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    Home economist puts two air fryers to the test. Which came out golden?

    Air Fryers are just small ovens. Problem is you need three or four air fryers to cook a halfway decent meal, even for two people, a family of 5? at least 6 Air Fryers will suffice.
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    Coles customers find peace and quiet with this self-serve checkout button hiding in plain sight

    Easier to shop at Woolies. No voice (but they do call the assistant when you have other shopping in your trolly, but they all do).
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    Strain no more: Kmart's $1.75 can strainer drains away kitchen woes!

    Only fit a small number of cans. The old 'only open a few millimeters' then drain is cheaper and will always work.. One less bit of flotsam in the drawer.
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    Dodgy driver's licence tactic is spiralling out of control

    My Daughter & S-I-L often swap names to keep their licences. They do not declare any when obtaining insurance. Sooner or later they are going to get an insurance claim refused for incorrect point declaration.
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    Unlock every Woolworths discount code with this secret method!

    Totally agree. Pickers do not look for the best available, They will always pick the item at the front, which means shortest 'Use By Date' your milk may be about to expire, your eggs are usually broken - they don't check for cracks. They don't check like for like, you pick Brand 'A' but Brand...
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    King Charles bestows exclusive new titles on Prince William and Princess Catherine

    Pity the titles are so short. You would thing that a Grandiose Title would have Grandiose wordings
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    Aussie mum shares shocking price disparity between Coles and ALDI—'It's disgusting’

    In order for the public to know just what is being discussed, Lidia should provide a full list (brands quantities etc) of what was bought were. Aldi has fooled the Australian Public since it arrived 1015 years ago. It sells generic products which are the same quality as generic products from...
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    How does DFRDB impact aged pension?

    Deference Forces Retirment & Death Benefits.
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    How does DFRDB impact aged pension?

    Simply, your regular pension is reduced by $0.50 for each Dollar over $300.00 you receive each fortnight, Your pension is roughly $775 pf therefore your age pension will reduce by ($775 -$300) / 2 or $237.00 each fortnight.
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    The heartbreaking reason why this grocery is finally ditching self-serve checkouts!

    Supermarkets charge a premium. We pay for and should receive full checkout service. If a discount were given for self serve (15% sounds fair) I would gladly use self serve. I do object to having to get an assistant? to clear the machine because I left an unused shopping bag, or god forbid, a...
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    ALDI chicken packaging ruffles people’s feathers, sparking heated debate

    Meat products from most of the Australian Groceries have meat for sale in plastic trays which are decidedly convex. The reason they are filled with presurised nitrogen. If the package is concave that is a signal not to eat,
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    Shopper exposes Coles' curious 'discount'—and employees are defending it!

    Obviously the price reduction applied before the price hike. after all DOWN DOWN is double meaning UP!
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    Self checkout!

    Today I attended Woolies at Penrith High St. I used the self embarrass checkout. First, I put my bags on the packing section, problem assistant required to check my empty bags. Too heavy says the assistant. put them on one at a time! Duh. Proceeded to complete the purchase, the overhead...
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    Hate parking headaches? State government axes controversial parking measure

    Fine should be placed in a water proof envelope. Not hard and at least you know what you have coming. Rangers will only miss one a day with the increased time taken.
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    TGA raids pharmacy for alleged fake weight-loss product manufacturing

    Why cannot the Government make a stipulation that the drug can only be supplied to registered NDIS patients? We need the drug, fatso's should save money and do exercise.
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