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Yes to a lesser extent that Australia buys produce from overseas - cheaper prices. Our local oranges are still used. At least in WA, it is homegrown. Label says "Produce of Australai or WA."

Hope you do not end up paying tax. Good Luck!

In WA, we have concessions in water rates, No Land Taxes on personal residence, a small concession on electricity. No concession on Car registration. I am happy with what we recieve. After 9.00am to 3.30pm, public transport - trains and buses, free ride for seniors. Many cafes and...

Salute to you!(y)

Love the game.

Sadly, many of the us failed to plan for retirement. I have runned several webinars on retirement income planning and find especially women, tend to rely on the spouses as their retirement income. They do not set aside funds for retirement and some finacial planners encourage them to spend any...

Trudi Please don't waste you time for them to record your voice and then imitate you to access your accounts. They are immune to all swear words. I know most banks have voice recognition but bank call centres are mainly now in the Philippines and they won't be alert to scammerrs - a nose...

Same here. I block these unknown numbers. Being a JP, I do get some who want me to witness their signatures or certify documents. I have changed the voice message on my phone. It doesn't matter who you are, these scammers, pick numbers on random, unfortuntaely, it is seniors who respond to...

Been playing everyday.

The moment wages are increased, prices spiral again. Back to square ONE! We need to increase taxes marginally so that it doesn't hurt low income population. Sincre Covid pandemic, there is a shift in working hours. More and more are seeking part-time jobs. People are valuing the time with...

Agree. Hardship does not justify theft.

These are only the tip of the icebergs. Wonder how much goes unknown.

Totally agree. Ifanyone have elderly relatives, please remind them. Forums like these don't reach those mostlikely to be affected

Same here, Got a few. Look atthe Australia Post logo. Not quite exact.

Please don't wish upon people like that. I agree ,how many times media etc says do not answer unknown mumbers. This as been happening in the last 5-6 years such scams. It is regretable that the lady lost $30,000. She is partly responsible for it. Crying after the event will not bring the...

This is a common scam. I hada call in the name of Amazon Prime to pay my subscription asap. I said I don't subscribe to Amazon Prime. The caller hang up. I bought a few items as a guest buyer on Amazon and then they gave me automatically one-month trial free Amazon Prime. Consumer should...

It appears it is not safe anywhere. Aged people and full time working couples are the target. I remember when I first came to Australia in 1975, you can accidentally leave your front door open and go out. Neighbours were always looking after your house. In my current neighbourhood, we had an...

Whilst grocery bills are on the rise, inspite competing supermarkets creating price freeze for limited periods. We all rush and sometimes buy what are not necessary, because of those price freezes. I understand that 10 cent price drop costs these supermarkets something like a $1m. Hopwever...

Started a decluttering process. The number of clothings I have accumalated and reluctant to part is holding the progress. I have stopped buying new clothes for the last three years and that has helped. Applying the MarieKondo's method of decluttering. Keep what gives me joy.