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    Debate surrounds Aussie driver's mobile phone fine - can he appeal?

    These fines are designed to stop you from doing the wrong thing. There have been far too many incidents where the drivers have been distracted including FATALITIES. SO, If you want to use your phone, GPS, kids toy etc expect a fine. The world will not explode if you don’t answer a text straight...
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    Shoppers are fuming over this 'frustrating' Kmart checkout detail! Do you agree?

    Sooner go to BigW where they don’t accuse you of being a shoplifter
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    Unsatisfied with self-serve checkouts? Discover the complaint many Coles shoppers share about this store feature

    We hear all the time that the reason a lot of checkouts are closed is because they can’t find staff. I’ll call that Bullpucky. It is cheaper to have self serve checkouts than to have an operator stand there trying to scan an item multiple times trying to get the scanner to do its job
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    Debate surrounds Aussie driver's mobile phone fine - can he appeal?

    Cop it on the chin, pay the fine and move on with life.
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    Tips for Aussie Drivers: Why Reverse Parking is the Smarter Choice

    With angle parking, reverse-in/drive-out has to be the safer option. When you drive out, you have a full-ish view. Reversing out, you have almost no view whatsoever, especially if there is a high clearance vehicle blocking your view. I’m just saying, a lot of drivers cannot reverse a car into a...
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    Video reveals 'insane' McDonald's Australia pricing detail – but is it actually reasonable?

    Local Macca’s aren’t going to get rich from me. Just wish a Hungry Jacks restaurant opens up here
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    Danger Alert! This household appliance may put you at risk of fire - Here’s why the ACCC is RECALLING it

    This is the result of random testing of, not only appliance, all things. Food, clothing, bicycles etc are batch-random checked and not individually checked. It’s easier and cheaper to recall items and offer replacement.
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    Accusation of unsanitary meat display at Woolworths sparks heated debate - Which side are you on?

    The meat is hygienically packaged. What’s your point? I would say that this shopper puts the meat and fruit/verges side by side in the same shopping trolley.
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    Are you making these five costly dishwashing mistakes?

    1- I wash up once a day due to 1 cup, bowl and spoon in the morning and all rinsed off 2- I never use disgusting germ-magnet sponges 3- i soak items where required and if dishwashing liquid is not good enough to bowl over bacteria, then why is it being used 4- Twin tub sink with clean water...
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    Heated debate continues: Where should the checkout divider be placed? Coles weighs in

    WOW!! Some people have nothing better to do. Who cares which way they go. It just separates your groceries from mine. Unless, the Checkout Chick/chook/chap ignores it
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    Caught red-handed! Police seize Lamborghini from speedster

    They drive like they stole it. If it is a hire/lease car and it gets legally crushed, well, the $1200 fine and 7 points are the least of his troubles. Either that or Daddy will just buy him another one.
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    New Scam on the Rise: Australians Warned to Stay Vigilant Against ‘myGov Refund' Scheme

    Another scam to watch out for is when you get a number on your mobile that you don’t know, let them speak first. If you speak first, that activates a switch to know that it’s a ‘live’ call. if you don’t say anything after a few second, then they’ll disconnect. BTW, they bounce these calls off...
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    Caught red-handed! Police seize Lamborghini from speedster

    Get the car crushed. Then that will be far more pain than the $1200 fine and 7 demerit points
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    Cloth nappies

    My two (b,g) had cloth nappies and only disposables on rare occasions. Bubs and Mum didn’t get stabbed with the deadened safety , only me….ouch!!!😢😢
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    New Scam on the Rise: Australians Warned to Stay Vigilant Against ‘myGov Refund' Scheme

    I received one of these about 12 months ago and when I read it, I thought ’This government doesn’t voluntarily refund money at all. Has to be a scam’. <DELETE>. Then just after I received my legitimate refund from ATO, I get another one. <DELETE> again. I had notified Scam Watch and told me I...
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    Australia Post employee faces backlash for blocking disabled parking

    If this is a designated and labeled Loading Zone, then this is legal. The issue then is why this was put there? And, why isn’t the Disabled parking bays there aren’t wider? Sounds like delivery drivers are set up for failure. This could also be a pedestrian access only.
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    Australia Post under fire for 'throwing away' hundreds of people's mail

    You don’t have to cut the trees or completely remove vegetation, just trim them so as to help the postie or whoever gain access. this will keep your front still looking smicko
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    This simple parking mistake cost one driver $110 - don't let it happen to you!

    Motorists can be set up for failure by the council’s allowing streets to be 7 metres or less from kerb to kerb.
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