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    Aussie travellers beware: What you need to know about this alarming new scam before your next trip

    Once again if you respond to or book any holiday via social media rather than through a reputable agent or directly with the airline then you are stupid and deserve to lose everything you have. The only reason you get caught by a scam is through stupidity or greed!
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    Buckle up, seniors! New driving regulations could target elderly licence holders

    Well here in Victoria I know of at least 3, 50+ year olds that are a bigger danger to too other road users and should not be allowed on the road. Where do you draw the line? Oh thats right let’s single out every driver over 75 because apparently they are responsible for the majority of road...
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    You won't believe how this $7 Ikea hack can totally transform your caravan in minutes!

    All good until it over heats and burns the caravan to the ground.
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    Buckle up, seniors! New driving regulations could target elderly licence holders

    Do not agree. In Victoria more road deaths and serious injuries have been caused by under aged scumbags (some as young as 13) stealing cars then crashing them at high speed running from police and more often than not injuring or killing innocent people.. Just another knee jerk reaction from a...
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    Retirement ‘Nightmare’: Why Millions of Australians Could Be Stuck Relying on the Age Pension

    “only to find out they have just enough assets (perhaps in property or savings) to miss out on full benefits. It’s a precarious position: too little money to live comfortably, but too much to qualify for substantial pension support.” “ PROPERTY OR SAVINGS!” Your residential home does not get...
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    Retirement ‘Nightmare’: Why Millions of Australians Could Be Stuck Relying on the Age Pension

    Another report that is not quite accurate.. This story was on the 7 news a couple of nights ago.. The “average Super - $172,000 is exactly that. The average of all Superannuation policies NOT the average of retired people.. We retired 8 years ago with approx. $400,000 in super and we are living...
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    New scam outsmarts security measures—what every Aussie should know

    I have no sympathy for anyone who falls for theses scams.. I am elderly 73 but I will not fall for theses scams. For instance, I just received the attached email supposedly from the NAB bank.. It looks quite legitimate until you click on the “sender” (the part circled & underlined in red...
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    New scam outsmarts security measures—what every Aussie should know

    Exactly.. It’s not just the elderly that are getting caught. The younger greedy generation looking for a quick profit who are getting caught.. And yes! The banks, Telco’s and daily Government advertising is warning people not to click on any links but the stupid people keep doing it.. Age (...
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    Iconic eatery closing after 70 years prompts loyal diners to reflect

    I’m 72 years old and have visited Bendigo 100’s of times and never heard of them….
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    This Aussie YouTube vlogger tried to expose ‘scammers’. How did he end up being charged instead?

    Just proves that the criminals have more rights than the innocent people in Australia and especially Victoria. For months we had a violent drug addiction living next door. He was arrested for damage to the houses next door and assaulting police but was released without bail that day.. He was...
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    Are you at risk? Health officials warn tourists after infected man visits popular Aussie destinations

    How many times this year has a measles story been posted here on SDC.. And there has not been one outbreak of the disease! One man in one state does not require a scaremongering campaign. not even a worthy news story!
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    Mum’s dream number plate denied for unexpected reason—could you be next?

    I will bet you didn’t know until you read this article. Just another case of bureaucracy gone wrong..
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    FAST AND CHEAP: Will this retail addiction in Australia bite back hard soon?

    So now it’s time to control what we wear! We are now moving on from controlling what, where and when we spend our money (cashless society),what we eat or drink or gamble, now it’s time for clothes control… Tell me why I would spend $50 on a new T-shirt when I can buy 10 T-shirts (reasonable...
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    28 more banks closing—leaving some with 400km drives just to transact

    Please accept my apologies on that point. And yes we closed our Bendigo account 2 years ago when they closed our local branch..
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    He wired $35,000 to his ‘pregnant fiancée’—only to find her real husband answering the door

    Looks like it was addressed to everyone the same way. Pretty stupid really
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    Call for change: Is it time to reform the Work Bonus for pensioners?

    People got whinge about everything… $300 a fortnight is $7,200 a year.. $150 a week easily covers your food bill or electricity or health fund.
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    Centrelink update leaves many owed cash or facing new debt challenges

    No different to any other year… Nothing has changed,
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    He wired $35,000 to his ‘pregnant fiancée’—only to find her real husband answering the door

    What the “f” SDC? Your email reads: Bruce, beware: What seemed like a fairytale ended with a man losing $35,000 and the shock of a lifetime. I am offended that you think that I’m so stupid I would fall for a scam? Obviously you don’t read our replies.. I am the one who is extremely critical of...
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