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    Telstra postpones 3G shutdown amid emergency calls concerns

    Have no idea what 3G is and my mobile is as old as anything - nothing like a smart phone. To phone Telstra and ask questions takes forever - last time I rang them I spent an hour and 30 mins. pressing buttons, talking to machines and listening to boring music. Need help from someone but who! Am...
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    Real estate agent's shocking scam revealed: ‘One of the most severe examples of a breach of trust’

    Would like to know which real estate company this woman worked for. Real estate agents are not known for their honesty - some are good most are not! I we knew which company employed this piece of rubbish we could avoid them - payback does happen!!
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    Gruesome discovery of 500 ‘butchered’ horses prompts major investigation

    Heartbreaking for me! Hope person who did this gets terminal cancer!
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    Aussie mum shares shocking price disparity between Coles and ALDI—'It's disgusting’

    Woolworths fruit and veg are often half soft and nearly rotten but expensive - Aldi is cheaper but seem to not last very long, have not tried Coles. It's all about ripping off the customer whichever way you can! At Woolworths prices can go up 20% in one week to the next. Specials are often not...
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    Hacked

    If anyone tries to get into your computer telling you that there is a problem with it and they will help you, whatever you do do NOT push any buttons they suggest pushing. They will tell you not to turn off your computer - so obviously this is what you MUST DO. Turn off your computer...
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    Aussie TV presenter's mail misfortune sparks identity theft nightmare

    My mail is a constant problem! I recently posted a cheque to pay a bill. It had to go from where I live to 2 suburbs away and was posted at the box outside the local P.O. This took 20 days to travel a very short distance to a P.O. box 2 suburbs from where I live. During the 20 days I...
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    Have Your Say: Rising Cost of Living in Australia

    Being a senior is difficult. I live a way out in the country. I do not drive, have no family, no job, no pension, no super. and am not in perfect health by a long way. My motto is make the most of the situation in which you find yourself but there are times when I wish my deceased husband would...
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    ATO rings alarm over rising myGov impersonation scams

    When in doubt phone the organisation involved e.g. ATO, Bank and confirm if they are trying to contact you or not and take it from there.
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    Report reveals Centrelink payments ‘too low’ to cover basic living costs

    I am not against people on pensions but be thankful for what you get because if you were, like me, a self funded retiree with no job, no super, no family, no help and no govt. help you would be even worse off!! I worked for years, was taxed and paid for everyone else's pension but when my turn...
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    2024 Easter Updates

    Got a burger at Hungry Jacks. It was cold - needed a magnifying glass to find pickle - very little on it for nearly $5.oo Would have taken it back but was on a bus with other people and would have held them all up timewise so ate the rubbish and left!
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    Woolworths fined for selling stale fare, leaving customers feeling sour!

    In our local Woolworths I have taken home bags of oranges only to find 2 were rotten, cucumber with a very soft section on the way out and their carrots have more wrinkles than I do!
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    Back to work: Seniors leading the charge in 'the great unretirement'

    Am 81 years young and ready to go!
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    Sitting on my kitchen windowsill

    I have 2 crows feeding their baby!
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