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    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.
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    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.
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    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.
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    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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    New data reveals Australians spend $7 billion on lotteries despite soaring living costs

    These massive multi-million dollar lotto prizes are ridiculous. It would be far better to reduce the number of numbers needed to win so that many more people might win a more modest but still substantial prize. People need to understand that the bigger the prize, the less chance of winning...
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    Discover how new fuel-efficiency standards will help Australian drivers save hundreds of dollars!

    Chris Bowen is cherry-picking the benefits of this programme. If we look at the full lifetime costs of owning such a vehicle, its a very different story: cost of the new vehicle; cost of replacing the new engine or batteries at end of life; cost of upgrading the grid to handle the demand on...
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    Woman's bizarre ALDI find sparks debate among shoppers

    I haven't heard anybody complain about young children in supermarket trolleys, potentially with bare feet, unwashed hands, wet nappies, coughs and sniffles, noses wiped with fingers. Give me a cat anytime.
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    Who’s really responsible? Mishandled AusPost package sparks debate online

    I have moved house many times, many of them international, and watched how thoroughly my belongings were wrapped by the packers. That's what we need to do when sending by mail. I don't recall ever having a breakage. Writing 'fragile' on the package isn't good enough. I know the P.O. isn't...
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    Why a ban on cellphones in schools might be more of a distraction than the problem it’s trying to fix

    If I was a teacher I wouldn't want my students having access to a phone in the classroom; perhaps sneaking a look at it or texting each other from under the desk. Perhaps we should be guided by teachers' opinions rather than UNESCO.
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    Driver slams 'outrageous' $385 fine for seatbelt issue

    I can't comment without seeing the official picture.
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    Discover how new fuel-efficiency standards will help Australian drivers save hundreds of dollars!

    I seem to be missing something. Maybe it's my mind but what are the new fuel efficiency standards?
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    Couple compensated due to 'poor service' from Qantas

    Alan Joyce has got a lot to answer for. I wonder when he's coming back to face the music?
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    ‘It looked so real’: Traveller falls prey to sophisticated Booking.com scam

    Why are so many people so quick to malign Booking.com? It is absolutely NOT their fault that scammers somewhere in the world are cloning their website for malicious purposes. The same thing could happen to any of the booking agencies that we use. Also, how many times do we have to spell it out...
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    Woman's explosive tram fare rant: ‘Swipe your card!'

    Go Mary! People who try to cheat the system piss me off as well. I just hope Mary was correct in her accusation.
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    Bankwest customer ‘absolutely gobsmacked’ after 130km cash withdrawal trip ends in failure

    If the local post office can provide the same service as a bank branch, then why is that a problem? It's the same service, just a different building and different livery. Everything we can do to keep the post office in business is important.
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