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    Investigation reveals another energy retailer received welfare payments from vulnerable Australians

    I take it you are not a Senior and live in an urban area. I am in my late sixties and due to studies in my middle age learnt to be computer savvy, few people in my age group or older are computer literate. In rural areas Centrelink are closing down branches, forcing people to travel an hour or...
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    ‘So excited to find out’: Aussie discovers ‘crazy’ banknote rule

    When I worked in retail we always included torn notes, repaired as best as possible with the day’s take. It is all legal tender. I knew that 75% or more was classed as a whole note.
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    Sunset over Lake Tooliorook, near Lismore, Victoria

    Sunset over Lake Tooliorook, near Lismore, Victoria Recently camped at Lake Tooliorook, this photo was taken on my first evening there. The boat ramp in in the foregoround and Mount Elephant at Derrinallum is in the background.
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    Important: Please read this before your first post

    Hi everyone, my name is Sue and my husband and I live in an old farmhourse, circa 1900 that we’re renting in rural Victoria. We are just about 15 minutes from the Great Ocean Road. We have two cats and often dogsit for one of my sons who travels with his job.
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    Report reveals Aussies skimp on crucial insurance amid cost of living crisis

    When I had a mortgage, I was obliged to have the house insured so I added contents to the cover. Now I am renting and I’ve had to give up insurance on my contents and my car as I just couldn’t afford it as well as rent, food and services.
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    Slash your grocery bill with this little-known supermarket tag secret!

    I think it should be introduced in chemists as well. I need and use a few vitamins and trying to find the cheapest buy can get difficult with different strengths as well as a wide range of content sizes and brands.
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    Coles branch refuses to dispense cash to customers—find out why!

    Why doesn’t Coles apply to have an ATM installed in the store. Many supermarkets in small rural towns have them, in fact in Mortlake Victoria, the local IGA has the only ATM in town and is the only source of cash when the post office is closed.
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    Shocking treatment: Coles cashier's demand left cancer patient feeling ‘violated’ at checkout

    I don’t believe any shop employee or manager has the right to ask anyone to “lift their shirt”. If they suspect stolen goods are hidden on a person, they have to call the police.
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    Bankwest announces shocking move to digital-only banking

    I have bank accounts with both the NBA and the Bank of Bendigo. The nearest branches of each bank, nearest my home in rural Victoria, remain open but have reduced hours to mornings only. My local post office has likewise reduced hours and in some instances has closed its doors during posted...
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    Massive Medicare overhaul proposal could drain taxpayers $12 billion—is it worth it?

    Dental health was provided to low income earners In Melbourne by the Royal Dental hospital. There are still some public hospitals which provide subsidised dental clinics and vouchers for dental practitioners when clinics are fully booked. The problem is there are not enough subsidised clinics...
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