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    'Get a job': Centrelink beneficiary garners mixed reactions from fellow Aussies

    There are other factors, the worker may be paying a mortgage, have children in daycare, pay weekly travel expenses like fuel or transport to work, the CL recipient may be in housing with cheap rent or get rent assistance, no work to travel to and no daycare to pay for.
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    'Get a job': Centrelink beneficiary garners mixed reactions from fellow Aussies

    Good for her. However, I'd like to note that Suzie is earning more per week from centrelink that most people in low income jobs, including myself. I purposely work just so I don't have to rely on centrelink help.
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    Man shocked over bank’s response after losing $11,000 from scammers

    Maybe he means a debit card, works similar to a credit card but your own funds.
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    Double trouble: Unusual issues force Qantas flight to turn back mid-flight not once, but TWICE!

    Nice statistics. However I'm willing to bet, on every crashed plane, there is at least one passenger who is on their very first flight.
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    Industry experts reveal scam that could trap you next—protect yourself now!

    So the companies are also being scammed by the scammers stealing their logos?
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    ‘It’s just not right’: Mum loses $4,000 over this six-word text message

    But these are so easy to verify, if she had called her son back instantly she would have known.
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    Economist proposes controversial change to superannuation: ‘It’s a really ugly mark’

    This was my thinking, many who live on minimum wage wouldn't self-fund, they'd just use it for bills.
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    Is the Prime Minister really exempt from his own super tax hike? Find out here

    All politicians who benefit from this should be ashamed.
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    Report calls on overhaul of current superannuation system with simpler tax rules

    So in other words, those nearing retirement age who have been paying 15% are suddenly stuck with a 10% tax after retiring. Perfect.
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    ‘It can happen to anyone’: Woman loses $39,000 within minutes in sophisticated scam

    Omg, considering how many scams we've been warned about, how stupid can you be???
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    Empty shelves loom as Woolworths workers stand firm in their strike!

    I don't shop WW, so no issue here. Of course some workers will want to return to work, they're not getting paid and it is the lead up to xmas. I'll bet the Union is getting paid though.
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    How one phone call saved someone from $1.2 million disaster—you could be next!

    Kudos to Diane at Westpac for being vigilant enough to pick this up.
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    Mum battles $410 fine from secret new cameras—are you at risk too?

    She has her belt on, but it's very hard to see the passengers belt in this photo. That would be the one the fine is for.
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    Do these scandalous emails threaten to expose you? Authorities warn against this terrifying scam

    Not a porn scam, but I received an alert from Microsoft saying someone was trying to access my account. Instead of using the mess link, I accessed the site via the website even though the msg had a legit address. Yes someone had tried, I changed the password, all safe. Very next day I received...
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    Woman loses appetite after disturbing find on her plate: 'They were having the time of their life'

    The maggots couldn't have been on the steak, the cooking process would've killed them. The time from hot plate to table would never be long enough for them to appear. However, the salad may have been flyblown, but seems like a weird choice for flies as they usually blow carrion, not vegetables...
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    Hollywood icon shares heart-wrenching health update: 'What you sow is what you reap'

    Agreed, way too late now. I started at 14 and stopped at aged 28 cold turkey, as I suffered multiple bouts of pneumonia. That was bad enough for me.
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    Is your heart betraying you? Love-struck Australian gets caught in an overseas crime plot!

    Sounds like the scam here is her taking a strange bag for a person on a plane. No one nowadays would do that without thinking "drug mule".
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