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    From past panics to new shortages, another grocery scramble hits supermarket shelves

    We have friends who also who are potato growers and a shortage is not the problem. The problem is he refuses to sell to Cole’s or Woolworths as they only pay 20c kilo!
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    The encrypted messaging dilemma: Why scammers are moving to WhatsApp, Signal and Telegram

    Calling your daughters is very different to responding to an unsolicited call. I’m sure your daughters would have recognised you straight away.
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    Old disease makes unwelcome return as cases surge across Australia

    Here we go again! More scaremongering to force vaccinations.. We had the same scaremongering messages in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 & 2025 Yes the cases might be increasing but 184 total in 3 years 2023 (7), 2024 (57) & 2025 (122) out of a population of 27 million is not a major concern. Maybe stop...
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    From past panics to new shortages, another grocery scramble hits supermarket shelves

    More scaremongering.. Simply a deliberate withholding of supply to increase demand to increase prices. No shortage of potatoes at anyof the three supermarkets in our area. Photos of empty shelves have nothing to do with potatoes!
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    The city down under with a crime surge: What the numbers really tell us about community safety

    How did it come to this? Simply by letting so many uneducated Sudanese into the country! Also with 29 years of Dictator Dan destroying the state and now his mini -me Jacinta Allen continuing the destruction.
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    Comedian Dave Hughes proves laughter isn't always the best medicine—but his fighting spirit certainly helps

    Act like a clown and tackle a man mountain you get what you receive.
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    Australia's daily fire crisis: Why your old mobile phone battery could cost taxpayers $150,000

    Same as the Great Barrier Reef was meant to be dying but its in Fairly good condition.. https://www.aims.gov.au/information-centre/news-and-stories/great-barrier-reef-reviving-or-dying-heres-whats-happening-beyond-headlines
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    Aussies are falling for this friendly-looking pokies scam—you might be next

    Once again for the millionth time. If anyone falls for this or any scam then they are truly stupid braindead people and deserve to lose everything Here is one I received today and I wonder how many fools would fall for it or if they could even see what is wrong with it?
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    $3 billion shift transforms how families prepare for school

    Anyone who bought stationery from Smiggles has rocks for brains. I owned an Office Supply Company for 26 years before I retired. Our clients always complained about the prices of stationery but were happy to go and pay 200% extra for a pen or post it note etc from Smiggles.. Smiggles, the...
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    Australia's daily fire crisis: Why your old mobile phone battery could cost taxpayers $150,000

    Thank you @Vet543 The problem is that those who do not do their own investigation just continue to be sucked in by all these ridiculous claims. Just like the climate change goons scaremongering with daily lies. Also the clowns stating that the Antartica ice is melting causing rising sea level...
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    When being scam-smart backfires: $6.40 coffee that changed everything

    If you get any notification from your bank no matter what form it takes simply ignore it the contact the bank via the legitimate phone number on your bank statement. So very bloody simple!
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    Factory closure reveals deeper cracks in manufacturing future

    Another company I have never heard of
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    Dear Members beware

    It doesn’t matter what the “from” email address is. If you log into MyGov any other way than going to the MyGov app and log in with your log in and password you are a fool and deserve to be scammed..
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    $50 million question: What every senior needs to know before their numbers come up

    If you won a million dollars then you wouldn’t need to worry about a pension. $1 million is probably 25-30 years of re diving the maximum pension for a couple…
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    While America ditches self-checkouts, ALDI Australia does the opposite, they assure

    Aldi is adding more self checkouts. None of which are Cash checkouts. Every one of their self checkouts are “Card Only” and incur a transaction fee. The day Aldi removes the service checkouts is the day I will never buy from them again.
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