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    Shoppers trash store aisles, leave Kmart staff to clean up mess

    When we were raised as kids many many moons ago IF you got milk out of the fridge or you cereal out of the cupboard you put it back immediately you finished with it . Many a smack round the legs with the wooden spoon for that! Our clothe’s woul be ironed and left in our rooms on bed to be...
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    Are you breaking this unspoken Aussie rule without even realizing it? Many residents are fed up!

    Many years ago when the river run through our dairy farm there used to be trout in the river Every so often the fisheries used to release extra trout for fishermen to catch . The farmer couldn’t refuse the fishermen going thru your property then but they were supposed to be walking only and...
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    Former Australian Army reservist jailed for lighting neighbour on fire

    Caron I agree with you some of the sentences do not fit the crimes watched ABC news last night wher the 2 men in W A were sentenced to LIFE for killing 10 year old aboriginal boy with blows to head from metal bars from shopping trolley . 29 year old the judge said showed no remorse but will...
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    Calls grow louder for the government to stop stalling on home care

    Having read all the previous comments I can understand and relate to all of them . It’s 4 years ago when I first applied for homecare package when I was diagnosed legally blind . First of all I was placed on homecare that I subsidised myself . Someone to take me to dr I paid halt someone to take...
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    Petrol price hits $2 mark as Middle East conflict drives global oil surge

    Not only Albanese all the ministers with cars no matter what party don’t have to worry . one of my relatives used to be a ministerial driver . That’s one of their perks !!
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    58,000 Aussies in caravans get payment clarity under Centrelink’s latest update

    Gordon 1940 not necessarily so they make them up as they go along! It all depends whom is assessing your case . I know my comments are not to do with caravan owners but it is to do with centrelink rulesWhen I applied for the blind pension my eye surgeon PROFFESSOR [name withheld] filled out the...
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    Do you have a favourite quote that inspires you?

    If someone is doing something better than me I’m all ears I want to know how they are doing it “.
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    Hard to Handle: How Everyday Products Are Failing Older Australians

    This is my kind of article I read it with great enthusiasm . I am blind . It would take the whole page to list my frustrations on products we can’t use . My motto is if someone is doing something better than me I want to know how! 1st question WHY do they make tablets ROUND . I was given a...
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    Farmer fined $398 for helping in drought—now he's fighting back

    Our dairy farm in Tasmania was split in half buy main road . This is 25 years ago as were several farm properties in the area . After we had finished milking all the cows we used to take red flashing light near gates then make sure traffic was stopped open gates cows would race across bitumen...
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    Delivering next-level services: Australia Post rolls out new upgrades to serve Aussies better

    Mylittletibbles I have the same problem here in Hervey bay qld . Do not get first notice to tell me parcel is waiting nor was it delivered but get card in box when mail is delivered 2pm . Please pick up today as parcel being returned to sender in AM. 3weeks later …I did not know the parcel was...
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    Has your medical bills risen over the years? Report targets medical professionals engaging in price gouging

    I have a pacemaker and once every 12 months have to have scan on my heart ❤️ l receive letter with appointment dates etc and please bring $500 with you . The scan takes all of 10 minutes . Than I have appointment with heart specialist 15 minutes another $ 495 then about week later I have to...
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    Translink QLD. Useless.

    Being blind and have never had an drivers license in my life . I know how frustrated you felt . many times I have been waiting for 🚌 so I would be early and they didn’t show up . I have rang taxis no show . I moved from Tasmania to Queensland and have bought unit close to all shopping drs etc...
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    What’s something you’ve always wanted to learn, but never quite got around to?

    I have a very good friend that came from Poland ,could not speak one word of English when she arrived Husbands family had migrated here when he was 6 so he was raised dinki di aussi. He went to Poland married her there and they came back . I met her at work,she had been here 6 weeks then had...
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    childhood

    I love to read stories about senior people like me . My 2 sisters were 17 and 14 years older than me and had left home and gone to the big smoke to work when I was born . My mother was 45 years old and my father 48 so I was change of life baby . My Aunty whom had great sense of humour said I was...
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    Shoppers frustrated over checkout practice in ALDI. Did this catch your attention, too?

    I have no complaints with them checking my bags empty full flat or otherwise Always place the receipt in each bag from where I shopped last and place them all on the counter for them to check as they wish . My biggest complaint is as I am walking out the door and the ALARM GOES OFF like I have...
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