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    Millions of Aussies can breathe easier with 'essential' bulk billing relief—are you one of them?

    It still isn't enough for our GP's. Were they really only being paid around $6 and now $28. That doesn't show any respect for our drs that have studied and trained for many years.
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    Kmart's controversial solution to checkout woes: A first look at the Melbourne store trial

    I do agree that it really is in a backward place. As others have said we have to walk all over the place to "check out". I actually witnessed one customer brazenly work out the store with a very large item while the entrance was unattended. When I told a staff member they just shugged their...
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    Scientists may have found a way to detect Alzheimer's early with just an eye exam! Here’s what you need to know

    My mother had dementia. She was a very intelligent woman and watching her deteriorate was heartbreaking. She had high blood pressure, mini strokes and then ended up with diabetes. My brothers refused to visit her which broke her heart. Her sister stopped visiting her as she didn't know who she...
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    ALDI frozen fish mishap leaves shoppers puzzled – but what's really going on?

    I remember when that use to be a 500g box of fillets. So we one short days read the weight and I will always check the price per item or grams sad they always have that for you so you don't have to pull your calculate out to do the maths
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    Mum’s Guilt: Baby Name Regret After 18 Months

    Genevieve Iris is a beautiful name but the problem here is most Australians are lazy speakers. They rush words together. We need to stop and pause. Genevieve is a strong name and Iris is as well. Pause between words. Don't rush the name make them strong as they should be.
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    This parking rule cost a woman ‘nearly $900’: ‘I had no idea’

    It is common sense, drivers are not allowed to drive over double white lines so to park with double white lines where cats have to drive over them means that you are causing an obstruction. My other concern is how are the bins to be accessed when collected?
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    ‘Unseen’ Crisis Hitting Australia Hard

    We have a good bank at my church and we've been noticing the difference in people coming to collect food. Ours works with Centrelink and the recipient's must show there Centrelink card. Mind you we have had some that have been at the church so overwhelmed that have recurved some items for for...
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    What Aussies are cutting from their budgets due to cost of living increases

    When travelling we will support the local stores in the area where we stop buying food for dinner visiting the op shops buying lunches or patronizing the local pub for a meal or drink
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