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    Australian Couple Slammed for Living on Centrelink Payments

    Many, many years ago in the 1960's when my 2 children were aged under 10, (I was actually a "deserted wife") I was living on $28 p.f. and $2 per month endowment. Thank God I lived with father and didn't have to pay rent. I took on cleaning other people's homes so I could take the kids with me...
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    LIMITED-TIME ONLY: Don't miss out on ALDI’s highly sought-after hot cross bun gin just in time for Easter

    Each to his own, it's not the Aldi special - it's the priciple of different States, different laws. So stupid.
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    LIMITED-TIME ONLY: Don't miss out on ALDI’s highly sought-after hot cross bun gin just in time for Easter

    Living is Qld. with it's strange laws that affect every Queenslander is weird. No daylight saving and the licensing laws that stop Aldi selling liqour in supermarkets. If you live on the border of Qld. & NSW and you go over the border to the nearest Aldi shop you can buy wine with your...
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    Frozen is not fresh: Woolworths admits to ‘mistake’

    It's not only gluten free bread it's also Low GI and Low Carb bread that is frozen. I couldn't find one on the shelf recently but the assistant gave me a frozen one that hadn't been unpacked yet. Woolworths is supposed to be the "Fresh Food People"
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    Beloved Australian ice cream brand announces product ‘shrinkflation’ amidst cost of living crisis - Here’s what you need to know

    I recently bought a packet of Fantales chocolate/caramel sweets and was so annoyed to find them smaller as they used to be larger. I believe it is simply greed by the manufacturers and it willsoon come down to finding tissue paper stuffed in the info. wrapper.
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    Earn savings with this Woolworths Everyday Rewards trick - but is it worth it?

    I usually shop at Coles so I can accumulateFly Buys points for Christmas spending. When I asked the check-out person at Woolworths whether my Rewards points accumulate I was told no, that I had to spend my points monthly. What is the real story?
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    Social media divided over 'concerning' aisle act at Woolies

    Some people don't know the meaning of the word hygiene - stores should hold classes emphasing clean work practices and vigilently make sure they are upheld.
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    Say goodbye to the iconic diet coke: McDonald's drops the classic item from its menus

    I am a type 1 diabetic and have not deliberately eaten sugared foods for 60 years. The key word is moderation - I have used saccarine, sucaryl, aspartame, sugarine, splenda, xylotol etc. and I am fine, fit and healthy. I intend to leave my body to research as I would be a good guinea pig to...
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    Sky News' Chris Smith slapped with suspension after wildly inappropriate Christmas party behaviour

    How come they keep rehiring him with his history of sexual exploitation and antics. If this is what alcohol does to him his wife should lay down the law. Drink and keep repeating this offensive behavour and I will leave you!
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    Coles shopper scores HUGE $217 meat haul for just $31 – find out how you can too!

    Why is it that some Coles Supermarkets have huge markdowns on meat and others don't. My local Nerang, Qld. store never marks meat down by more than $1. I have NEVER seen sausages for .75c yet I have been in Coles Hope Island and seen HUGE meat markdowns. Why does it differ so much from suburb...
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    Christmas Competition!

    My favourite Christmas memory is in the 1960's and the Christmas Tree with 2 x pink ballerina tutu's and pink ballet shoes hanging on the tree. My 2 daughters aged 7 and 9 had started dancing lessons and they wanted to look like real ballerinas so, on my old treadle sewing machine, I sewed...
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    Hi everyone.

    Hello Sethia, Lovely to meet you too. I look forward to having fun here and learning new tips. :):love:
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    Hi everyone.

    Hi everyone. Hi I'm new here too
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    Jewel of the Sea

    Jewel of the Sea
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    'Best piece of advice' competition - Share your best advice and you could win $100

    the best advice I ever got is "if something is worth doing then do it well"
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