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  1. kbwise

    Cash at risk? Seniors groups reveal shocking truth behind new mandate

    Last weekend I spent 5 days in Melbourne at a Convention. Every single transaction had to be by card (no choice) and at every transaction which accumulated to over $1000, had a 1.3% surcharge!! That is outrageous but a certainty to happen in a cashless society. Businesses will love it and so...
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    State unlocks $100 million funding for its healthcare system! See how these changes can benefit senior Aussies

    Great precedent set by Qld. Come on and quickly follow suit all you other States! There is a problem in every State with elective surgery with a lot of those surgeries not deemed 'elective' by the patients suffering pain.
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    Is your local branch closing? Customers react to controversial bank closures

    The irony of calling this new venture People First Bank and then closing all these branches is not lost.....
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    Cash windfall: Thousands to receive $256 financial relief—find out if you're eligible

    Please don't complain if you're in WA! You receive a LOT more than other States for concessions and you have very cheap electricity. I would swap places with what you get in WA with what South Australians and Victorians any day!
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    State governments' cost-of-living rebates to arrive this week

    Once again, it's Western Australia! It must be great to live in a State that actively supports their citizens in need.
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    Comedian and dog behaviouralist Tony Knight passes away at 54

    It would be so much nicer if you didn't feel the need to say this!! Why on earth would you??? Just say nothing and move your extreme rudeness along. Smh....
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    How one Coles customer's $72 fiasco reveals disturbing truth you need to know!

    You are incorrect in that assumption. I used to work at Golden Circle and found that they always, wherever possible, used Australian manufacturers. They were unbelievably stringent in getting their products made to their specifications. I shop at Aldi and save a lot of money. Just today I...
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    Prepare your wallets: Here are several changes in the new financial year

    Not a whole lot of joy there for pensioners, is there???? Where do they think we can get the extra money just to exist? Most of us are too old and unable to work. Our costs have gone up by way more than we have seen rises to our pension. This was the very worst Budget for Pensioners, thanks to...
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    Going green: Woolworths New Zealand reveals priority parking for electric vehicles

    I would much rather see more disability parking spaces in shopping centre car parks. Quite often there are no parks available for people with disabilities. Why should we reward people with EV's when there are people unable to walk far having to do so. This is a problem everywhere and with an...
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    Relief for renters: Australia records biggest rent decline in 4 years, research says

    Gosh! There are many reasons why people have to rent so please don't be so smug about owning your small unit. I had property but because I had a long term sickness, I lost everything including my employment and Superannuation. I now have to rent and I'm 75 years old. It's not easy. Be happy with...
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    This mum makes drastic measures for her family despite earning $140,000: ‘We desperately needed to make a change’

    God help these people when they have to start living in a pension then!!!! Unbelievable to think they're 'struggling' on $140/year. I wish!!!
  12. kbwise

    Cut your car registration fees by 20 per cent with state government’s cost-of-living relief measure

    I live in S.A. It never ceases to amaze me how other State governments seem to be able to help their constituents out. $1000 for electricity assistance??? Lower car insurance??? Unheard of here in S A! We have the highest everything here in this State...apart from help to Pensioners.
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    Delivery drivers’ ‘horrendous’ behaviour caught on camera: ‘It’s wrong on all levels’

    I experienced Temu packages being delivered incorrectly so complained to them. They simply marked that all my deliveries be delivered only by Aust Post. Problem solved. Easy. Temu instantly paid money back for a delivery when the driver couldn't find my address. In my bank within 5 minutes. The...
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    Documentary exposes ‘harmful metals’ in popular Temu products

    There is a limit that you must buy to get free postage. Mine is $40. I know some friends have $45 and $50 so it may depend on how much you buy over time. You may not have reached that limit with your purchase...
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    Experts raise concern as surge in contagious virus cases threatens Aussie babies and seniors

    I'm 75 years old and have had RSV twice. The first time was the sickest I have ever been in my life! I sat for 3 days (easier than lying down) using my CPAP machine non-stop just so I could breathe. If it hadn't been for that, I know I would have ended up in hospital. It took months for the...
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    Pensioners to get cash boost in upcoming July indexation

    She has admitted she got it wrong...after telling us all off 🤣 We all wish she was right but no. We got nothing out of this pathetic wage-earner positive, pensioner-negative budget. They should all hang their heads in Shame! But they won't. If I could get this 75 year old body working again, I...
  17. kbwise

    Pensioners to get cash boost in upcoming July indexation

    What on earth was there in that article to make pensioners feel happy??? 10% increase in rent relief? Great! Payments indexed to the CPI so that has little to do with our ACTUAL cost of living increases. It is never enough. All those increases were for people working and already earning money...
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    Australian Energy Regulator announces power bill change in several Australia states

    The worst budget for aged pensioners!!! Usually we get something in there to help out with the outrageous cost of living, but we are actually worse off with this budget at a time when we aged pensioners are all struggling. Thank you Labor. I thought you were supposed to help the poor but you...
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