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    You’ve queued at post offices for decades—now they’re finally listening to your feedback

    I can't speak too highly of the delivery man in my area. All parcels are delivered right to my door. Admittedly we don't have AP Courier, just the local postie, but he is THE BEST.
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    Rising Medical Bills, Elusive Support: When Healthcare Costs and Disability Support Collide in Australia

    Why should they be treated any differently to the aged? The aged pension is roughly the same & we have to live on that. I now pay $180/fortnight for my specialist care as well as having to pay for a community car to take me to the appt which is 200km from my home. That's another...
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    Woolies shoppers stunned by outrageous chicken prices

    In winter I cook a lot with my slow cooker & have found them to be very economical. I even make my own caramel in the slow cooker in bulk. I love condensed milk caramel so I buy 5 or 6 cans of Nestles Sweetened Condensed Milk & put them in the slow cooker. Cover with water (essential the...
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    Woolies shoppers stunned by outrageous chicken prices

    Last week I got 3 doz eggs for $3.30!!! Shelf price was $4.70/doz but at checkout scanned as $8. I asked how come & the checkout girl went to check & said they had been placed in the wrong place. She tried to correct 1 carton to $4.70 but couldn't work out the difference between $8 & $4.70...
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    Aussies slash power bills by 90 per cent with simple home upgrade

    We have the same problem with power cuts in north-west NSW so, with the threat of even worse situation last summer, I bought a camp portagas stove so I could still eat in a blackout. Well worth the investment as several times last summer we had blackouts over many hours but I could still eat &...
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    Woolies shoppers stunned by outrageous chicken prices

    I always get my docket & check it before leaving. A few years ago I had my freezer well stocked with frozen chips as the shelf price was lower than the scanned price. I would go back, point out the error which was then checked by staff & got my refund. This went on for weeks. Every time I...
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    Got a dog? You might be required to spend time with them soon—here’s why

    Pie in the sky idea. There was a time when I worked 12 hour shifts as a psychiatric nurse. There was no way I could spend 3 hours/day with my dog on the days I worked as I left home at 5.30am & got home around 6.45pm 4 days/week. On night duty weeks I got home around 7am & left for work again...
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    Is your age about to block you from using Google? What you need to know about new verification rules

    Unfortunately I live in a small country town (pop. c. 600) so not likely to get any restaurants starting up here. I also love Chinese so cook it often at home.
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    Is your age about to block you from using Google? What you need to know about new verification rules

    Looks like I will become even more isolated that already. I refuse to load my licence or other personal ID to prove that I am not a child. This is what is done by communist leaders to keep their population under control & while I know that Albo has strong communist leanings it does not give...
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    NSW man in hospital with state's first confirmed case of Australian bat lyssavirus

    What on earth does Covid vaccine have to do with this man contracting lyssavirus? Not connected in any way. Stop trying to link everything to the Covid vaccine. Did you have your Diphtheria vaccination as a child? Maybe that will lead you to contract lyssavirus should you come in contact...
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    Electricity prices just jumped again! This switch could save you up to $390

    As a single senior I used to have my TV on for company throughout the day. However, this week was the start of having it off & enduring the loneliness of a noiseless home. This is one way of saving on my electricity bill. I am with Red Energy with a smart meter which charges me at a rate...
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    A 'special' kind of price squeeze is hurting seniors... but is the extra pinch valid?

    I have had macular degeneration in my right eye for 13.5 years. Initially that was monthly treatment which gradually decreased until about 2 years ago, with the advent of newer drugs, I got to 3 monthly. Each visit now costs $630 & I am left with nearly $300 out of pocket. This month my left...
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    Thousands of Australians are receiving ECT without consent every year

    As a former psychiatric nurse I agree that this treatment should be banned. I hated it when I was working & became even more opposed to this form of "treatment" after leaving the system. At one time, I was working with a small group of ladies doing craft work. One of these ladies was under a...
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    If you’ve ever worried about getting older in the bush…this will hit home

    The fees charged by the public guardian are designed to take everything you have in savings etc. I would never use either the public guardian or public trustee. These organisations are both tarred with the same brush. Find a friend who will take on responsibility for your guardianship, power...
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    ‘They’re already struggling’: New changes to aged care spark fear among families

    There is a price cap for people in aged care homes - 87% of pension. Nursing homes are not non-profit organisations, they are businesses. They also have very high costs to care for your mother. Consider this, they have to pay for cleaners, laundry staff, nurses (registered & unregistered)...
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    Stop throwing away $2500 a year! The truth about food labels every Australian needs to know

    Whoever looked for a use by date on a packet of biscuits? Just eat them & enjoy them. All that can happen to them is they maybe go a bit soft & that won't kill you. I buy biscuits when they are on a good special - & I buy a lot of them then - put them in a plastic container so they don't get...
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    Big changes hit NDIS funding—what it means for you

    About time. The NDIS has been a system of abuse for its entire existence. Young people who are "diagnosed" as autistic get on the DIS programme. Never reviewed despite the fact that some of them by the time they reach adulthood are capable of holding good jobs while others with the same...
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    New Aged Care Shake-Up Keeps Seniors at Home – Lifeline or Letdown?

    So we have some brightspark suggesting that if taxes etc on downsizing or moving into retirement villages were removed 94,000 seniors would take these options. UMMMM!!! Where are the retirement villages to house these people? Where are they located? Firstly, they don't exist. Second, they...
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    Sunrise panel heats up as guests clash—Nat Barr steps in to calm debate

    Firstly, to whoever wrote this article, Trump is the current president of USA not the former (although that term does apply as well) president of USA. As for his statement that the bombing obliterated the nuclear sites in Iran, just remember that he is TACO Trump & will come up with another...
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    She made mistakes in the kitchen look brave—her loss reminds us it’s never too late to try

    Again, yet another OTT headline. Renowned??? Never heard of her just like we have never heard of most USA celebs. Just more clickbait which is getting to be a bit boring.
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