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    Tax season trap: How to spot and avoid latest phishing scams

    I never clicks links either & always go to official website to verify.
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    Struggling to make ends meet? Upcoming Centrelink boost still not enough for Aussies

    Thankyou & same to you. It’s a 24/7 role as he is so active & his emotional age is equivalent to a preschooler.
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    Struggling to make ends meet? Upcoming Centrelink boost still not enough for Aussies

    My 30 yr old son is on NDIS & now lives in SIL, 10 minutes from me. I could no longer support him at home as he became more aggressive with me & his meltdowns are violent. I was scared to be alone with him. He has speech therapy, developmental education, occupational therapy & a behaviour...
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    Struggling to make ends meet? Upcoming Centrelink boost still not enough for Aussies

    The pension will always be available for those that need it. There will be less people on it due to employer superannuation contributions being increased. The government have said the aged pension is sustainable.
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    Struggling to make ends meet? Upcoming Centrelink boost still not enough for Aussies

    Yes it is a pathetic amount & the same for all recipients. This is regardless of how severe the disability is, which obviously determines the amount of care needed. When I was receiving this for my 30yr old with mod/severe ID, ASD & other, someone I knew was receiving double because she had 2...
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    Struggling to make ends meet? Upcoming Centrelink boost still not enough for Aussies

    Sept DSP will increase by 2.6% & Supplement by 2%.
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    'I had to go to the emergency department': Global food trend puts one Aussie to the hospital

    Yes really. I get a laugh sometimes at the ridiculous instructions for some products. A funny one quite a few years ago when a friend worked with special needs people who were packaging products. One of the items was a condom for each package (no other info provided). My friend gave me a condom...
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    'I had to go to the emergency department': Global food trend puts one Aussie to the hospital

    It’s obvious that many people lack common sense. When I bought my airfryer the warning was: Do not use in a boat & do not use in a moving vehicle. 🙄
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    Mobile detection cameras to start crackdown on delinquent drivers

    It annoys me that they advertise where the camera’s are located. I’m sick of driving behind idiots that are clearly looking down at their phones.
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    Aussie driver's defiant note and gold coins challenge cashless parking meters

    Yes each fee may be only small, but over a year if every transaction attracts a fee, it adds up. If a business will not accept cash they should not be allowed to charge card fees. On a recent trip to Darwin signage was poor in many places & sometimes only a small note stuck to the side of the...
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    Olympics officers apologise over opening ceremony controversies

    I am astounded at the amount of money spent on these events, when there are millions of homeless & starving people in the world. The governments should rein in their spending on rubbish like this & redirect it to where it is really needed. As for the ceremony, I didn’t see it. People are way too...
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    Digital ‘death knocks’: is it fair game for journalists to mine social media profiles of victims and their families?

    Exactly right! I get really annoyed at the stupidity of news stories that discuss details of particular crimes, such as mass shootings & home made bombs.
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    Safety concerns for Aussie tourists in France amid Olympic festivities: Disturbing attacks raise alarms

    Yes there has been gang rape in Australia. I still think we are safer here though.
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    Medicare Scam

    I never click on any link, whether it’s via email, fb or text. I go straight to the official website. I received a letter a few years ago after the AHM cyber attack advising that both mine & my son’s personal details were for sale on the dark web, then another advice from Ticketek for the same...
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    Family accuses care facility of unauthorised chemical restraint: ‘Dad was turning into a zombie’

    I’ve seen quite a few aged care facilities & it is absolutely infuriating how our older generations are treated. I believe there should be no notice given for audits, although management could then get around that by not keeping records of what is really happening. My mother has vascular...
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    Show us where you read your SDC Newsletter, and you could win $100

    Every morning I sit outside near our goldfish pond to enjoy my coffee & read SDC news.
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