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    Struggling to claim your age pension? Centrelink explains why thousands face agonising waits

    On the website it says people can apply 13 weeks before they are eligible. That is what I will do next year when I can apply for a pension as it seems it's going to take a loooooog time before it's approved. Sad the government doesn't do more to speed things along.
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    Discover the shocking cost of running your air conditioning during summer

    We run our bedroom air conditioner on 25. We run our big air conditioner that covers the kitchen, dining and lounge area on 29. We turn both split system units off at the outside unit when not using cos they still use power even when you're not using it. Never leave your split system outside...
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    New hair product line causes stir at Coles: ‘My hair is so thick and luscious’

    I live in an area where my house and contents insurance costs us about $325 A MONTH. Yes a month. With the cost of living those of us who spend so much of our money on insurance/rates/registrations a product like this would be a big no thank you I need to keep a roof over my head. The cost of...
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    Trouble looms over Queensland with upcoming cyclone Jasper and the sudden resignation of Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk

    I thought Palaszczuk was great until the past 12 months. So disagree with spending money on Olympics. Spend it on the cost of living etc. We are going to be at the bottom of the cyclone. It's Monday at 5 to 4 and we have a a decent breeze going now for an hour and it's not due to cross till...
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    Centrelink's outrageous wait times exposed as Senators grill bosses

    Perhaps the money spent on the referendum could have gone toward fixing Centrelink ... just a thought!
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    Arnott’s Iced VoVos: Is the recipe really ‘unchanged’?

    Add Mcvitie's Go Ahead Crispy Slices. You used to get 5 individual packs of 3 in the pack, and now you only get 4. Plus they don't taste the same. One I ate had hardly any fruit in it and wasn't even sweet. The pastry wasn't the same. I WON'T BE BUYING THEM EVER AGAIN.
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    Touching Tribute: How Neighbours star Guy Pearce honours his beautiful mum after her Alzheimer's battle

    Wishing blessings on all those affected. And .... his Mum as the same surname as me!
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    You won't believe which popular Facebook Messenger feature is disappearing in September!

    What about Messenger on an iPhone? It just mentioned Android.
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    Monte Carlo fans outraged over new detail of famous biscuit: ‘Imagine the horror…’

    Just squish the two biscuits together and it fixes the problem :) Honestly, there is more going on in the world to worry about!
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    Shockingly High Grocery Prices Leave Single Mum-of-Three Astonished

    It's on the long side and all one length. Hubby helps or I move my fingers down to near where I want to cut it and cut it with barber's sissors.
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    Shockingly High Grocery Prices Leave Single Mum-of-Three Astonished

    I was thinking the same thing. We buy multigrain Coles bread at @2.70. It used to be $2 a loaf and has creeped up to $2.70. In our house we buy a lot of cheap brands. I cut my own hair and Hubby's so that saves us heaps of $$$$ a year. We buy good toothpaste but wait till it's half price and buy...
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    Are your Centrelink calls taking forever? Here's why and what you can do!

    I do everything online ..... except when there is a problem which is hardly never. Due to issues with adding new banking details and changing others it flagged an issue and locked me out of changing anything new. I rang probably just after mid-morning and waited 1 hour and 25 minutes to get it...
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    Important pension changes you need to know about starting July 1

    Yes single pensioners pay the same bills as married pensioners. But married pensioners pay for medications for 2 people, or which some are more than the $7:30 per script. More water as two people are showering, going to the toilet etc. More for food, perhaps more for petrol as they won't need to...
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    Joke I run out of Magic

    I laughed out loud!
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    Australians prefer giving loved ones a happier retirement over receiving an inheritance, new report suggests

    We spend our money on what we want, when we want, for however much it costs. But .... we live in a small town, have no interest in travelling, have a small car and have no intention of getting a new one, potter around the yard, grow some of our own food and aren't interested in fancy gadgets or...
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    Beloved Actor Sam Neill Opens Up About Cancer Journey and Finding Joy in Living

    I see he has a FB page. And there is his Two Paddocks Website I guess.
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    Beloved Actor Sam Neill Opens Up About Cancer Journey and Finding Joy in Living

    Love him as an actor. Wish him well. If you haven't seen it, go to SBS and watch The Hunt for the Wilderpeople movie. It's a great NZ movie. It comes on SBS regularly. We've watched it at least 4-5 times.
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    Another year of hardship ahead? PM Anthony Albanese issues telling words on potential tax hikes for Aussies

    I read through the above comments and agree with all of them. Let's have a Voice in government for Pensioners, a Voice in the government for regional areas (we have had 3 banks close in our community in the past 6 years) and had an announcement by Westpac they were closing in May, but have...
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    drinking

    That ..... is ...... hilarious!
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