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    September 2023 Age Pension Changes: Centrelink is increasing your payments!

    It barely scratches the surface. No sorry I thought it did but it doesn’t leave a scratch at āll. Try adding in specialists accounts. I’m up around $100 to $250 for a visit. I can’t afford a car and can’t travel by bus. Trying to get a taxi card but……… I’m paying $150 a month until the PBS cuts...
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    Here’s how you can make an extra $300 every two weeks without risking your pension

    And if getting the ABN and you are classed as a sub contractor you will have to have all the IH&S of getting an ABN classes you as a sub contractor you will then need to have all your OH&S policies, procedures and risk assessments in place. You won’t most likely get sick pay so instead of the...
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    Want to stretch your dollar? Find out which grocery chain offers the most value: ALDI, Coles, or Woolworths

    I live in a country town in south east of sa and we have 2 supermarkets. It always seemed to me the price fight was who could get the highest. I know it costs more to freight stuff into the country towns but we are not stupid and know what that costs. If you are in the suburbs and need to...
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    7 reasons why you’re better off with a sofa bed rather than a spare bed!

    Try sitting in one for more than a few minutes. Kills your back as there is no back support. Maybe not this one in particular but alllllll the ones I have tried are the same. I do have a bad back and a recliner chair with my feet up is the preferred option. I need a bell next to it then I can...
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    Major blow to local community as Centrelink office set to close in October

    I’ma bit surprised they found the time to actually close it. People waiting 6 to 9 months for jobseeker and aged pension with a bit over a year for disability pension. I have been waiting for 5 months for urgent financial assistance.
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    'It was embarrassing!'—Qantas passenger forced to crawl to her seat after disgraceful wheelchair incident

    That’s about normal from them. I organized wheelchair access from Manila , Sydney and Melbourne. I missed my flight in Sydney adding another 3 hours to wait for the next because they ran out of wheel chair. I was coming home for medical reasons part of which was a heart rate of between 30 and 40...
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    Supermarket giants Coles and Woolworths are being accused of soaring prices through sneaky in-store signs!

    What are they charged with? At least somebody is standing uptp them. Which signs are you refering to exactly
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    Viral video reveals the customer habits that Woolworths employees find 'infuriating'

    Heard the other day that some of us need to be at our local supermarkets at 6.00am on Tuesday so we can unload the trucks for them. At 9.00am another time it’s required every day to stock the shelves. Signed Woolworths Management
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    Supermarket giants Coles and Woolworths are being accused of soaring prices through sneaky in-store signs!

    Great news. It’s the only way we will get our message out there!!! The big ones won’t listen to anything but profits.
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    Are you ready for a cashless society? How Coles' latest change will affect your shopping routine

    A cashless society is another way that the govt can keep up with our movements. It’s being driven by the huge companies that own share in our big 4 banks and nearly d every one of our companies. Black rock investments being one of them. It’s also connected to the push on this referendum that’s...
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    Shocking turn of events: Qantas boss Alan Joyce quits unexpectedly before retirement

    He has certainly stuffed up things in recent years. Refusing to fly through Covid when other airlines had to jump in and get Aussie citizens home. Sending emails week after week and no response was the end for me. The attempt to get home after a holiday and tried using my ticket but no reponse...
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    Want a new fridge or dishwasher? Here’s how you can nab $1,000 from the Climate Smart Energy Savers Program

    Just another expense where they give it to you in one hand because its the taxpayer paying for it. Another expense instigated by extremist view on climate change that will cost us trillions in the next few years. If we got back to basics we would know that the "scientific" facts are based on no...
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    Discover how your family could be cashing checks instead of paying bills to power providers

    I have never been a real believer in climate change, global warning and all the other fancy names its been given. We went for panels with the hope of saving money. In saying im not a believer in climate change I do believe in some recycling, picking up our rubbish and not clearing too much...
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    Coles' skyrocketing prices cause outrage

    If you cannot afford to live why do you have a dog? Profit is a polite way of saying “I am here to wreck your standard of living”. I for one would like to know where we produce enough food for 75 million people. Where does that figure come from???
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    Discover how your family could be cashing checks instead of paying bills to power providers

    I’m from country south Australia and got sucked in by promises of having the provider buy electricity we generated. After installation and we started to put excess back into the grid the price of power increased by our excess didn’t give us any more money. I don’t trust power companies any more...
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    How this simple phone call cost an unfortunate woman $21,000 within seconds

    What’s the app that recognizes phone calls from scammers?
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    Maryanne's battle with delayed jobseeker payments: Could this also be your struggle?

    I have been waiting 4 months for financial hardship assistance. They want taxi receipts for the last 12 months. I don’t have any ad I was living overseas. They still want them. They want the last 6 months of my pharmacy accounts and phone accounts, power. Still they want what I cannot give them...
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    Is sleeping with an ex okay when faced with months to live? Shocking request stuns husband!

    The simple answer is “absolutely not, there’s the door go have him as much as you want”
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    You wouldn't believe what this shopper found for sale at Coles!

    So I’m not civilized? I sleep in a bed, shower daily, help others when I can, worked all my life, drive a car and go to church! Isn’t that being civilized?
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