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    When healing becomes hazardous: Inside Australia's hospital violence crisis

    This is why some hospitals have so many security officers. I was in Emergency at a hospital one night. There was no physical violence but a mental health patient definitely needed to stay overnight but decided she was going to simply walk out. Because of a verbal argument the staff pushed the...
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    ‘Nothing stays the same’: Major shake-up coming to The Reject Shop

    A few years ago we lost Go-Lo which was actually better than the Reject Shop. Better quality + cheaper.
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    ‘They’re already inside’: Hi-tech crooks use new break-in method

    Apparently more than one remote has the same signal. I know somebody whose garage was opened when the owner wasn't even in the area. The car was broken into twice. The 2nd time its door was left open and the battery went flat. They got a professional in to change the signal etc.
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    When 30 days becomes 178: The surgery crisis hitting Australian hospitals

    I know a lady whose knees are full of arthritis and she has to constantly take painkillers even though she hates them. She has been waiting over 3 years for the first surgery.
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    Checkout chaos grows amid rising card problems: 'I didn't even know anything'

    I went to a bank once to get cash from an ATM. during a weekend. It didn't work because there had been a blackout in the area. It didn't work until after it had been re-set on the Monday morning.
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    QR code payments hit diners with surprise five percent surcharge

    I recently went to a restaurant for a birthday. The order was placed via phone and paid the same way. My phone isn't compatible so one of the other guests ordered and paid for my meal and I paid the person for it later
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    Costco's confusing new checkout rules leave shoppers scratching their heads

    You can go with a member but you are not allowed to pay the member's bill at all. I did that for a friend one day as she spent more than she had estimated and was "told off" for doing so.
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    Driver's mishap triggers nationwide conversation about road safety

    I still haven't got over the shock of seeing a woman eating something with a spoon that was in a large bowl.
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    Big banks get $153 million ultimatum to save your local branch

    I suggest you query that with the IGA Supermarket you went to, Each IGA Supermarket is owned by different people (IGA is a banner name the same as Foodland is). It would be better for banks to only open for one or 2 days a week rather than not at all
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    New roadside cameras could catch you anytime, anywhere

    I It is so slight that you really can't see it. others at work admitted they have never noticed it either. She was also driving a car she had never driven before.
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    The truth about private parking 'fines': What every Australian driver needs to know in 2025

    An infringement notice left on a car must be on the passenger side - not the driver's side. It is also illegal for any other paper to be put on the driver's side. Who pays for the damage where wheel clamps have been attached? I don't think insurance companies would be happy if somebody attempted...
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    When your own bank says 'no': Cash withdrawal dilemma hitting Australian seniors hardest

    As far as I know most banks require a day's notice you require cash over a certain amount. That has been routine at some banks since 2010, possibly sooner. Some banks are asking details if they think iis higher than average withdrawal. They are concerned about scams and threats made against...
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    ALDI's $40 satin set has seniors racing to the middle aisle—here’s why it’s this season’s best-kept secret

    If these specials take as long to be reported on SDC as product recalls do (usually a week) those products more than likely are not available now.
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    When 30 days becomes 178: The surgery crisis hitting Australian hospitals

    I know a lady who had already had her pre-surgery injection and it started to take effect when she was told her surgery to extract bone marrow before having chemo for Breast Cancer had been cancelled. She was expected to leave the hospital straight away.
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    New roadside cameras could catch you anytime, anywhere

    If they insist on another method of catching offenders they need to find another way besides using parking spots. We have seen cameras attached to old commercial vans on the side of roads. Are they not a distraction ? I know a lady who was caught speeding on a very slight dip in a road that...
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    Swooping season is in full swing—here's how Australian seniors can stay safe and informed

    There is also a risk of neck injuries, especially where your neck joins your spine. Your bicycle hemet won't prevent your neck from be "jarred" Magpies can attack sleeping pets too. I had a "ginger" cat that never chased birds (she was too lazy) who liked to go outside when we were gardening...
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    Here's the footpath problem everyone is ignoring—and seniors like you are at risk

    And risk getting a serious permanent, even life threatening injury???
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    Smart phones could save senior drivers thousands in pothole repair bills

    IF they are legal they should be at the same height as the rear vision mirror. In a suburb of Adelaide I used it live in there was a deep hole in a side street. When they put a new layer of bitumen on it they didn't fill the hole first so there was then a sealed hole in the road. Some drivers...
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    Non-profit multiple sclerosis organisation MS Society SA & NT in voluntary administration

    Medical associations (including research) such as this do NOT get Govt. funding even if they apply. They have to rely on donations and pay Govt. taxes etc out of them. By law they also have to have their accounting system etc audited which they have to pay for even if a certified accountant...
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