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    A Bizarre Scam

    Well bugger me, I feel so left out, the only emails that I receive are from African Princes telling me that if I send them X amount they can reward me with millions or they just want to marry me (Yeah No ) and the ones informing me of an imposibly large inheritance from family members I have...
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    Cottage Pie With A Twist

    try telling the Scots that they are English !!
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    Aussie woman warns about 'buy-now-pay-later' schemes: 'It was a shocking wake-up call'

    BNPL services are a trap mainly used by people who have spending habits that are larger than their income, if any of these people applied for a credit card from one of the banks their application would be refused, it is a common misconception that with BNPL services you do not pay as much...
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    Final chapter? Online retail giant faces tough times and customer uncertainty

    i have been an avid book worm since early childhood when my dad put a book into my hands for the first time. I was around 3 or 4 and obviously could not read but very soon taught myself so that I could read what all the pictures in the books were about and I have never stopped, anything with...
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    Revolutionizing Family Time: Discover How Sweden's 'World First' Policy Could Benefit YOUR Family!

    I would not be holding my breath waiting for the Australian government of any stripe to be implementing this Swedish government policy, it is far too progresive for Australia and far too easy to be rorted, none of our government run social departments , (think center link and the ndis veteran...
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    Insider report reveals secret behind one Royal's frequent hospital visits

    Most of us on SDC have been around long enough to remember the hysteria caused by the gutter press and their constant reporting around Princes Diana and her life as a current or previous member of the Royal family. Are we going to do the same thing to the young woman who has become her daughter...
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    Final chapter? Online retail giant faces tough times and customer uncertainty

    I have been buying books from Booktopia for years and was quite upset when they supposedly sold the business sometime last year, I must have misunderstod at the time As I believed they had been purchased by Amazon as all books were being delivered from Australia, not the UK as before when I...
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    Is your internet bill about to skyrocket? Here’s why 69 per cent of homes could be affected

    Access to reliable internet is a bone of contention for most people living in Regional OZ, we do not have cable or telephone wired NBN where we live and only have internet access through "Fixed Wireless"nor do we have access to different speed tiers, it is what it is, often slow but mostly...
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    Power up your savings: Aussie state’s electrifying new relief package shocks bills down!

    there is just no way of pleasing every one, we are all being given credit on our electricity accounts the amount of credit being given depends on which state we live in. Queensland is being given a $1300.00 credit in total $1000.00 from their state government and $300.00 from the federal...
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    Power up your savings: Aussie state’s electrifying new relief package shocks bills down!

    The amount that the WA Government and the Federal Government are giving everyone is a credit on your electricity account it will stay on your account until it has been used in your scheduled bills, once the credit is gone you will be paying your own bills as they come in, simple really and the...
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    Power up your savings: Aussie state’s electrifying new relief package shocks bills down!

    Bull shit I do not follow either political party, my information comes from trusted journalists in newspapers and definitely not Facebook or any websites that are affiliated with people who do not believe in climate change. OPEN your Eyes and look at what is happening around the world instead...
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    Power up your savings: Aussie state’s electrifying new relief package shocks bills down!

    think you have a blindfold and ear muffs on about which political party is not releasing costs, Dutton has not released any costs at all while Labor are releasing their costs to any one who will listen !!
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    Power up your savings: Aussie state’s electrifying new relief package shocks bills down!

    If Nuclear power is the be all and end all as Mr Dutton would have us believe how come countries like the USA and Germany are shutting down their Nuclear Power plants and investing in Wind and Solar power ?
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    Switch up your sanga game with this $15 kitchen find from Kmart!

    The instructions on how to cook the Toastie to extra crispiness suggest that you should butter both sides of the bread. I did follow the instructions and worked out that must be the reason the toast was soggy and really under cooked. I also have a tooth and gum problem so will always cut the...
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    Switch up your sanga game with this $15 kitchen find from Kmart!

    I fell for the advertising hype on Face Book when the original makers of this product first introduced it, yes it makes great Toasties but due to what I think of as a design flaw I have gone back to making gooey tasty Toasties in a frying pan, as I have done for years. From the pictures it...
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    Royal family member gets hospitalised after sustaining injuries

    My very best wishes to the Princess royal, Princess Anne for a speedy recovery, my sympathies also go to the hospital staff who will have their jobs cut out for them trying to keep the famously "No fuss" "Furiously Independent" princess confined to her bed for the next week. I have long Admired...
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    Interview gone wild? Expletive-laden discussions leave The Project hosts stunned

    I agree Steve Price is a bigot and Kate Langbrock is way to fond of her own opinions on every thing and any thing, I usually tune them out on the days that they appear on the show but still enjoy listening to the other presenters.
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    Interview gone wild? Expletive-laden discussions leave The Project hosts stunned

    I have always enjoyed watching the project, I like the lightheartedness of their news of the day delivery , rather than the rather dry way that the latest news is delivered in regular "News" programs. I do not think of myself as being too old to watch the Project I am just myself who apparently...
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    How To Ripen Bananas

    Thank you for that reply, i do not use plastic bags for veg or fruit instead putting them straight into the shopping bags to take home but you mentioning that you had put your bananas in a bowl close to the oven made me think about where I put my bananas, I keep them on a kitchen bench which...
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