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    Over 400 critical medications now in short supply in Australia

    I bought a book called The Lost book of Herbal remedies, It is a marvelous book. It names 38 plants to boost the immune system, also cancers etc. It is worth a read if you want to get off meds. It is up to the individual to take charge of their health.
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    ‘Absolutely and utterly ridiculous’: Pensioner fights for home on own land after Shire's move

    New a bloke many years ago. He wanted to build a new house on the river bank. Council wouldn't allow it, but he could block in the old house. He did and of course made made it larger, then ripped out the old house and renovated the center. Ha ha new house.
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    ‘Absolutely and utterly ridiculous’: Pensioner fights for home on own land after Shire's move

    Jack up his bus, put blocks under it and take off the wheels. Not a bus anymore, same as a shipping container/donga .
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    False billing trend surges despite Aussies grow awareness of other scams

    Why didn't Suncorp check the name on the transfer
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    Centrelink warns customers about new 'bonus payment' scheme

    They may not be foolish just honest
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    Unlock this simple trick to potentially double your $300 energy rebate

    In Far North Queensland we have the choice of Ergon or Ergon. Now when our electricity bill doubled last bill we have ordered solar
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    Mincing words: Woolworths shopper's weighty concern sparks debate over packaging accuracy

    Try shopping at a butcher. A kilo of mince is a kilo. I shop at an excellent butcher and the meat is usually cheaper than the supermarkets except for the specials like lamb legs and chickens. Lamb chops are actually lamb not mutton with the lamb price. (Qld. allows anything with wool to be...
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    ALDI's price prowess: Switching from Woolworths saves ‘small fortune’ for this Aussie shopper

    Price gouging? Really? Ha ha Brisbane market price last Friday for ginger $1.20-2.50 kg but Coles was $27 kg at Innisfail. We don't have Aldi unfortunately.
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    Shoppers concerned over ‘feathered friend’ inside Bunnings store

    One Bunnings store I worked at, we had a Sunbird nest hanging from the rafter, so that bird had to come and go several times to build that nest
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    Breakup of supermarket giants? Senate inquiry backs suggestions against price gouging

    When it comes to veggie specials the big 2 screw the farmer for the discount and then big note the special in their store. And of course there is the "not good enough" excuse to screw the farmer
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    Australian credit card debt hits $17.66 billion: Experts warn ‘it could get worse’

    Yes the banks don't make money on cash, it just cost them money eg. wages to count and Armourguad to deliver and or collect
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    HSBC scam shatters homebuyer's dream in the blink of an eye: ‘Not good enough’

    I had to do a transfer from my Account and there was a 24 hour delay to make sure it was legit. Good on Combank
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    This photo of an elderly woman at Coles has outraged thousands of Aussies

    I saw a "People Greeter" checking dockets and who was detained by an elderly man, who was trying to turn the staff member around slightly so is attention was distracted , and an elderly lady with a trolly full, ducked past him and took off. The "people greeter" couldn't stop her as the...
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    Savvy shopper shares unusual tactic she uses to dodge scams in Temu!

    I have shopped with Temu and some things have been fantastic but some other products were a scam. My fault really, if something is too cheap it could be a scam. Temu bombards you with emails and Instagrams constantly.
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    Aussies are finding unbelievably cheap dishwashing tablets at Bunnings!

    Chemist Wharehouse has Classic Finish tablets 100 box ranging from 17.99 to 23.99 depending on the specials
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    Unlock the secret trick a savvy shopper used to slash her grocery bills!

    Sorry for misleading the marked down price was only 40c less than the retail price.
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    Unlock the secret trick a savvy shopper used to slash her grocery bills!

    Our Coles marked down 2 chickens for 40c and they were use by that day. Really? Obviously some Managers are more on the ball.
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    ‘Absolutely disgusting’: Coles and Woolworths' checkout trend causes stir among shoppers

    I am very reluctant to shop at supermarkets except IGA. They claim to be offering service with a range of products, yet they often do not carry items I require for example when I wish to buy oysters the ones carried by Woolworths are are so miniscule that the would not fill a teaspoon and our...
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    ‘Absolutely disgusting’: Coles and Woolworths' checkout trend causes stir among shoppers

    Option of using the maned checkout or the self serve checkout. Yeah right! With customers pushing fully laidend trolleys and three deep at the few checkouts opened, where is the choice? Time spent collecting the shopping and then having to wait extended time for service stinks!
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