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I was talking about the possibility of somebody doing exactly this in another reply to this story. But I didn't realise that Patty van Duijn is actually one of the scammers I was referring to until I saw your post and the screenshots to prove it. THIS is the story SDC SHOULD be running next...

I'm sorry, but Centrelink reassessing this payment ruling would be reopening an old can of worms that was previously resolved with women's rights to self-determination over their bodies in relation to having an abortion. There had to be a legal definition for 'when life begins', and that...

Regardless of the story, many years ago the government was forced into coming up with a legal determination for the question 'when does life begin?' This was in relation to the question of abortions and the years of debates and protests, etc. That determination was set at 20 weeks as being the...

I strongly feel that tougher regulation is needed for both the older age group over 75, AND younger age group. 16-25. Both groups should be limited to 4-cylinder cars (unless a heavier vehicle is required for work, but the vehicle must be owned by, and registered to the workplace as a work car...

The funny thing is, the 'debate' over self-serve checkouts actually echoes the debate in the 1970's over self-serve racks of products that you had to pick n' load into trolleys yourself. My first job as a young teen was at Woolworths in the late 1960's. Back then, you had aisles with staffed...

The old days of 'have a look at this' tourism is dead! What people want and need now is a genuine experience, be it a 'hands on' exhibit with active features, or a cultural experience that you can participate in. Simply 'looking at stuff' and taking pictures IS boring as batsh*t, so I say to...

Certainly not an 'unwritten rule', but common sense and decency should tell you that if the cafe is full, such as during the lunchtime period, that when you have finished your food and/or drink, you vacate the table for somebody else, preferably within 10 or 15 minutes or so to let your food...

The legit ones are much the same, except they don't have links to book appointments, they are just reminders that it's due and say 'contact your GP'. As a general rule, I never click on ANY links in emails without thoroughly checking that it's legit first, especially the source number or address.

I'm one of those 'specials shoppers', and certainly the number of specials greatly increases in the last 2 hours before closing. In Lismore, NSW, I have bought many items marked down to less than $1 from as much as $15 for meats, fish, and specialised cakes, etc. In fact, whenever I enter the...

The only realistic option to raising the rail lines and highway is to expand Australia's air-freight systems. Yes, it costs more to air-freight than rail and/or road, but by expanding the competition in air-freight services, those costs can be reduced considerably. It's an avenue well-worth...

Return On Equity is the vital information needed here, and it's very good to see that the Senators, led by Greens Senator Nick McKim, know the right questions to ask. The primary reason for the massive profits is investor/shareholder demand to always expect a larger % profit on their...

Bread rolls must be more of a city thing I think. I've never seen rolls at any sausage sizzle in or around Bunnings Lismore or the Northern Rivers market scene. The best thing about bread is that they often have a choice of white or brown (varies between wholemeal and multigrain). I would say...

The BIG problem here is not the concept itself, but the unfortunate choice of wording linking it to the term 'Peeking or peeping Tom'. If you changed that to something like 'Customer assistance portal' it would not seem as threatening.

Don't reintroduce the death penalty... that would be cruel! Bring back ye olde Medieval dungeons instead, for animals like this.

Of course not! What a ludicrous idea. For one thing, for young people, just as important as buying tickets is buying the right 'festival gear', i.e. clothing, accessories, secret stash containers, etc. The 'right look' usually costs more than the tickets. Do you also allow enough in this...

All seems a bit weird to me, but as an elderly male, I also get a lot of emails and friend requests from Facebook marketplace, gumtree, and on messenger, from 'women' or 'girls' very scantily dressed offering to show more, so the weirdness is definitely a two-lane street targeting all-genders...

Like many others have said, I am a regular TEMU shopper and 80% of my purchases over the past 3 or 4 years have been good quality, a few have been surprisingly excellent, especially the cowhide leather bags (except my wife and I now own 14 quality leather bags between us, which is a bit...

For the most part, like most people, I rarely have a need to use cash today, however, some of the uses for cash I would greatly miss if they no longer existed. These include supporting buskers, or helping out a homeless person in need; people holding garage sales, or a casual stall at a...

I don't really get it! I can buy 2 x 380g jars of crunchy Biscoff spread (total 760g) on ebay for just under $20 from retailers right here in Australia. Same stuff, just not inside a chocky egg. So then I can go to Aldi and buy a selection of Belgian chocolate bars totalling another 240g, spread...

I think if you remove the option of paying in cash from the system, you risk losing some of the simple things in life. The garage sales, street stalls, community markets, opportunity shops, etc. Yes, I realise that people CAN still pay by 'mating' their phone with somebody elses, but a huge % of...