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    Driveway service still exists at some independent petrol stations but is 'very unusual'

    quote Retail service stations in Australia have reduced from 22,000 sites in 1966 to approximately 8,000, generating roughly $38 billion annually. "The retail scene is basically dominated by multinationals but there's a few independents that break away from that, which is truly unique, and...
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    Are you at risk of a $1,250 fine? Aussie drivers urged to rethink these road rules NOW

    7777 has answered your question by making it more a point lost system and not money loss.
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    NSW man in hospital with state's first confirmed case of Australian bat lyssavirus

    Here is another question that needs to be asked and wait for the home experts to answer. So there is a vaccine to protect from this and yet there is no treatment after infection. Why is this?
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    Unexpected emergency delays international flight—what passengers experienced mid-air

    I agree, seems a stupid thing to do. If it was me who wrote these policies and procedures I would get the passengers off first because in your own words ' And then deal with the cadaver. But of course all of these things are made up of a committee and in my, in theory, idea got voted out and so...
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    Cricket and Australia Day used to go hand in hand—so why are matches disappearing now?

    Just as an aside. According to indigenous history where one tribe didn't have enough woman they would go and get woman from other tribes and that is kidnapped and rapes by any standards. They where not angles themselves. OH dear me, I said something against 'Their long held culture and that...
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    TV host breaks down on air as shocking scandal rocks community

    That rule not to be left alone without a working with children check is already there. This guy had a check and you want every worker with a check not to be left alone will incur more costs when every checked out worker needs the buddy system. And what you propose will be a blanket system...
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    Would you have spotted the red flag on this $2,849 receipt? This man didn’t—and it nearly cost him big

    No they are not. I can get one for $300 and suits me. I am still using a 4 year old phone that cost me $150. Any more is just a wank as far as I am concerned. OH I got some newfangled $2.000 phone, so what, you want a medal and dancing girl band.
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    After Louis lost $109k to scammers, banks are finally combatting the 'flaw' the scammers used

    Wow, I feel for this guy. One slip up and got terribly burned. It may come as a surprise to some here but I do have feelings. It seems very obvious now to match details like bank account and so on before transferring.
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    No husband, no kids, no regrets—why her $1.6m retirement plan has everyone talking

    So what we have here is a young woman planning her future that is against what society wants her to do. We are entering an age where The Handmaid's tale is becoming a documentary. Laugh all you will, just look at how the USA has taken away woman's power over their own bodies. And please, don't...
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    ‘Our human rights will be denied’: Could this law lead to unequal policing?

    As a side not and very off topic. I am white so that makes me a racist by default. The last time I was in Hospital a nurse very quietly told me next time when in Hospital just say I identify as Aboriginal and the system would fall over themselves to look after me and then the nurse winked at...
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    Narre Warren food bank feeding thousands faces closure over council permit decision

    If anyone thinks Trump will abandon Australia just stop and remember a place not mentioned of late and this place is called Pine Gap. A very strategic USA communication missile early warning base. And there are more USA bases here. Somehow Trump will convince Albo.
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    She paid $350, then $300 more—this mum’s repair nightmare is a warning to us all

    Did this person sound from India? Having worked for a home renovation company many years ago in Sydney, Indian customers were the worst and Indians entering the renovation industry are the cheapest meaning shonky work cheapest. And the two together ensures many delays if from different...
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    Woodchips from endangered possum habitat sold to Domino's for woodfired pizza

    I only read a few paragraphs and the voice in my head only saw 'blah blah blah some other shit more blah blah. Why my mind did that? Because obviously they are still burning those wood chips without any consequence and it's business as usual because as far as the general pubic is concerned as...
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    Stop throwing away $2500 a year! The truth about food labels every Australian needs to know

    Correct that it's mandatory, there is also arbitrary, a random date to satisfy the mandatory. . And best before dates are the most arbitrary of all and will not kill you even after 2 to 3 years past that date. How do we find out? Experience and the old sniff test
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