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    Scam purporting to be from the ATO

    There are so many scam type emails that are looking to be quite credible, they are getting smarter. It is getting harder to distinguish between real and fake. I try to be so careful and getting to the stage I do not open a lot of things even though they maybe legit.
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    Bunnings customer suffers from injury after a sudden, 'excessive' attack

    The victims of crime are always the ones that come off second best. They do not choose to be a victim, especially when they are going about their daily lives. The perpetrator of a crime regardless of drug effects, choose to commit the crime, the victim does not. Our laws and punishments are all...
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    ‘I can’t believe I never noticed’: Bunnings shoppers stunned by unexpected discovery

    Makes sense. I tend to only go to one end of the store through the garden section which is what I mainly use. Very seldom do I venture to the other end.
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    Shocking ACCC inquiry reveals how loyalty schemes are manipulating you–find out how!

    I like my rewards card from Woolies. I like the weekly list of specials on my email with things that I usually buy, which helps save money through buying the special price instead of full price. I do not buy more, I just organise purchases better by planning ahead. The specials are usually on a...
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    'I don't want to move back home to take care of my grandmother... am I being unreasonable?'

    Your grandfather is in assisted living and I think this makes it easier for your grandmother to go into assisted living too. The precedent is set here. My parents went into assisted living as we could not provide for their needs 24/7. We as a family would visit and spend hours with them each day...
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    Simple dispute puts thriving café at risk of shutting down, leaving its future uncertain

    I can not see how one complaint can cause such distress - it is unfair for a small business who have tried to do everything to address this one person's concerns. Councils who enjoy stirring the pot and make a huge deal out of little things. They are not out for resolving small matters in...
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    Victory for NSW: Find Out How Your Health Costs May Drop After Private Insurers Capitulate to Government Pressure!

    There is a huge difference between not for profit private health and those who are for profit. Not for profit serve their members to provide health care. Others like Bupa are out to make money - profit drives their business. I have been with Teachers Health since I began working over 45 years...
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    Did you know About the Do Not Call Register. https://www.donotcall.gov.au/about/about-the-do-not-call-register/

    I do the same with 03 calls. I get about 4-6 a day. If I am not sure of a number I let it ring. They will leave a message if it is that important.
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    Is this continent preparing for a massive conflict? Countries reveal contingency plans for looming threat

    What a sad state of affairs that the world has become. Why oh why have we, as the human race, not learned from wars of the past. No one wins, it is all just destruction on all sides. With these bullies who lead nations it is no wonder there is so much bullying in our own societies. We need to...
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    She Heard Banging in Her Backyard at 2 AM and What She Found Will Leave You Speechless

    This is so sad for our wildlife. We need to ensure some how that they can be better provided for. We have just discovered a family of possums living in our lillypilly tree in our front yard.
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    Watch Before You Sleep: This Creepy Video of a Masked Intruder Just Feet from an Adelaide Mum Will Shock You

    When I was a kid we did not lock the house up and neither did my grandparents. When I got my first home I also did not lock up very often except if I was out for a long time (then only locking doors). Today, I have an alarm, deadlocks on every window and external door, security cameras and a...
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    General Discussion Thread 19.03.2025

    Fantails! I miss them and crave them badly. What a stupid mistake to discontinue. Dam Allens!
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    Former prime minister sparks fiery debate with TV host: 'We believe in free speech'

    What a sad world we have become out to get one another instead of working together and finding solutions for real issues such as our cost of living, housing and poverty. These political tensions just hurt everyone instead of finding ways to get along and work together. Maybe I am just being too...
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    Residents demand immediate action as retirement dream turns into nightmare

    We have been looking into buying into a retirement village, but looking at the fine print in most, the fees (both up front and hidden) and costs associated with buying are huge. In reality we lose out in the end, which means if we transferred to a nursing home when and if needed we would not...
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    Baby Card

    My mother put all of our cards in Scrap books, from birth and all of our birthdays, right up until we turned 12. My siblings and myself were given them on our 18th birthdays. I still have mine today and yes there were a number of cards with the comb in them. They are a lovely memory!
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    Reality tv.

    These shows are anything but reality. Sad thing though, they are creating a new reality. People are learning these behaviours from the shows thinking this is how you should behave and what real life is like. Pity help us.
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    Shoppers are furious about this huge change at Woolworths. Are you affected?

    Maybe they need to look at supplying working trolley's first before adding the technology. In our local Woolies, few trollies actually work well and the number of smaller trollies keep shrinking. As our Woolies is old and run down, they replace our trollies with the old ones from another store...
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    ‘Please be more considerate’: The photo that has Melbourne shoppers fuming

    Disgusting - but it is the age of entitlement - "me, me, me ..." and who cares about anyone else. As a disabled driver it annoys me when at our local shopping centre this happens a lot. If there is a free spot in a disabled park then people will use it even though they do not have authority card...
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    Telegrams

    I still have the telegram I received for my first teaching appointment with the NSW Department of Education in 1982. I retired as a principal in 2021 after a long, enjoyable and rewarding career (which I miss). It went past too quickly!
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    Fan-favourite treat discontinuation stirs nostalgia and frustration

    Still miss my Fantales! But profit is more important than product and customers.
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