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    Centrelink struggles to meet demand as wait times skyrocket

    I told one of those things one night that she was stupid. Quick as a flash it said back to me "That is not a very nice thing to say to me". Yes it was the machine.
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    Centrelink struggles to meet demand as wait times skyrocket

    I have called Centrelink from overseas and waited for 1 1/2 hours. SOmetimes the phone disconnects when they pick up. I now ring the AAged Care line which is normally more than 20 minutes. Then to be told that the person I spoke to last week did not do what she said she would so its another...
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    The Hidden Costs of Being Poor In Australia

    Yes bring in fine ties to income. Would lessen the crime rate like it had in European countries that have done do. Brilliant idea. Better than voting no to the voice.
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    Millions of Telstra Customers Shocked by Unexpected Price Hike

    I changed to Superloop which uses the Telstra network. I pay $16 per month and get 3 or 4 gig of days with unlimited calls and texts within Australia.
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    Is the Treasury failing you? How Australia's shadow economy is stealing an unimaginable $12.4bn from tax revenues

    Don't forget all the local companies that do it as well. Having owned a small company hou may be surprised exactly what you can claim on tax and some are really amazing.
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    Are ‘ageist’ Medicare MRI restrictions putting your health at risk?

    Yes of course it would be better. But we are dealing with politicians. I rest my case!
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    Are ‘ageist’ Medicare MRI restrictions putting your health at risk?

    ve moved from SA to Victoria and wanted to change my licence over for which I am given 3 months. I was advised today 1 month in already that new laws etc say because I am anti-depressants I must get a letter to say I can drive. I take nerve pain tablets so have to see a neurologist as well. Then...
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    Struggling to access your money? CommBank outage affects thousands of customers

    A bit of a nuisance? I have this bank cost me a lot of money in the past 12 months. Locking my account while I was overseas on numerous occasions for no reason according to them. Each time was an overseas phone call and on hold on one occasion for 2 1/2 hours and never under 1 hour. That was...
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    Is lab-grown meat the future of food? Why it's 'inevitable', despite public concerns

    I would like to know more about how it’s produced. What chemicals are used, hour long does it take etc. We don’t know the long term effects either! I think at this stage until more is said about production etc it’sa NO for me!
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    Coles’ latest checkout change has customers fuming

    Try getting help at the checkout and they show you how to use it. I want service please
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    Don't wait for the fizz to settle, do this trick instead!

    My 2 litre bottle of Coke won’t fit into my normal glass. I thought it would do so to stop it I turned the bottle and the glass over so bottle was right side up. So now my glass is empty and I have had a Coke shower along with the dog and the floor. Maybe I should stick to pouring it down the...
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    Protect your privacy: Remote access scams are targeting Australian seniors more than ever before

    I use a full security protection program including a VPN. That is meant to give very good protection but unfortunately it did not protect me from a mirrored web site. It’sa site set up along side the genuine one and on a search it will either point you randomly at either the genuine or the fake...
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