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    North Burnett Regional Council hands down Queenland's biggest rate increase

    One may ask how many people are they paying at that council, if it's anything like ours they could probably trim 500/600 off their staff and still have plenty to do the work,it doesn't take hundreds to push a piece of paper around the office. A time and motion study could help.
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    Relief in Sight as RBA’s Promises a $1,262 Boost for Homeowners - Are You One of Them?

    I didn't have all day to read this but that's good news for borrowers but terrible news for us self funded retirees who rely on the small amount of interest we get from the banks, getting smaller all the time.
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    Are you at risk? $1 billion in superannuation could be disappearing from your retirement fund

    Misleading headline, it says 1 billion disappearing from your super, I would just like to have a billion in mine.
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    Narre Warren food bank feeding thousands faces closure over council permit decision

    So glad to know that they only need a permit to make it safe. I thought it would have been a lot more to make something safe.
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    Sick of paying full price at the doctor? A short drive could save you!

    Ours charge $102. For 15 minutes and $188. For 20 minutes. Pretty good rate of pay for the extra 5 minutes.
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    Sick of paying full price at the doctor? A short drive could save you!

    This report can't be right because Albo said you only need your Medicare card, don't tell me he was lying(again).
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    He spent 35 years building his dream property—then someone else tried to claim part of it

    I thought the council should have been happy with frantic bidding at auction, isn't the aim to get as much as possible for what is being sold.
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    See a boost for your retirement savings: Twelve million seniors will qualify for this benefit soon!

    As a retiree and not working please explain what you mean by a boost for retirees and working pensioners, if you are retired you don't get a pay packet, so no benefit.
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    Do you have a favourite quote that inspires you?

    If it is to be, it is up to me.
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    ‘We Were Meant to Be Debt‑Free’: The Mortgage Burden No One Warned Retirees About

    I didn't have two weeks to read this all, much too long. People run into trouble when they don't stick to the plan and use the redraw facility too much to live above their means, also in Australia we write CHEQUES to the bank not checks.
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    Aussies to face pantry staple shortage after recent storms

    I am sure we all would pay more to help the dairy farmers out, if they actually got an increase in their base price. All farmers are on contracts and it is very hard to get an increase on that contract. When the milk goes up we will ask at the farm gate just how much increase they got.
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    Major bank threatens account closure over unexplained home cash

    So if this came in in 2006 why has it taken this long for the banks to act?
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    Major bank threatens account closure over unexplained home cash

    If the bank ever asked these personal questions they wouldn't have to block or freeze my accounts they would no longer have the use of my money, it would be with another bank or under the bed.
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