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    ‘Robotax’ is a symptom of a gap in Australia’s tax laws. Here’s how to fix it

    I wonder if they would be that obliged to refund tax to anybody who might have been overcharged.
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    Travel agent loses it after horrendous four-hour wait for Qantas: Has this happened to you too?

    It's disappointing that some chief executive can come from the other side of the world, turn the Pride of Australia into the most hated airline in the region, then return home with $millions in his bank account, (possibly) never to be held accountable.
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    Shocking sight at Vinnies has Aussies outraged

    Possibly not just named and shamed but indicted for illegal dumping.
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    ‘Bike fall’ prompts grandmother to sue Kmart for $750,000

    ‘That child could have been struck by one or both boxes falling out,’ - stated by the judge!! Surely a person cannot be held legally responsible for something that 'might' have happened.
  5. K

    Uber incident leaves passenger gobsmacked over backseat ‘mess’

    I wonder how many customers have been sent a bill for $80 to clean up the same mess?
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    SDC Trivia Game #304 - 25/03/2024

    Re question 7; I thought Double Jeopardy describes when a person cannot be tried twice for the same crime.
  7. K

    New statistics show shocking spike in youth crime: Is your car or home at risk?

    Young people seem to know they cannot be seriously convicted for crimes because of their age. Law makers need to reconsider accountability and penalties for younger criminals.
  8. K

    Two scammers caught on video swindling 81-year-old’s ‘large sum of money’

    Am I missing something? This doesn't explain how these men obtained the cards or the information.
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    ‘Several red flags’: Banker saves Aussie from a catastrophic $25 million scam

    So many people fall to scams, often through their own lack of scrutiny or just plain foolishness, that scamming is already big business. CHECK and DOUBLE CHECK before moving your money and NEVER NEVER NEVER click on a link from an email or SMS. How many times does that have to be said?
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    How a stolen phone can lead to a $12,500 nightmare: ‘These things do hurt’

    He appears to be pretty tech-savvy to run so much of his business from his phone but to not have his phone protected by a PIN is pretty naive.
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    Statewide bank branch closure triggers outrage: 'This is an outrageous decision'

    It would make sense for the CBA to open a couple of Bank West counters in some of the CBA branches. It would save them money and still provide the customer service. Maybe that is going to happen and this article just didn't say it. Westpac did that with St George in my home town and it seems...
  12. K

    Discover the shocking reason why thrifty Aussies are digging through supermarket dumpsters!

    Well done to those who are recovering and re-distributing those items. The world needs a lot more of that sort of action.
  13. K

    SDC Trivia Game #269 - 19/02/2024

    Sorry, but the question didn't ask which country has the most lakes. It asked: . . . well, read the question.
  14. K

    Protect your wallet: How this simple phone trick cost a woman $50,000

    Porting is the responsibility of the mobile phone Companies. They're the ones that need to tighten up their procedures.
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    ‘I want to stay here’: Grandmother faces deportation after living in Australia for 40 years

    It seems the Government has been treating her like an Australian resident/citizen all these years. Let's hope the Migration Agent can argue that the Government has been making mistakes about her residency all these years and should atone for their mistakes.
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    Couple compensated due to 'poor service' from Qantas

    Those are the rules I'm afraid. I just wish they would give us a warning before our points are due to expire; but I'm sure Qantas will take every opportunity to annul our points.
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    Couple compensated due to 'poor service' from Qantas

    Last time I checked last year was that Velocity points expire after 2 years of no activity.
  18. K

    Minister issued warning against disaster relief fraudsters: ‘You'll get caught’

    Despite Bill Shorten's warnings, it seems that only a small proportion of the scammers get caught, and it costs thousands of dollars to track them down, so the odds for a scammer are still pretty good.
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