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    Rent shock: Australian pensioners face sky-high increases—find out if you're next!

    I read this several times... its seems to me that Mrs Stroud has an income that does not allow for a rebate... therefore the 25% of her income is not applicable. She must pay full rent as she has too much money to be eligible. It seems to me that she is just taking advantage of the system. She...
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    March 2024 Pension Indexation: What to Expect

    Sadly we are now learning what sacrifice for the budget really means.... after a year of very frugal living I have found that I am in a much worse financial predicament than my 'no fun' budget allows. I am old but, I think that I will outlive my savings by quite a while.... :(
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    Is your juice really Aussie-made? Social media users poke fun at ‘77 per cent Australian’ popper

    I put a lot of effort into making sure that I buy Australian if it is offered... I have changed supermarket chains and individual stores with chains purely on Australian content... shopping for products that are not on my Australian staple food list costs me hours of reading and comparing...
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    Joke A Transfer Of Skills!

    and he did it with the engine running...
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    Additional driver's licence security measures are coming

    what is scarier than the Optus breach? .... well that would be the Medicare breach! Medicare is where ALL of your information is kept! Not so securely it seems! :(
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    'Best piece of advice' competition - Share your best advice and you could win $100

    where is the results for this? What WAS the best piece of advice? And why? How was it judged? by the` amount of 'likes'? What was the top 10? where do I find these answers?
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    Joke In The Dog-House!

    I can relate to your issue... I was in trouble for not buying my wife flowers.... I didnt even know that she sold flowers!
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    From next week, say goodbye to plastic straws and bags! Australia just BANNED all single-use plastic

    plastic pollution in the Oceans. Someone should be checking facts. Floating Plastic debris on our Oceans is unsightly but, it can be scooped up and reused. The big issue is pollution and the assassination of sea life with SINKING plastic. The major contributor to sinking plastic is the millions...
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    Shoppers are FURIOUS at supermarket self-serve checkouts — find out why!

    NO... I do not work for these supermarkets, I pay THEM! I am not trained to pack shopping bags and if I crush my bread no one will replace it, actually if I make any mistake while I am doing it myself... I then have no warranty. Supermarkets make very large profits for off shore owners, so I am...
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    SPEEDING CAR

    yeah... I have no problem with my Mother inlaw.... its her Brother I cant take a liking to.... Satan is really a bad man!
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    'Best piece of advice' competition - Share your best advice and you could win $100

    Here is a piece of advice that I can give right now. If you have purchased Porterhouse Steak from ALDI, the one they are advertising that they can cut with a butter knife.... please save yourself the time and effort, dont cook it and definitely Do Not try to eat it! The WORST piece of meat I...
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    Anthony Albanese reveals what he did to achieve his ‘glow up’ – and (despite rumours) it's not Botox!

    I think getting healthier is the best idea he has had in the last 12 months, and I am so glad that it does not affect me.
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    Joke How Much Do You Charge?

    it was so cold last winter that I saw a lawyer with his hand in his own pocket...
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    'Best piece of advice' competition - Share your best advice and you could win $100

    if they walk behind you, lead and protect them. If they walk beside you, honour and join them. If they walk in front of you, follow but be aware. If they walk at you, stand and watch their eyes!
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    A concerned neighbour leaves an odd note on a car parked in Sydney – but some locals aren't happy

    I think its a helpful tip. You dont realise how bad they are until you get them fixed and it cures all of your night driving vision problems :)
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    'Best piece of advice' competition - Share your best advice and you could win $100

    changing the past is impossible..... changing the future takes little effort
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    'Best piece of advice' competition - Share your best advice and you could win $100

    the hand that feeds is the easiest one to bite
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