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    79-year-old man seriously injured in shocking incident outside polling booth–what happened?

    Why does the 79 year old think it's ok to deface someone else's property? I really don't care what hat he was wearing, it's wrong to destroy other people's property. He started the whole thing with his vandalism, then it would appear he got agro to the female volunteer, at which point the...
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    79-year-old man seriously injured in shocking incident outside polling booth–what happened?

    Unfortunately, wisdom does not automatically come with age
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    Aussie Neighbor Exposes Racist Tirade : See Why He Screamed 'It is my country!'

    There's a backstory there that we are not being told ... 'Do not stand there and tell me what to do' ?????
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    ‘Swelling of airways’ and other serious risks: What sparked this nationwide vitamin recall?

    Dairy Farmers have quietly started using it again, hopefully the others will follow suit
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    Will this proposal cut your energy bills dramatically? See the government's plans for solar batteries

    Australia is actually a very stable landmass. Modern nuclear power plants just aren't that worrisome. If they were, Japan, a much more volatile land, would not be building more! As for the waste, we already produce and dispose of a shipping container amount each year, from hospitals etc. A small...
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    Will this proposal cut your energy bills dramatically? See the government's plans for solar batteries

    They are actually, just not the ones that are bought and paid for
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    Will this proposal cut your energy bills dramatically? See the government's plans for solar batteries

    So poor people, who can't afford to pay the balance of the battery or who are only renting, will subsidise the cost of batteries for those who can get them.
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    Millionaire says ‘we aren’t in a cost of living crisis’—but is he right?

    Mine also, as she owns her own home. But I think for those still paying rent in their golden years this is just not possible.
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    Millionaire says ‘we aren’t in a cost of living crisis’—but is he right?

    It is a mix of both. For some people, after paying rent and power, no amount of budgeting can make the remaining few dollars go far enough
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    Aussie government announces changes to the federal budget! How can seniors benefit from it?

    'Relief' would not be needed if our government (there is only one, it just has 2 heads) actually made living affordable in the first place.
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