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    Extra income relief? Coalition backs JobSeeker boost

    So once again the dole bludgers are to receive an income boost. While I agree that all unemployed over 60 should receive an increase in their help from the Government for some one to say that they can not find a job is total BS. The Australian economy is begging for workers and so many of these...
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    What's the real reason behind Michael Rowland's sudden break from ABC Breakfast?

    With all due respect to Stan Grant, and I understand and strongly believe that racism is an abhorrent crime and also strongly believe that racism should be a punishable offence but not just against our Indigenous Australians but also when 1 race abuses another race/culture no matter from which...
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    Are you prepared for a shocking increase in electricity prices? Find out how it will impact your wallet!

    Knowing how this allegedly corrupt Government thinks, Chalmers will probably introduce a tariff charging consumers for not receiving Gas or Electricity when demand exceeds supply.
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    Are you prepared for a shocking increase in electricity prices? Find out how it will impact your wallet!

    Come on, this is not April Fools Day, I understood that Albo, when he had his feet on the ground prior to the last election, promised a reduction on our power bills. Remember, this 24 % rise is on top of the already implemented Gas and Electricity price rises every individual and manufacturer...
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    Huge changes coming: 'Buy Now, Pay Later' schemes will now be treated like credit cards!

    If your husband is an ex accountant he should ditch the credit card and get a Debit Card so that you can only buy goods using your own money.
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    Huge changes coming: 'Buy Now, Pay Later' schemes will now be treated like credit cards!

    Wow, $16 Billion owed by consumers! Just think just how many companies and employees have been saved by this wanton disregard for being able to pay back the money owed. And whom will these spenders be on the back of the Government to accept responsibility for this disregard for financial acumen...
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    You break it, you buy it? Mother refuses to pay $200 for Chanel perfume her child smashed!

    I agree 100 pc with the mother refusing to pay for the broken bottle of perfume. Surely the lady demanding payment for the loss of perfume has household contents Insurance , if not stiff cheddar.
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    Did his marriage proposal go too far? A journalist's controversial story leaves the Internet divided

    I proposed to my wife by Telegram and it took 3 proposals for her to say "YES" and that was 56 years ago proving that persistance pays off.
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    Discover how this new campaign aims to transform air travel accessibility!

    I require a wheeled walking frame to get around and recently flew Sydney to Singapore onboard Scoot Airlines and could not have asked for a better trip. At Sydney Airport I had to check in my walker as the plane did not allow the walker to travel with me- any problems-no way. Firstly, being...
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    Passengers Sue After 'Cruise from Hell' - Here’s What Happened

    We recently sailed on the QM2, a passenger ship, not a cruise ship, which was designed to handle the North Atlantic and even during inclement weather it was difficult to even sense any movement of the liner.
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    Passengers Sue After 'Cruise from Hell' - Here’s What Happened

    What a load of crap, the weather forecast for the areas which the vessel was scheduled was readily available to every passenger onboard the vessel prior to the vessels departure and no one had their arms bent up their backs to board the vessel. If Carnival had refused to refund or issue future...
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    Read: Vegan family's outrageous demands in a handwritten note to their meat-cooking neighbour

    I would have brought a kg of the cheapest meat and wrap it up and placed it in the letter box of the arrogant self entitled vegan with a polite note telling them to close their windows if the awesome smell of meat offends them so much.
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    The Shocking Detail That Got This Woman Evicted From Her Home After 49 Years–Could It Happen to You?

    Agreed but apparently you have never seen the high priced car, motor bikes, caravans or boats parked on the lawns of many public housing blocks which blows your comments out of the water for at least 25 % of public housing residents. As you say-public housing was/must/should be only allocated to...
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    The Shocking Detail That Got This Woman Evicted From Her Home After 49 Years–Could It Happen to You?

    While it might sound heartless how can anyone object to any single resident being placed into a 1 bedroom unit when her 3 bedroom current home could take a homeless family or a family paying the majority of their income on rent to a heartless money grubbing owner off the street and into public...
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    What does your day look like today?

    Since retiring when I was 74 I then got a job being a "Lollipop" worker at the local schools and volunteering for a local charity. which was awesome meeting the parents and the young children whom were very well behaved. This was a great "job" as it helped fill the day as 2 days a week my wife...
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    Shoppers taking matters into their own hands: Is it okay to steal from supermarkets amid the cost-of-living crisis?

    And when you are caught shop lifting don't go screaming to Channel 9 asking for mercy. Shop lifting could include time living in one of the governments hostels for a while. Myself, I think the author of this dumb article should be charged with aiding and abetting a criminal offence- very dumb.
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    Plane passenger's 'self-absorbed' act left fellow travellers fuming

    I would have ordered a hot coffee and accidentally spilt it on her feet.
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    Watch out! Scammers are ramping up their schemes targeting EOFY tax refunds and ATO accounts

    And we have just received another scam Email claiming that time is running out for us to pay our outstanding toll fees. A bit hard to believe seeing that our toll account is automatically topped up if the balance falls below a set amount and due to there being no toll roads on the Northern...
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    Celtic Football Fans Cause Controversy with ‘Anti-Monarchy’ Chant During Scottish Cup Final - Here’s What Happened

    And so said a real dick head who thinks they would prefer another form of Government madly thinking that a Republican style of government-think USA-is better then a Monarchist-think the UK, Scotland, Wales and the other 1/3 of the worlds population.
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