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    Commonwealth Bank to ‘change its approach’ after facing backlash over new withdrawal fee

    How can paying comm bank $3 per branch or post office transaction leave customer's better off. If you bank with a bank that charges fees to have the privilege to look after your money and actually make money off it for themselves it's time people woke up and changed to a bank with no account...
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    Shocking Discovery Inside Mars Bar Nets British Man Unexpected Compensation—What Was Inside?

    It's sad really when SDC have to resort to pushing stories that are weeks old. The smooth mars bar and very generous payout of $4. was news a good while ago, come on SDC keep up
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    ATO encourages Aussies to unlock up to $1,000 in financial boost

    If you need to contribute $1,000. and the government match it, shouldn't it be $1,000. from the govt not only $500. maximum. If they are only giving you 50% that's not matching, they all need new calculators.
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    Kmart shoppers outraged over this ‘time-wasting' feature: ‘Hate them where they are’

    How often have the door person actually looked in your trolley or bags and checked the items off. Answer never, well it has never happened to us.
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    Kmart shoppers outraged over this ‘time-wasting' feature: ‘Hate them where they are’

    After you leave the checkout this is when many 5 finger discounts take over as they are there only to scan your ot check the quantity of goods on it
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    Kmart shoppers outraged over this ‘time-wasting' feature: ‘Hate them where they are’

    It doesn't matter where the checkout is as it's a waste of time having to line up or have any staff member scan your receipt, they never check or even look in the bag or trolley. You could pay for a few items walk back through the store fill the trolley and they happily scan your receipt and...
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    Aussie couple slashes electricity bills to just $20 a quarter—here’s how YOU can do it

    So, $20 a quarter, if they have a battery and store their excess power how do they pay for the standing supply charge which is somewhere around $1.70 a day.
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    Thousands of families to benefit from a $400 boost from local government

    $4 a week is only $208. a year, we still only have 52 weeks a year
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    Thousands of families to benefit from a $400 boost from local government

    Perhaps the headline could read thousands of Victorian families could benefit from $400 school relief, that way thousands of us would not have to waste our time reading the article.
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    MasterChef UK star resigns amid scandal: What’s behind this shocking news?

    There is a big difference between being axed and resigning, but anything for a dramatic headline.
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    Aussie Tourist Town Epidemic: Are You Guilty of This Illegal Parking Manoeuvre?

    The point is that the locals think the parking areas belong to them exclusively, they are public car parks meaning anyone can park in them. There is a difference between resting and long term camping. As stated here council has three caravan parks in this location that would be why they don't...
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    Public transport prices set to increase again in one state

    Could Ms Donnelly please explain how any fare increase helps people who never ever go to Sydney metropolitan or any large region and never use public transportation, yes we are from the country and happy with our lot.
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    ‘It’s butter’: Almost 40,000 kilograms of butter forced to recall over ‘dumbest’ reason

    It is easy to stick a new label on the butter, the original sticker has all the relevant information except contains milk.
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    ‘It’s butter’: Almost 40,000 kilograms of butter forced to recall over ‘dumbest’ reason

    The person who wrote the headline needs to learn the difference between 40 kilograms and 40 thousand kilograms. Instead of just dumping the butter how about just print contains milk and stick these on the product.
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    ‘I got this in my letterbox’: What's behind the eerie note delivered to residents?

    Just oxygen thieves, the kindest thing to do is knock them on the head before they suffer anymore.
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    Traumatised grandmother recounts gruelling experience at her local hospital

    You ask how do we stop this happening, first would be a good solicitor to not only sue the nurse on duty at the time but also the hospital for say ten million dollars, that should solve the problem.
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    Unsuspecting teacher falls victim to sophisticated investment scam

    How stupid was "Jake" it should have dawned on him when they kept wanting more money to prove who he was. He should have stopped at 90k not went on to 130k.
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    Average debt among BNPL users declines, late fees remain concerning for many

    Let's go back to the good old days, if you can't afford to pay for it don't buy it. Save up for it then buy.
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    A cunning bank scam wipes out couple's $240,000 life savings—are your funds at risk, too?

    I had the same thing happen and went to the building society and supplied TFN and they could refund one out of the two deposits as it was in the same tax year. The other older deposit I had to claim on tax as it was in the previous tax year. So if it was in the same tax year go and demand your...
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