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    ALDI follows other major supermarket giants with this new move

    I have tried the self serve with just a few items and found that juggling my purse and unloading and bagging more trouble than its worth. I would hate to use them for a large load of shopping.
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    Discovery could anger Aussies struggling with finances—uncover the details!

    There is no mention of whether the US store price is Australian or American dollars. if the item waas ten dollars US then that would be about equal to Au $15 approx
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    A Bizarre Scam

    I know of someone else who has had the same type of threat and she is still upset over this and will not now just her devices except for a few minutes to get any emails. No one of her contacts have been contacted as far as I know. At least I have not. It is scary though and I have advised that...
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    Telstra rings changes: Mobile plan costs dial up concerns amidst price hikes!

    I am not complaining about a small increase but my gripe is with the reason. Data use! I do not use any data nor intend to as I use my laptop which I find so much easier to use . I have seen my sons typing away on their mobiles but I have looked at the small screen and and would find that hard...
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    Massive password leak exposes details of nearly 10 billion accounts—secure yourself!

    It is not just through Facebook but all these ads on the Msn news page and on here that can be causing the hacking. Only yesterday I was reading the news on MSN and clicked on one to read more about the subject only for the screen to come up with a lot of rubbish that it was a trojan etc. I...
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    Joke No relative of mine

    good morning giggle .... sorry
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    'Have a Little Faith' singer John Farnham celebrates 75th birthday after being cancer-free

    Best wishes to John as i see he has had much the same operation as my husband. I hope he is able to enjoy many more years with his hamily.
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    Christmases I’ve Had

    I too grew up in England and in the south during the war years. I loved reminiscing with Alan's story because I loved the English Christmas with the cosy fires etc and the grand parents. I also love all of Alan's stories and information, they are so informative
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    Passenger catapulted by severe turbulence: Flight makes emergency landing

    The sign to passengers is Keep your seat belts on especially when turbulence is about but no some passengers do never listen or cannot read the sign. It is their own fault not the airlines
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    Bankwest introduces new tool to prevent banking scams

    I believe that if Banks were to help by not transferring any payments for maybe 2 days instead of instantly that this would give time for their customers to advise them that they believe they have been scammed. In the days of cheques payments were not received for a few days as mostly they...
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    Android users beware: Cybersecurity experts warn about new malware

    My husband has an Android mobile phone but does no business on his phone so I dont think they can get anything from this except for names on the phone which are only personal. We all get conned into these new gadgets and now what happens. I unfortunately do not trust anyone so will not donate...
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    Study reveals 23 per cent skip eye care services due to financial hurdles

    Here in WA we can have one visit each year which is covered by the government. If we did not have good eyesight we would not get our driving license
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    Coles axes famous 100 per cent Aussie milk brand: ‘I’m done with Coles’

    Why are we buying milk from overseas? Surely we have enough here without importing milk.
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    Coles employee’s online deal ends in agony: ‘I can't afford to lose it’

    WHAT has Coles got to do with this?????????????????
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    Commonwealth Bank announces latest deposit rule changes

    I fail to see why OTHER bank customers would deposit their money in the CBA. Why not there own bank?
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    Warning to all members - Remote access scams costing victims tens of thousands...

    I dont think anyone of us on here need reminding almost daily about these scammers. We have heard them all before
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    Lost in transactions: Widow’s family accuses Westpac of negligence over mysterious withdrawals

    Our bank here in WA requires pre notice of withdrawing in cash a large sum e.g more than $2000.
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    Government decision hits Chemist Warehouse's prescription policy

    Our local chemist does give the $1 discount and in the last two years we have reached the limit a couple of months before the end of the year and the staff have always advised me of this when collecting the scripts. Now this supposedly caring government seems to think we should pay more. He...
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    Parcel theft epidemic: Australia Post urges vigilance amid growing concerns

    I recently was expecting a parcel to be delivered having been advised it was out for delivery. The front inside door was open so I could see when he arrived also the garage door was up. Being on the computer a short time later I got the message that it had been delivered. I had seen no one come...
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