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    Scaled-back home battery rebate scheme prompts confusion, backlash against WA government

    Will they knock down the Crown Casino to make way for the Burswood Racecourse? Isn't Ascot and Belmont enough? How about provincial racecourses such as Northam, Pinjarra and York?
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    Scaled-back home battery rebate scheme prompts confusion, backlash against WA government

    Scott Morrison had vowed to create 1.3 million jobs in five years when in office. How did that go? *Cues Midnight Oil's "Short Memories"*
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    Australia Post responds to surge in attacks with urgent new move

    Citronella does not work on dingoes or cross breed dingoes. One of my dingoes jumped an eight foot fence an attacked a postie causing a $938 medical bill. Australia Post threatened us with non delivery of mail in our whole street unless measures were taken. The fence subsequently grew 2...
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    It’s never been harder for older and experienced writers—so how did a celebrity with no book land a deal?

    Who cares about the "starving millions in Africa" when we have hundreds of thousands of Australians homeless and living in poverty? Get your priorities right!
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    ALDI copies cookie packaging, snack giant fights back

    Will Mondelez sue American Samoa, Anguilla, Australia, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Chile, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Falkland Islands, Faroe Islands, Fiji, France, Iceland, Laos, Liberia...
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    ALDI copies cookie packaging, snack giant fights back

    If a court case looms, say goodbye to Mondelez. Aldi has over four times the annual revenue of Mondelez. The weird thing is that Aldi SELL Oreos!! :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO...
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    A $1,000 Centrelink boost is coming to rural seniors - will the fortnightly support be enough?

    Farmers piss me off with their whinging. When times are good, you don't hear a sound while they reap in millions of dollars per year. When floods or droughts come, it a matter of "oh whoa me!" Gimme, gimme gimme! All the while, they sit on millions of dollars of plant machinery which could be...
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    Scaled-back home battery rebate scheme prompts confusion, backlash against WA government

    I went to a Christmas Party function once many years ago. They promised free beer all night, but they cut it off after an hour. I'll never vote for them again....
  9. Veggiepatch

    Scaled-back home battery rebate scheme prompts confusion, backlash against WA government

    From the newsletter"- Meanwhile, this local government is in hot water after scaling back on a promised rebate scheme. Since when has the WA State government been a "local government"? If SDC needs proof readers and article composers, I'm available for a nominal fee.
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    Are you bread-y to pay more for your toastie? Shoppers compare loaf prices across supermarkets

    Aldi aren't the only ones. Both Coles and an IGA affiliate, The Good Grocer in Perth, pull a sneaky trick with Tip Top Raisin Fruit Loaf ($5.50 for a 520g loaf) and Tip Top Cafe Raisin Fruit Loaf ($7.20 for a 650g loaf). On several occasions, both stores have had the plain Raisin Fruit Loaf...
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    Shopper meltdown reveals truth behind Woolworths free offer

    And I thought William Shakespeare was a second rate singer from the 1970s that lived in the same Sydney suburb as me.... o_O https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/shakespearean-tragedy-bright-star-of-pop-cut-short-by-scandal-and-alcohol-20101007-169w2.html
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    You Won’t Believe What Australia Might Start Paying Hunters To Do—And Why It Could Affect You

    Missed this insipid piece of rubbish. Are you one of the brave weekend warriors who plough up bushland in their RAM 1500s, but need a step ladder to get in and out of the vehicle? "I've got a gun and I'm tough!" Have you got your NRA membership up to date? Still drool at your posters of...
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    Shoppers Stunned as 4-Ton Elephant Gets Stuck in Supermarket—You Won’t Believe What Happens Next!

    It's lucky that Plai Biang Lek didn't go into an Australian Woolworths and Coles and consumed the same amount of goods. The grocery bill would have been $47000, not $47!!
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    Shopper meltdown reveals truth behind Woolworths free offer

    Are you that desperate?? :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:
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    Shopper meltdown reveals truth behind Woolworths free offer

    Several SDC regulars address me by my christian name in the forum, including the one I'm replying it. Neale V. 😛
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    Are you smarter than a Wheel of Fortune contestant? The puzzle stumping everyone has fans furious!

    It is usually suspect that counters randomly fall for no apparent reason between drops. Here's a conspiracy theory! The horizontal travel of the table is adjustable! So tokens that are on the lower table that were previously stationary, suddenly push forward with an forward adjusted table...
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    Are interest rate cuts secretly making you a target for scammers? Here’s what you need to know

    It is not a drop in interest rates that is the problem, it is the financial institutions imposing their drive towards digital banking and the reduction in cash usage. How can you be scammed by walking into a bricks and mortar store and making a purchase in person compared to looking at an item...
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    Singer reveals surprising Parkinson’s diagnosis: 'Don’t worry about me, find out who you want to be'

    "Take On Me" is one of those songs that grate on my nerves. Anyway, Morten, get as well as you can. (y)
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    SDC Trivia Game #741 - 05/06/2025

    I got 9 out of 10 (90%) answers correct on SDC Trivia Game #741 Question 1: 🟩 Question 2: 🟩 Question 3: 🟩 Question 4: 🟩 Question 5: 🟥 Question 6: 🟩 Question 7: 🟩 Question 8: 🟩 Question 9: 🟩 Question 10: 🟩 If it wasn't for mythology, geometry and physics, I'd be a shambles!
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