Recent content by Fozz

I thought that was called skipping. Is jump rope a USA expression?

No animal should be handled before or after entering a food shop. If someone is carrying a pup and handling food items there is the chance of contamination. It is bad enough with people who don't wash their hands.

It is odd that the parents left the property in their wills to the four children when they didn't legally own it. The daughter was the owner for legal purposes and could have kept the funds for herself and paid CGT when it sold. The executor(s) may have failed to realise the legal situation and...

It is not the government cutting the fees, it is the Reserve Bank which is an independent organisation.

The biggest problem in Australia is the cost of accommodation. Paying through the nose for Australian accommodation, which is quite often of a low standard, makes an overseas holiday more enticing, especially when airfare deals are available.

I was given antibiotics twice for a UTI by two different doctors, away from home. The third time I saw my GP who sent me for an ultrasound which resulted in a cancer diagnosis. I am nearing the end of 2 years of Chemo and it appears I am free of the cancer. We got it in time but if. I did not...

Input ax that has been paid is at a reduced rate ie 15%. If you take funds out, not as a pension, then 15% is payable on the taxable portion. Don't forget there is an increase in available funds earn't by the super fund on your behalf. Why should adult children gain a tax advantage just because...

I listened to an engineer from the University of Technology in Sydney who said that doing a top road construction is more expensive and takes longer, than a lesser construction but the long term maintenance costs are lower. He further stated that road builders (councils, contractors etc) take...

A lot of bald statements here without any proof or references to the facts. When were taxes increased on workers and businesses? What are the details of the thousands of dollars given to migrants? Please prove your statements rather than making political misinformation.

Sorry Lisa, Australia isn't in Nato. We would not be at war if Ukraine joined NATO. Please do some research and not push stupid ideas without any basis.

China has a lot of bats in the southern mountain caves. The study of bats is important as they carry over 500 different viruses which happily co-exist without harming the bats. As China develops there is more interaction with the bats by humans which increases the likelihood of disease spread...

Metres has been spelt in the American way: meters. Meters measure things such as electricity, metres are the units of distance. Please change.

The Liberal cuts to the public service were a big con. They made people redundant with the usual large payouts and then re-hired them as 'consultants', at greater cost . They then didn't count in the number of public servants. Talk about smoke and mirrors. They also paid billions to the big 4...

If you click on the link in paragraph ' one of developing type 2 diabetes ' it gives an insight into who did the study. It doesn't really matter what else was consumed or limited as spikes in blood glucose from any meal can be measured. Nutritionists have advised against processed foods and...

Great to see you are going to go out and tour our great country. If you haven't had experience with a caravan I strongly advise you to do a course on caravan safety, towing, reversing et al. Learning weight limits and distribution are vital for a safe trip. Overloading of the tow vehicle or van...