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    Are Your Kids Safe on Flights? Mum Shocked by Stranger's Disturbing Request to Her 3-Year-Old

    Honestly, I'd prefer a FIFO-free flight. We were coming back home after a stressful weeks, a shoulder replacement for me. The fight attendant (Can we still say stewardess?) had settled me in with a pillow under my arm. Here comes everyone else. One really rude FIFO idiot slammed into me...
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    Free disability parking permits expand access after recent rule change

    Nope. They're easy enough to get. The people I'm talking about here are those super-entitled ones.
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    Rising Medical Bills, Elusive Support: When Healthcare Costs and Disability Support Collide in Australia

    I'm thankful my SSDI (Social Security Disability Income) is from the US. Usually not problems but two or three years ago it was a mess when they did that money thing if you filed your tax report. I did. I sent it. My SSDI stopped coming. It took FOREVER to straighten them out! Thankfully my...
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    From the footy field (66) to the wrestling stage (71) —two legends farewelled in one week

    Hulk... I always loved you even if you were on the "Bad" side. Yeah, I know wrestling is theater. I saw one of your doubles crossing the street in Baltimore when a friend and I had attended a match in the Civic Center. .... or was it you? Such good times, Terry, rest well till you come back...
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    Free disability parking permits expand access after recent rule change

    Yep. If the stupid parents with prams are empty because they use the disabled spots, I will quite happily use them. The parents don't seem to understand, at least in WA, that those spots are not enforceable as the handicapped slots are.
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    After two decades in silence, the ‘Sleeping Prince’ has said his last goodbye

    :( My father-in-law had a horrific accident in Perth last September. He was in an induced come for several weeks, till *that* MRI :( Mum had to make the decision, thankfully hubs and I were by her side in her nursing home. We miss him so much..
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    Free disability parking permits expand access after recent rule change

    I wish they'd enforce them strictly. So annoying people do things like "She's in a wheelchair, we don't need a permit!". Nice try, do enjoy your Snap Send Solve tickets.
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    The name game: Parents-to-be are already arguing about their baby's identity. Which side are you on?

    Not in the least! Audrey is a lovely name! Just think of Audrey Hepburn.. that's a lovely role model :) Audrey Meadows, though I'd have loved to have seen her swat Ralph to the moon! LOL! Audrey Landers, read her bio, she's done some amazing stuff :) Audrey Tautou, who played Amelie in the...
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    A pop idol turned paramedic (81), a coach who reshaped footy (72)—farewell to two Aussie legends

    Bobby was my first celebrity crush.. he was just so cute, and nice and gorgeous! I finally got to see him in a Teen Idols tour. My mom teased the life out of me cause I didn't try to go to the stage door and get a photo with him... She was the one who bought all his albums for me, so she had...
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    Could this Uber glitch leave you stranded? What every Aussie needs to know before their next ride

    My husband and I are happiest on our own. Understandable when you know we met online, it took 5 years to get me to Australia. Biggest leap of faith I ever took :) My family loves him, his loves me, and it'll be 16 years on the 20th! We're actually going to be buying our first car this year...
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    Is this freezer staple gone forever? Aussie food lovers scramble for alternatives

    I do as well. My late father mentioned years ago that he wanted a ricer like his Mom had (we're American), and I found one and sent it to him :) Hubs and I ended up buying one for us, and he loves it!
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    You Won’t Believe Queen Elizabeth’s Parenting Tip Jacinda Ardern Just Revealed—Every Parent Needs to Hear This!

    Perhaps you should look up why they named their daughter that. Neve is a name they both liked. Te Aroha was a mountain above where Jacinta grew up.
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    Could this Uber glitch leave you stranded? What every Aussie needs to know before their next ride

    We've used Uber on our Perth trips since our first one. They'll all been lovely, never a really bad one. One time we were at a hotel in Perth that is a bit odd to find at times. The driver told us that his map showed the opposite side! It only happened once, we think the driver told the company...
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    Did your parcel end up here too? The bizarre delivery spot leaving Aussies confused

    I hate those we missed you cards. But hubs figured out that they only do that if there's activity in the units across the street.
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    Prepare for new buy now pay later rules before next purchase

    I've used Afterpay for years. And ZipPay for a year or so. I paid off and closed Zip. I had some financial problems, talked to Afterpay, and they gave me an extension. I paid them off, put my limit to $2000 from $5000, and we're all good :) Do they do a credit check if you're a long-time user?
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