

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