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    ‘A difficult day for many Australians’: Key figure in 2002 Bali bombing incident out on parole

    Disgusting result. Only thing I hope is that given criminalisation of sex between non married people, tourists give this location a big miss - along with the rest of Indonesia. Money spent (or rather, not spent) is what hurts most.
  2. J

    Shopping at Woolies

    LOL; good one And in practical terms, hard to refute
  3. J

    Savvy shoppers are flocking to this 'secret' Bonds warehouse for Christmas deals as low as $2

    When I left home (many years ago in mid 1960s) where possible my underwear and clothing were exclusively Bonds. They were made at the Bond factory in Queensland and were truly Australian made. Then Bonds closed the Queensland factory and transferred manufacture to an asian sweatshop. Quality...
  4. J

    Locals want this creek renamed over concerns of racism. Do you agree?

    FFS!! Are we not all Australians? The past is the past and should there be left. This situation of emulating the man from 1984 and having the tail wag the dog is a pain in the A"". I too have been abused and called whitey and (MUCH) worse. I don't go off crying in my beer and demanding that "the...
  5. J

    Can you answer these 'hard' questions from the Australian citizenship test? Even Kyle and Jackie O couldn't get them all right!

    10/10 Seemed straight forward. Aussie born (77 years ago) and bred . Unfortunately commitments precluded overseas travel.
  6. J

    New type of Wine

    LOL. Pay that one. Thanks for the rib tickler.
  7. J

    Joke 'Mum, how did I get my name?'

    Sorry; not to my taste. A bit funny but that is seriously offset by the sad and cruel aspect.
  8. J

    'Ripping us off': Shopper left fuming after discovering 'underweight' meat purchase

    ... And that's not all - for most supermarkets; not just Woolies. There is a lot of moisture with the meat; particularly with frozen items. One can lose up to half the weight when cooking.
  9. J

    Aussie diners speak up about an ‘insidious’ dining trend – ‘It has no place here in Australia!’

    QR codes are a pain. I can't get them to work. Probably just old, slow and / or dumb. Paying a "tip" ahead of service is said by some to guarantee good service; I do not agree. If money is already in your pocket, what incentive for above average service?
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