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    ‘They’re already struggling’: New changes to aged care spark fear among families

    There is a price cap for people in aged care homes - 87% of pension. Nursing homes are not non-profit organisations, they are businesses. They also have very high costs to care for your mother. Consider this, they have to pay for cleaners, laundry staff, nurses (registered & unregistered)...
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    Stop throwing away $2500 a year! The truth about food labels every Australian needs to know

    Whoever looked for a use by date on a packet of biscuits? Just eat them & enjoy them. All that can happen to them is they maybe go a bit soft & that won't kill you. I buy biscuits when they are on a good special - & I buy a lot of them then - put them in a plastic container so they don't get...
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    Big changes hit NDIS funding—what it means for you

    About time. The NDIS has been a system of abuse for its entire existence. Young people who are "diagnosed" as autistic get on the DIS programme. Never reviewed despite the fact that some of them by the time they reach adulthood are capable of holding good jobs while others with the same...
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    New Aged Care Shake-Up Keeps Seniors at Home – Lifeline or Letdown?

    So we have some brightspark suggesting that if taxes etc on downsizing or moving into retirement villages were removed 94,000 seniors would take these options. UMMMM!!! Where are the retirement villages to house these people? Where are they located? Firstly, they don't exist. Second, they...
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    Sunrise panel heats up as guests clash—Nat Barr steps in to calm debate

    Firstly, to whoever wrote this article, Trump is the current president of USA not the former (although that term does apply as well) president of USA. As for his statement that the bombing obliterated the nuclear sites in Iran, just remember that he is TACO Trump & will come up with another...
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    She made mistakes in the kitchen look brave—her loss reminds us it’s never too late to try

    Again, yet another OTT headline. Renowned??? Never heard of her just like we have never heard of most USA celebs. Just more clickbait which is getting to be a bit boring.
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    The Surprising Reason Aussies Can't Get Enough Chicken—Are You Missing Out?

    It has been years since I have been able to afford to buy any red meat. I would love to have a good steak occasionally, or roast lamb or pork. I don't even mind roast beef. I grew up eating roast mutton (before it was called lamb & priced accordingly), now you can't even buy mutton. So, it's...
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    Are you making this common mistake that got me kicked out of my GP’s office in just 6 minutes?

    Good luck in shopping around. In my town we have one GP & he/she usually stays for a year (or 2 at the most), then we are without a GP for the next year or 2. So, many travel 45-50kms to the next town to maintain a regular GP. But then, there are only 2 practices in that town. One has ony 1...
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    English Language – A Dinosaur’s View

    I have never heard that. It would also make the word rather weird as you would say 'oten'. If have always thought that the 't' was silent.
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    English Language – A Dinosaur’s View

    And then when people type ect for the abbreviation of etcetera. Another annoying Americanism is when they call overs (as in cricket or baseball) over.
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    English Language – A Dinosaur’s View

    Oh yes. I can't leave that one alone & have to ask the poster why they are so defiant & suggest that they check their dictionary for the definition of both words.
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    English Language – A Dinosaur’s View

    Or nucular instead of nuclear.
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    English Language – A Dinosaur’s View

    I was definitely taught the difference between "is & are" & "accept & except". One of my big "peeves" listening to broadcasters & the average Aussie is "off of". These 2 words do not belong together. Americans can't read or say what they read e.g. Arkansas - how on earth does that say...
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    New rules for drivers! Fresh fines, slower speeds—starting any day now

    Time to get out the horse & buggy. That will go faster than the speed limit for cars & there is no speedometer on the buggy (or the horse) so they can't fine the horse for going too fast.
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    Australians struggling to pay energy bills face 'major inconsistencies' in retailer responses

    I have just contacted my supplier because I saw on here another person getting a much lower daily charge that I am on & I wanted to know why. I got the usual runaround about that but then got told that they are introducing a new plan on 1 July & I should contact them on that day to see if they...
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