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    The ‘Forgettables’: 5 Australian Prime Ministers You May Not Know Much About

    There are already 11 Indigenous members of Parliament, have you not been keeping up with the times nana?
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    The ‘Forgettables’: 5 Australian Prime Ministers You May Not Know Much About

    Albo wants to be everyone's best friend, that is why he is bringing in the divisive "Voice" change to Parliament. Everything is hidden. no real information is being given to the public. The public will not know the ramifications until it is too late as an indigenous woman, I feel it will be an...
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    The ‘Forgettables’: 5 Australian Prime Ministers You May Not Know Much About

    Maximizing their pensions of $250,000 for life and then being able to work as well as collect their pension. They cant relate to the average Australian who has worked at least 50 years of their lives for a pittance.
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    The ‘Forgettables’: 5 Australian Prime Ministers You May Not Know Much About

    I remember the Hydro majestic in the 50s & 60s, it was quite austere but beautiful with the most marvelous paintings along the verandah looking down the valley. My daughter took me there for a holiday to remember the "old" days, It is horrible, most of the ornate ceilings, paintings etc are...
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    Ex-MasterChef Judge George Calombaris opened up about his drinking problem and unpaid wage scandal

    If he doesn't have the funds to repay (which is why he is in liquidation) his employees will only get a fraction of the wages lost. My brother worked for a large housing company that went bust, he was owed thousands of dollars in wages and in fittings already installed in the houses which he...
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    Ex-MasterChef Judge George Calombaris opened up about his drinking problem and unpaid wage scandal

    Any business, organization or Committee is only as good as its manager. He didn't care about his employees who have debts, mortgages, families and loans, all having worked for George in good faith. he deserves every thing he gets!
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    Vintage Grocery Ad

    Decimal currency came in 14, Feb 1966. remember the adds "so be prepared when the money starts to mix, on the fourteenth of February 1966." I know I was just starting work in 1966 and was paid indollars, my first pay was $18.63 cents.
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    Estranged Children and Contesting Wills: Have Your Say

    I am in a similar situation, my son sentme alegal letter telling me to keep out of his hife 15 years ago, so I respected that and went on with my daughters. My son has no inheritance, he will get his fathers inheritance, my daughters on the other hand will only get mine. I think it is...
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    Unable to afford rent, pensioner reveals worrying last resort: living in a car

    That is exactly correct! Maybe Mr Chips needs some English lessons.
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    Unable to afford rent, pensioner reveals worrying last resort: living in a car

    Yes, I worked in aged care 30 years ago, and indeed gave it up when I retired in 2020. You obviously have a deep-seated issue with anyone speaking the truth. Are you one of the radicals who scream racist whenever anyone makes a statement you dont like, I made a statement that was the truth. You...
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    Unable to afford rent, pensioner reveals worrying last resort: living in a car

    You dont need to be confused if you read it. I retired after 30 years of working in aged care in 2020.....can you not understand that sentence. I am speaking from experience. I am not racist far from it, I have friends from many nationalities. Maybe you need to enter ANY aged care facility and...
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    Unable to afford rent, pensioner reveals worrying last resort: living in a car

    I can tell you a lot of the elderly just sit and look out the window, they lose the incentive to live. Staff who are not very good at English have no time for them, they do the least in the allotted time. Often family don't visit. I used to sing the songs of the war years that all these people...
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    Unable to afford rent, pensioner reveals worrying last resort: living in a car

    Our interest rate was 17% in 1979 and we had a 60 thousand dollar mortgage, but we didn't buy anything for 10 years, we made do and had things fixed, drove the same old car and didn't have holidays. I'm glad now I saved and now own my own home, too many have to have hairdressers, nails, clothes...
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    Unable to afford rent, pensioner reveals worrying last resort: living in a car

    I worked in aged care 30 years ago when they were mainly staffed by Australians with our values of cleanliness and order but gave it away in2020 when there were so many ethnic peole flooding aged care. They would constantly come to me saying..." They can't understand me...... so I had to go and...
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    Vintage Grocery Ad

    Yes but the wages were in line with the cost. In 1969 I was working as a junior clerk and getting $27 a week.I note that the prices are in cents but the weight was in pounds. All was supposed to change in 1966 when we went metric
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    Seniors appeal for zero benefit penalties for working

    I am 72 and work as a nurse, I own my own home which is as dated as myself and both of us need extra upkeep. Recently I got a quote to replace my wood rotted back verandah $6,300. It is 45 years old and like me can't last forever. However, if I don't work I am liable to step out the back door...
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    Small Item, Big Disappointment: Kmart's shipping error draws flak on social media

    I had a scarf bought on line that has come with a substantial amount of packaging. I have slit the tape, taken out the minute object and taped the box and put "not at this address" When they have received it and opened it I have included a letter that there was no valid excuse for all the...
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    Heads up! A huge change is in store for Centrelink recipients

    You must be a welfare career person, I will say what I like about welfare money. I am still working at 72 and paying taxes, how about you mate.....Yes, I won the money that welfare comes from, its NOT their money and maybe they should bring in food stamps like in the USA, where you have to...
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    Heads up! A huge change is in store for Centrelink recipients

    "Their money". you mean the taxpayers money. People who have gone to work and paid their taxes so the drunken lay about druggies can get more from the Government. Yes, the Government does have a say in how its spent or would you like us to go the American way where you have to get food stamps...
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    Woolworths shopper outraged after being denied '1/2 price' deal - Here's what happened

    Woolworths will give it to you at the half price. It is their policy that where an item is advertised at the lower price they will pay that price. I bought tomatoes when they were very pricy under a sign that said $8.50 a kilo, previously they had been $11 a kilo so I bought them, around the...
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