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    ‘Cheapest fuel in a decade’: Find out where motorists are racing for 99-cent petrol sale!

    What a generous person! I m living too far away, but there are many people who coukd do with this kind of help. I think the govment should hand out petrol vouchers to those on low income. I m currently on long service leave (being paid $244 a week), which is ridiculous. once I ll go back to work...
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    Queen Mary 'overwhelmed' as King Frederik's one-word bombshell dispels rumours

    their private life shoukd be just that: private!! It nobody elses business but the couple (and their chikdren, close family to a degree). Something else: the Olympic Games seem to be a place for Scandinavian royals to find their future queen! Remember 1972, Olympic Games in Munich? Swedish King...
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    Medicare Text Scam

    I just got another one from Coles/flybuys as well as one from Telstra, srating that a number of my points are about to expire. I dont have ant Telstra accounts, so that was easy, but with flybuys I wasnt sure. so I checked their website and the points will NOT EXPIRE as long as you use your card...
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    Grieving mother slams Centrelink’s ‘unfair’ rule: ‘It's very wrong’

    I unfortunately miscarried twice (no financial support whatsoever), later migrated with my only surviving child to Australia. I was a single mum all his life, so times were not easy, but I didnt expect anything and we made ends meet. Once he turned 16 he started working after school and...
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    Check You Bank Statements..........Strange To Say The least

    Happened to me as well. checked my bank account, my paypal statement, couldn5 find a match. called bank (unhelpful), called paypal (original number, NOT THE ONE ME NTIONED IN EMAIL. Got told to send to their spam watch, did so, got contacted by them within 24 hours, all fixed! never happened...
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    ALDI retains Supermarket of the Year title for fourth year in a row

    Funny you say that: I found Aldi s fruit and veggies fresher than those I get at Coles in the same shopping centre. But than again: not all Coles supermarkets are the same! One of the things I like about Aldi: the layout of the stores is almost identical, so no matter where i am I know where to...
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    This popular Kmart toy could endanger your grandkids’ eyesight—a mum’s shocking experience revealed!

    It might sound harsh, but I would rather pay off debts and get an ambulance for my child if need be. I hate people "playing the poor card". I was a single mum in a foreign country, no family, and for years no friends. I often went without food so I could afford insurance for my son and myself...
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    Expert issues warning on popular shopping app over data fears: ‘There is a risk’

    same here! I recently started camping and needed a lot of things. Everything was good quality but half or less of the price elsewhere, including Amazon and kmart....
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    Crucial aged care sector reforms face setback

    I ve been working in Community Care for 20 years. I know my English is good, but I never lost my accent. Most people understand me easily, but I can see it s harder with a hearing problem/aid. Unfortunately as has been pointed out by others: native english speaking people dont want to work in...
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    Woolworths employee reveals heartbreaking truth after customer confrontation: ‘I’m a person, too’

    I dont think it s just retail, though that s where it s most visible. I think its because people nowadays dont interact with each other anymore. They sont talk to each other, just use mobiles to text, social media to "communicate" (is it really communication if I post a photo of the food I m...
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    Cash or card? Coles' bold new checkout policy might affect how you pay in the future!

    Arent we lucky that all we have to worry about is which way to pay for our groceries? not if there are groceries available? Or id we can afford to buy food? but in answer to the question: I think we as customers should have the choice between cash or card, self serve or manned checkout as well...
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    Centrelink scam texts

    same here ☹️
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    Family reports elderly woman missing three months after last sighting

    I feel there s more to it than we have been told. Ok, if the family thinks she s with a "large group" they wont report her missing straight away, and if she wanted to walk the whole trail taht would explain the long waiting pwriod as well. Plus she ll be out of range a lot of the time... But...
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    SDC Trivia Game #288 - 09/03/2024

    I always read the answers, but today I m confused: Q2 (Location of Metropolis): It s generally thought to be in thevMidWest n. Q9 (location of Metropolis): It s generally believed it s on the East coast. so...
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    Princess Catherine makes first public appearance since surgery

    I totally understand her wish to being left alone! It s nobody's business (unless close familyof course) what s been done and why. Plus: when I had stomach cancer I didnt want my husband to come and visit me! The last thing I needed was to have to deal with someone elses angst, to encourage and...
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