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    This airlines’ 'dodgy' baggage scales spark outrage: What every Australian traveller needs to know

    That's a disgraceful practice and together with all the other problems associated with Jetstar just another reason why I would never fly with them. And don't forget they are part of Qantas anyway and I don't like their practices either so have no want to ever fly with them ever again. I think...
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    ‘They’re already inside’: Hi-tech crooks use new break-in method

    Idiots will sell absolutely anything online they don't care about the consequences.
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    Treat caught in social media fame's unstoppable wave: 'We simply couldn't keep up with the buzz'

    I am sure many are losing sleep over this shortage but I am not one of them. At one stage in my life I may have been but too many years back to count now.
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    Cat owners face new reality: Containment crackdown is coming

    Local cats are always sitting on my patio chairs because their fur is continually on my chairs and I am always having to brush it off before I can sit down. It will be one plus of my move in a month or so. Hopefully no roaming cats🤞🙏
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    ALDI delivers knockout blow to supermarket giants with $900+ annual grocery savings

    I am very fortunate in that I have Aldi, Coles, IGA and 2 Woolworths within a 5 minute drive from my current house. It's unfortunate I am moving early November but I akready there is at least a Coles and a Woolworths and I am sure the other 2 are pretty close as well in that area, just a matter...
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    ALDI delivers knockout blow to supermarket giants with $900+ annual grocery savings

    I am certainly a fan of Aldi for specific items but don't do all my shopping there snd never will but save significantly on the several items I do buy so I can afford to buy better quality fruit and veg from an independent so doing my best to stay away from Coles and Woolworths more.
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    Tourism board weighs cost plan for popular landmark: 'It is essential'

    Some of the cost to visit places are exhorbitant. They need to keep them sensible so everyone can enjoy whatever. They go from receiving nothing to raking in heaps. It will still add up but with the cost of living crisis going on and not going anywhere anytime soon they need to keep things open...
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    $7.15 McDonald's meal becomes migraine medicine: Surprising trick helping millions of Aussies

    I am a migraine sufferer and strangely enough a bacon buttie is often what I feel like when I am starting to come right and then I feel much better so there has to be something in it. A no to the chips and coke for me though.
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    Popular bagel shop slapped with $23,000 bill over simple windows

    I think that is a disgrace and shows the heavy handedness of councils. They need to pull their heads in and concentrate on the things that are really important and not try to destroy business. As akready mentioned you do have to wonder what was really at play here.
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    When politeness goes missing at 30,000 feet: Incident fuelling chatter

    That's exactly what I was thinking, imagine the state of her home. That's a disgrace and I can't imagine anyone doing that. Makes you wonder what this world is coming to, it really does.
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    From Baywatch beauty to major health battle warrior: This Hollywood favourite's courageous fight offers vital lessons

    Unfortunately its far too common and strikes too many women in many walks of life. Wishing Nicole and anyone else going through this all the very best for a positive outcome.
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    Airport snacks cost less than supermarket shopping: How grocery giants lost plot

    I buy my mints from Aldi, one of the few things I do at a considerable saving, just under $2.00 so Coles and Woolworths are definitely ripping the customers and their suppliers off no doubt about it. Alot of us have been saying it for a long time and I am slowly switching where I can. When you...
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    Sick child, cold boss—should a parent really feel guilty for taking emergency leave?

    Some bosses unfortunately just don't have people skills or tact and unlikely to get them at this late stage. He probably saw his cruisey day going down the gurgler. We've all worked, all had to have days off for one reason or another and you all chip in to cover for the one's missing. Depending...
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    Driver's mishap triggers nationwide conversation about road safety

    They would drive without a licence. Look how many get caught doing that, it's just not a deterrent.
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    Trust betrayed: Aged care worker's alleged $30,000 shopping spree exposes Australia's growing elder abuse crisis

    If you are not scrupulously honest, it is certainly rife for abuse that is for sure and a sad state if affairs.
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    Costco's confusing new checkout rules leave shoppers scratching their heads

    I don't shop at Costco myself but I can certainly understand what they are doing here and why it varies from store to store as I am sure the level of stealing varies amongst stores so one size does not fit all. Just go along with it, you still get to pay for your goods and if everyone was doing...
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    Trust betrayed: Aged care worker's alleged $30,000 shopping spree exposes Australia's growing elder abuse crisis

    Bank details like that should not be sitting in their aged care residences for these carers to get their hands on. Need much tighter control in fact it's just a disaster waiting to happen on a much wider scale in my opinion. It's a very sad world when everyone preys on the vulnerable and those...
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