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    Watch: Unsportsmanship behaviour on the green

    All school children should be gradually taught from a young age "effective communication". Also politicians should have lessons in it and be mandatory for them as well as debating rules.
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    ‘Are you telling me it’s all in my head?’ Endometriosis in the Australian press in the 1970s

    I was in hospital when a severe pain started in my left side of my chest. When I sat up to get ready for visiting hours, the pain worsened. My mother, when she arrived asked at least three different nurses to get a doctor, only to be told I was putting it on because she was there. They ended...
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    Chemist Warehouse boss warns: Double prescriptions could result in massive shortages

    I have to have an injection ev ery 6 months for a osteo problem. They give me a date and time for my next appointment 6 months ahead. When I phone up to see if they had emailed through a prescription for the needle, to the chemist, I was told that I had to see the doctor for a prescription...
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    Is Kmart letting you down? Find out the shocking reasons customers are losing trust in this major retailer

    I don't like having to walk back to the centre of the shop once I have finished my shopping to pay.
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    Learning grammar is just as important as it always was but the way we teach it has changed

    I feel ashamed whenever I hear or read the incorrect grammar or spelling in our news readers, papers and magazines. I think it is one of t he most import subjects that children should learn at school. The trouble is a lot of school teachers don't know the difference.
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    Vitamins and supplements: what you need to know before taking them

    My doctor prescribed Vit D only after taking a test. My Vit D was down very low. I had to ask him twice to prescribe it as he said he didn't want to waste tax payers money on it. After about 12 months, and my Vit D level was still very low, he would not prescribe any more as he received a...
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    ‘Sad and Distressing’: Massive Numbers Of Bird Deaths In Australian Heatwaves Reveal A Profound Loss Is Looming

    I used to live in an area on the North Coast of NSW where the christmas bells were abundant each year. Now you are lucky to find one bush.
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    We All Lose When Charities Compete With Each Other. They Should Join Forces

    There are so many advertising on TV now, that I feel that by the time they pay administration fees and tv Ads, they could do so much better with that money and if they all volunteered their services.
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    1.7 Million Foxes, 300 Million Native Animals Killed Every Year: Now We Know The Damage Foxes Wreak

    A friend of mine used to live in Curtin in Canberra. All his chooks were killed one by one by foxes. The property had a high fence all around it as well
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    Shopper sparks debate: Are self-checkout security measures going too far?

    I don't consider that a rude message
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    One In Three People With Chronic Pain Have Difficulty Accessing Ongoing Prescriptions For Opioids

    would someone please list the names of what they consider "opioids"
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    We All Lose When Charities Compete With Each Other. They Should Join Forces

    It would also decrease administration costs.
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    3 Ways We Sabotage Relationships (And 3 Ways To Kick The Habit)

    A lot of men seem to think they they own their wife, especially if the female depends on them for finances. I could not depend on any support form my husband, he did not want anything to do with his children, would not take them in his car. According to him that was my job. I had to go to...
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    Do you drink decaf coffee or use these household products? It could be causing Parkinson's

    It would be interesting to know if any tests have been carried out. Also the only tests that the pro fluoride people have carried out, is if they keep our teeth from cavities. This has been proven wrong time and time again, but they take not notice. There are many more cells in our body than...
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    Do you drink decaf coffee or use these household products? It could be causing Parkinson's

    I have been asking the food inspection people to ban chemicals (including fluoride) out of our food for years, with no response, now or at least publish the full list of ingredients on the bottle on how it was decaffinated. Fluoride could also have the same affect on our bodies. I only...
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    Coles and Woolworths offer a secret free service – But why are some customers unsatisfied?

    I usually do my shopping on a weekend and it is very difficut to find anyone in the bakery section.
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    SDC members react to $2.68 a day Centrelink pension increase

    The government are allowing pensioners who are able to work to earn more money without penalty. However, the people who are unable to work are not allowed more money without penalty. When we get a bit more interest with thesavings rate rises, our pension is reduced. If we want to save up for...
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