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Captain Phillip brought the First Fleet to Port Jackson after finding Botany Bay unsuitable for a harbour being too shallow & having no reliable water. January 26 was the date he planted the flag etc. in what became Sydney Cove. Keep Australia Day on this date unless it is changed by...

When the excise on alcohol rises by say, 3 cents for example, the retailers raise the price by 30 cents. Go figure.

Of the 66 promises Labor made prior to the Election the majority have been fulfilled, several are still being accessed & 2 have been sidelined.

His grammar needs some attention. “ Me and him”?

The quote is : The love of money is the root of all evil.

I heartily despise the supermarkets pricing 2 for a sale price. I do not need 2 of the items so I don’t buy any. If I need two I will buy two.

I do not have to report my income to Centrelink. I do not have any income other than the pension. Some people earn extra & some have income from investments.

Since time immemorial there have been all sorts of upheavals in the Monarchy. Giving his health remains good Charles will hold the throne until death. Unless he sees fit any other way.

Of the 66 promises made before the election the majority have been fulfilled or are in the process of being done. Some are still being worked through and 2 have been dropped.

Hot Cross Buns should be eaten on Good Friday. Does anyone know that? Take the cross off & call them fruit buns. The cross doesn’t taste like anything- it’s just flour & water. Leave the Christian icons alone. Where were the Navity sceens among the season’s decor?

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When compulsory superation was commenced it was paid instead of a wage increase so businesses were not really affected. People seem to have forgotten that.

Hot Cross buns traditionally are eaten on Good Friday. Selling & buying them from Boxing Day is an offence against Christian tradition. Sell the buns at any time without the cross should be the way to go. The cross doesn’t alter the taste - it’s just flour & water. Why do our Christian icons...

Keating brought in Superrannuation.

Yes I do. $25.00 per fortnight in a special account.usually covers my Christmas spending. I am an elderly widow with 3 daughters, all with grownup families.

The article should be saying “lying on your back” not “laying”.

It’s time the our supermarkets etc. realised that their customers are Australian & we eat biscuits not cookies, jam not jelly, chocolates not candy & sour pickles not Yanky sweet ones. Americans call scones biscuits for goodness sake & have a sweet tooth that urges them to eat pancakes &...