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    Prepare your wallets: Here are several changes in the new financial year

    I know a person who came home from a long holiday only to discover that their home now had been connected to NBN. It was also attached to a fascia that needed to be replaced.
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    This emergency department doctor shares ten healthy holiday tips to remember!

    We keep a large insulated container of water in the boot permanently. We wash the container regularly and re-fill it. It is drinkable even if it gets hot and helps stop dehydration. It can also be used in your cooling system in your car if necessary and the system flushed later.
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    This emergency department doctor shares ten healthy holiday tips to remember!

    Be aware that sun could be going though any window onto your arms. Even if not visibly sunburnt it can cause skin cancers. I know a courier driver who in the hot weather if he is wearing a short sleeved has a special cover he puts on his right arm when driving for that reason
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    Australians outraged! You won't believe what item was snatched in a brazen 3am theft! Discover the bizarre details now!

    I know of a Chemist shop that was broken into via the roof. The thief wasn't very smart that time as he stepped on the wrong place before he opened the manhole and fell through the ceiling. When the Chemist went towards the doors to open up he found the guy on the floor with a badly broken leg...
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    Culinary Insider Reveals Shocking Signs of a Dirty Restaurant – Escape Before It's Too Late!

    On cruise ships you are not allowed to put a 2nd serve on a plate or in a bowl. You have to use a clean one.
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    You Won’t Believe How Dirty Your Water Bottle Gets - Find Out How Often You Should REALLY Clean It!

    We have always washed ours every day. As a child if I forgot to put mine on the sink to be washed I was reprimanded.
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    Is your internet bill about to skyrocket? Here’s why 69 per cent of homes could be affected

    I'm not sure I should do that for legal reasons. However I will say that they took over AAPT and I think they may have taken over Internode too.
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    Massive Channel Seven layoff affects 150 personnel, including one TV staple

    They cut a popular personality from Motorsport a few years ago. He was a wall known retired driver. There was such an outcry that they brought him back.
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    Indian bangles

    No, I never had these. They only set of bangles I ever bought about 35 years ago was a set of solid plastic ones for my nieces which went until their mouths a couple of times before they got the stern message that they were not for in their mouths. I don't think "pretty" ones would have been a...
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    How one Coles customer's $72 fiasco reveals disturbing truth you need to know!

    Unfortunately people with Coelic Disease or wheat allergy are finding it much harder to find food they can eat and it is a lot more expensive too. e.g. even cheap brand bread is about $3.00 dearer per loaf + it is a smaller loaf which makes it even more expensive. Also you have to keep checking...
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    How one Coles customer's $72 fiasco reveals disturbing truth you need to know!

    Some of what was sold as Hogget (sheep were older) and cheaper is now sold as lamb. A lot of people don't realize is that most meat (including lamb) is delivered in bulk to the supermarkets, cut up, weighed and packed by qualified butchers. The staff put the brand stickers on the packaging. I...
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    How one Coles customer's $72 fiasco reveals disturbing truth you need to know!

    Aldi does have a "generic" (home brand). I can't remember the brand name though. When I see it again I will recognize it unless have cancelled it.
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    How one Coles customer's $72 fiasco reveals disturbing truth you need to know!

    Did they check the actual origin of the products. If they are packed or distributed under an Australian name it doesn't necessarily mean the products themselves are manufactured or grown in Aust.
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    How one Coles customer's $72 fiasco reveals disturbing truth you need to know!

    They need to check the quality of Fruit at Aldi especially if you buy pre-packed. You will be lucky if at least one item doesn't need to go in green waste. I have witnessed fruit being unpacked a few times. Some of their loose isn't that fresh either. A lot of their generic brand products could...
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    Uncover jaw-dropping detail everyone missed in latest photo of Princess of Wales!

    Does Daniela have nothing better to do than dig out an old article? Her timing is poor. It's not like they are new photos. It's time the family was given some privacy, especially given the current unfortunate situation Prince Catherine is in
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    Powering down costs: Aussies spark with joy amid energy bill savings!

    So only pensioners are going to get the rebate? What about other people who on the same income can't get a pension because their assets are too high? Electricity is an essential service and should never have had GST added to it.
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    Is your internet bill about to skyrocket? Here’s why 69 per cent of homes could be affected

    One company has taken over several. They are holding their charges until September. They operate out of Qld. If you are having a problem and book a "call back" unless they have "caught up" I hope you have plenty of patience. One of their customers lodged "3 call backs" over the space of 3...
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    Are you making this dangerous mistake at the beach? See how thousands are risking their lives with 4WDs!

    + if the tide comes in emergency service personell risk their lives to retrieve people and vehicles
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    Shocking details from a Coles grocery haul ignite a massive controversy – Are your shopping habits part of it?

    The price of steak is expensive, so are a lot of nuts. Some of Aldi's fruit & veg are cheap. It's not unusual to find "bad" fruit in their prepacked bags though
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