Recent content by beauravn

Wow! A $5 a year increase on the cost of a passport ... that'll break the bank! lol.

I can't see any way that ban would be 'policeable' to enforce it ... and what would they do if a young person WAS caught? However, I strongly support the intent behind the initiative, just can't see how it would work in the 'real' world. Also, there's the fact that saying to young teenagers "you...

My comment was a general statement about the nature of museums and other tourist attractions, not specific locations. Mona has a very different problem. It has become too 'niche' with the management of Australia's visual arts industry being swamped by the various LGBTQI body's, especially the...

Sounds like the perfect storm at Woollies supply base ... new software for refrigerated goods that doesn't work (someone almost certainly thought it would be a good idea to introduce the latest AI-based system because it's 'fresh'!). Then on top of that, (quote) Australia is ‘actually running...

As most others have already said, there is no justification for theft. The time for leniency comes after he's charged, taken to court, and the real circumstances are known (not just making assumptions). However, there is a very high likelihood that it is being on-sold to a restaurant rather than...

I was talking about the possibility of somebody doing exactly this in another reply to this story. But I didn't realise that Patty van Duijn is actually one of the scammers I was referring to until I saw your post and the screenshots to prove it. THIS is the story SDC SHOULD be running next...

I'm sorry, but Centrelink reassessing this payment ruling would be reopening an old can of worms that was previously resolved with women's rights to self-determination over their bodies in relation to having an abortion. There had to be a legal definition for 'when life begins', and that...

Regardless of the story, many years ago the government was forced into coming up with a legal determination for the question 'when does life begin?' This was in relation to the question of abortions and the years of debates and protests, etc. That determination was set at 20 weeks as being the...

I strongly feel that tougher regulation is needed for both the older age group over 75, AND younger age group. 16-25. Both groups should be limited to 4-cylinder cars (unless a heavier vehicle is required for work, but the vehicle must be owned by, and registered to the workplace as a work car...

The funny thing is, the 'debate' over self-serve checkouts actually echoes the debate in the 1970's over self-serve racks of products that you had to pick n' load into trolleys yourself. My first job as a young teen was at Woolworths in the late 1960's. Back then, you had aisles with staffed...

The old days of 'have a look at this' tourism is dead! What people want and need now is a genuine experience, be it a 'hands on' exhibit with active features, or a cultural experience that you can participate in. Simply 'looking at stuff' and taking pictures IS boring as batsh*t, so I say to...

Certainly not an 'unwritten rule', but common sense and decency should tell you that if the cafe is full, such as during the lunchtime period, that when you have finished your food and/or drink, you vacate the table for somebody else, preferably within 10 or 15 minutes or so to let your food...

The legit ones are much the same, except they don't have links to book appointments, they are just reminders that it's due and say 'contact your GP'. As a general rule, I never click on ANY links in emails without thoroughly checking that it's legit first, especially the source number or address.

I'm one of those 'specials shoppers', and certainly the number of specials greatly increases in the last 2 hours before closing. In Lismore, NSW, I have bought many items marked down to less than $1 from as much as $15 for meats, fish, and specialised cakes, etc. In fact, whenever I enter the...

The only realistic option to raising the rail lines and highway is to expand Australia's air-freight systems. Yes, it costs more to air-freight than rail and/or road, but by expanding the competition in air-freight services, those costs can be reduced considerably. It's an avenue well-worth...