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    Man faces thousands of fines after building bridges on his property. Why?

    I think we are being taught to dislike aborigines...this land belongs to the kangaroos...they were here firstly the way the whole world belonged to Adam and Eve. (my relatives) so how far back do we go? around the time of captain cook and assoc. the world was being "discovered"and inhabitants...
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    12,000 pensioners hit with surprise rate hike—could this happen to you?

    We need to get back to WHO and WHAT the council IS...ITS a body EMPLOYED BY THE OWNERS OF THE PROPERTIES (ratepayers ) they are employed to manage the properties OWNED by the residents...thats what we pay them for NOTto tell us how to vote ,NOT to squander our Funds in overseas junkets to...
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    Cash at risk? Seniors groups reveal shocking truth behind new mandate

    they dont have to if they dont want to,...its too late now the decision is not up to the public, we gave them the power long time ago ....we must just do as we are told , we'll get used to it....
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    Cash at risk? Seniors groups reveal shocking truth behind new mandate

    if everything is paid by card only ,then the fee (at present )is 2 or 3% guess how long before its%5or7%, so all our money becomes that much less value...its just like everyone taking a cut in wages, except the banks of course
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    ‘It shouldn’t be confidential’: Why locals are demanding answers over council move

    Councils seem to have forgotten their charter...they are employed to manage the ratepayers affairs( not their own private political ambitions) and certainly NOT to govern the ratepayers....they seem to have forgotten this...also why do councils need to go on o'seas junkets to study local...
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    From energy bills to transport costs: $300 to $1,672 rebates and relief measures across Australia

    the suppliers sure do all to avoid allowing the discounts when one asks the answer is always 'yes your getting it'....I change my elect/gas each quarter to a different supplier and I get discounts ,but not for long as I always get a notice of impending rate rise not long after
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    Mastercard is dropping card numbers—here's why it could change the way you pay forever

    all the clever tricks devised today are BY the banks FOR. the banks. The problem the banks are trying to solve today is....how can we make the public responsible for the fraud...the banks certainly dont want to pay, it HAS to be OUR fault
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    Could you lose your pension? Services Australia’s warning to downsizing homeowners

    YES if I sold my home the govt would save a fortune ....nothing (or little) would affect me I would lose most of my pension and any wealth I have would be in my new home , still I suppose I could eat the walls or dirt
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    Is ALDI’s bold new move a deal-breaker for Aussie shoppers? The verdict is in

    we wont get a choice ITwillHAPPEN...when were you consulted about auto self serve registers etc.....we have no say IT WILL HAPPEN
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    Bank's shocking move leaves 72 yo victim with $24k loss—‘It broke my heart’

    ONLY TO PROTECT THEMSELVES. THEY arent very good at the system THEY introduced to us..UNTIL THEYcan develop the system properly we will have to suffer being the victim (unless one has a rather large account)
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    Looming money overhaul spells danger for cash users! Here's what you can do

    so if cash is gone we now have to lose the value of our dollar ...at present about 4 % so ea dollar we spend is now worth 96 cents ...that is until they increase the charge, of course everything will be increased to fool us into thinking the banks are paying this fee, but as always the end user...
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    Shocking odds reveal whether you can recover money after scammers take it

    Banks created the on line banking in their panic to keep customers from soiling their pretty banks, and since creating a scene whereby the crooks dont have to actually rob the bank they can now rob the clients direct on line ...I feel the banks in creating this method of banking ,the banks...
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    Australia's surging scammer crisis is making global headlines—here’s why

    they will do that anyway, they still charge for quick clearance and hold funds for a few days while the 'cheque clears'...interest free loan to the bank....banks dont reduce fees unless they get it via another way
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    Extortion scam

    I think their first lesson is being scammed by their teacher........I bet they are outraged by such dishonesty
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    Is this the future of Australian housing? See what others think about this massive change

    I wouldn't be buying shares in Victa lawn mowers......
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    'Oh s***': Family warns about the dangers behind a common party trick!

    breathing from a balloon is very different than breathing from a compressed cylinder. ......even oxygen from a compressed cylinder can do the same, it must go through regulator gas coming out of a balloon is not very pressurised but a tank IS
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    'My daughter was disgusted': Woman shares disheartening experience after losing savings

    $2000 wow how much does this wonderful bank sponsor the golf and sports events, what about the helicopter (must cost a pretty penny Worstpac seems to fund these but then this person was ONLY customer using a faulty system of the banks ...if you offer a service and charge for it you must deliver...
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    'My daughter was disgusted': Woman shares disheartening experience after losing savings

    this type of crime has been created BY the banks crazy idea of keeping people out of banks and do it all on line (they still charge the fees) they still hold deposits for 3 days for clearance(in this day and age) and now they are hell bent on making errors ,the customers fault . They should be...
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    Drivers left in disbelief over shocking fuel price gap between two nearby stations

    44cents a litre tax...I recall some time in the past that was to replace a tax or two ...or was that GST ?..I guess I must be dreaming a govt wouldn't do anything like that...just what taxes were removed with GST ?I forget...or maybe im getting old
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    'You can't make this up!': Man shares shocking price hike for his credit card

    yeah ..lets get rid of cash...and the banks will help by not increasing card fees (ha ha )....not for me im gonna use cash as long as I can
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