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    Tasmania prepares for potential third major supermarket entrant

    BRING IN THE COMPETITION The good guys had to wait 7 years to get here. Why? IGA is not competition and they know it.
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    Seniors face new challenges as over 200 bank branches and ATMs vanish

    Last week I went in to the city CBD The 2 ATM ( ANZ) had disappeared so I had to walk the 3 blocks to get money from the bank. I have a problem with my heart which makes me short of breath. I was directed to their inside ATM,It took some time to follow their instructions and I left without...
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    Government boosts home care funding to expand services for more patients

    Will this one be city centred too??? Very little goes out into the rural regions. Who will be left off the list again? outside the cities? JBQ
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    Experts reveal why the Centrelink pension won't cut it for Aussies in retirement

    Most single pensioners are below the poverty line,especially when they live in rural areas. Many have been hard working and circumstances did not allow for much savings. June
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    Big pay rise for over 5 million Aussies: What you need to know

    As A single woman , who kept 2 people that I was never introduced to with my taxes. I find your letter? repulsive. I helped my mother pay off a house, my father was away fighting a war and was unable to. I then worked to pay off my own. No smoking. No drinking. Wages very poor. I am grateful...
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    Ask Joy: I think someone I know needs a little help (Part 2).

    The reality of all this is, Providers are not able to find enough workers for the people waiting on a list.
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    American faces backlash for attacking Australians on healthcare: ‘Nothing is free’

    Aussies like me and many others paid a levy for this.while we were working My sister who had an accident while visiting her son in Utah, spent 3 weeks in their hospital . Cost $250,000+ her son rang the insurance agency in AU and they agreed to pay her fare back so that she could have the help...
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    Care worker guilty of performing sex act with elderly man with dementia

    2 years? A tap on the hand. The worst form of elderly abuse. Sickening Where is the supervision of all staff.?? Too busy doing paper work for accreditation.
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    Non-compliant care facilities could deceive you with five-star ratings—learn the disturbing truth!

    The biggest abusers of the elderly are all Gov's. Nursing homes should be renamed to take home out of them. Accreditation should be carried out by a completely totally independent body. Many years ago, in Victoria, there was a body called The Hospital and Charities commission. This body was...
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    Aged home faces $66,000 worth of fines after negligence resulting in fatality

    Why was the heater on the wall? Why did the Accreditation monitors not pick up this safety issue? June
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    Your 3G phone might still work! How delay in shutdown affects you

    This number does not work. Pensioners I have spoken to do not have $1000 handy for a new smart phone, nor do most of them have a landline. June
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    American faces backlash for attacking Australians on healthcare: ‘Nothing is free’

    He is right, Nothing is free someone has to pay. Very few bulk billing GPs now. Visits cost 1/2 medicare pays the other. It is wise to take out health insurance if travelling out of the country. Out of hrs emergency hubs are a waste of money, they are open for short hrs, then where do...
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    Mum expresses shock at the price of basic bathroom staple at Woolies: ‘It's price gouging at its worst’

    This is also noticed at Cash and Carry stores,.No Frills the same . Not a lot of difference between them and the supermarkets. June
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    Balmain shoppers beef with Woolworths over deli closure and price hike!

    Don't bother signimng petitions, nothing will change. Do what I am, shop where the service is ,it may be a little dearer but it teaches us to buy only that which we need. Smaller grocers much much better service and very helpful staff. June
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    Netflix Australia increases subscription fees in discreet announcement

    Thank you NotNats I check my spam and trash twice daily june
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