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Aries

Aries Pope Benedict XVI has had his Easter party without a peep about institutionalised child sex abuse but I doubt his silence will make it disappear. There is no easy way out of this one, Aries, so best throw in the shovel while you can still see light up there.

Taurus

Conflict is on the cards this week, particularly when you have too much ownership over a collaborative project. The initial tension will ignite a life lesson about your ego and other people, and the thing about life lessons is to accept them while they are still relatively friendly.

Gemini

This week you’ll come around to thinking about a domestic solution which you discarded some months ago. This is the week for pulling things out of the too hard basket, unscrunching them, taking another look, and maybe investing in a deeper basket.

Cancer

Cancerian Anna Bligh has offered to throw the book at that coal tanker leaking into the Reef, but will she make a dent? This week you’d like to chuck the entire library, but there is bound to be a less taxing way to get your point across.

Leo

Communication has been strained lately, but this week signals are clearer. That means everyone will understand exactly what you mean when you shout innovative vowel sounds and bang your head on the table while muttering bastardised Aramaic swear words.

Virgo

Prime Virgo KRudd is having his very own healthcare debate as he preps for a federal takeover. With Saturn retrograding into your sign you are Mr or Ms Second Chance right now, so keep pushing your agenda, even when they are giving you that bloodshot eye-roll of exhaustion.

Libra

The last six months have been full of opportunities, Libra, in the old Chinese proverbial way. You will now pause to claim you will never again set yourself impossible tasks and face insurmountable obstacles. I hear you, but I don’t believe you. Enjoy this rare breath between Everests.

Scorpio

This week you’ll be reciting Puck’s speech at the end of A Midsummer Night’s Dream in the hope that everyone you’ve offended is reality-challenged enough to believe it was all a vision. As an exit strategy, it is still preferable to 'then everybody died.'

Sagittarius

Like Sagittarian Louis Nowra, your cheap shots are rebounding and hitting you in the face. If you are not trying to commit career suicide, put a lid on the sheila-baiting. If you are, at least have the grace to self-destruct near someone your own teeny size.

Capricorn

It’s Adult Education week on planet Capricorn as you are considering retraining, changing career, or taking up an opportunity to go back to school. For those Capricorns still in the system, perhaps you will finally be offered a chance to drop out.

Aquarius

In this week of lucky second chance draws, your bottlecap surprise is the return of an old flame. Hangups you had six months ago have been dealt with, right? Right, so you can now make the move you’ve been regretting not making.

Pisces

You are going to have to call on some assistance this week as the forces of evil are tugging against your creative and binding genius - and it’s not even tax time. Fortunately the fairy godmothers will be out of their meeting by Wednesday afternoon.