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    'It makes it hard to feed your family healthy food': Families lament over supermarket prices across the country

    I went to shop at my local farmers market. I only shop for 2 and occasionally my grandson. The fruit and vegetables and assorted pastries and dips etc, looked so nice and fresh and so tempting but so expensive. It was only cheaper to buy if you became a member, usually $100 per year. It was only...
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    NDIS-approved disability accommodation company shuts down amid investor allegations

    Wow, these articles are just too long to read for people with casual interest. It is amazing in a time when people are crying out for houses to rent, that a tenant could not be found for this brand new home.
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    ‘I’ll do anything for my children’: What one Aussie mother says she has to do just to feed her kids

    There are many places she can go for assistance. There are food pantries in many suburbs, food bank is really helpful. I feel for her, but what happens when she is caught and convicted.?
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    Major Aussie bank cuts 1,500 jobs, pushes cashless future

    Totally agree, every purchase costs more with the charge. I use cash and often receive my service cheaper. I save money. If we all use cash , maybe these 1500 workers wouldn’t be out of work . There are a lot I effects of going digital.
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    Coles and Woolies pay hidden $6 million cost, ALDI stays out

    I love the music in Cole’s and woolies and like to bop along as I shop, aldi I usually only look at the middle aisle and leave quickly. I find Aldi depressing. I find most people don’t hear the music in shops, they are playing Bluetooth and listening to their own music, in a world of their own.
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    Identity of dead man found in Melbourne's north still a mystery after 30 years

    How sad that a person can be missing for over 30 years and no family or friends are looking for him, or reported him missing. Maybe , family were involved in his death.
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    Households could spend $80 billion on energy efficiency upgrades, report finds

    I’m in housing trust home .3 years ago I changed to solar panels paid by the trust and this week my old gas stove and hot water heater were changed to electricity and I also had new power saving electric lights throughout the house all at no cost to me. I was told this move is financially...
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    Woolworths slashes prices on hundreds of staples. Here's what it means for your weekly shop

    How about reducing the price of milk not coke? Reduce the price of staples and pet food, not the junk and luxury foods.
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    ‘It’s already here’: Expert’s warning as Australia edges closer to a cashless future

    I only use cash cards are used for online purchases. I am not paying fees for using my own money. I have saved so much on fees not using my cards for a cup of coffee and quite often I get discounts , especially at the markets for using cash. On the other hand , some of the larger stores make you...
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    Shopper boycotts Aussie supermarket giant after 'awkward' encounter in-store

    If I have to scan my groceries I will do it how I want, in the order I want. Or they can open more checkouts and serve me.
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    Parking here could cost you $660—avoid this costly mistake

    Until it happens to you and you’re trapped in your house in an emergency, or emergency services cannot get to you.
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    'Not worth it to me anymore': Customers clamour over changes in Woolworths' Everyday Rewards

    I phoned up to cancel yesterday , I waited a long time, they were so busy with people cancelling. It was worth the wait. I will keep the rewards for the next month , then it will be cancelled. The operator gifted me 4,000 rewards point or $20 for inconvenience.
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    Are their titles on the chopping block? Insiders reveal tension between Royal Family members because of one act

    Just do it, or stop talking about it, this has been going on long enough
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    Council rules spoil camping plans as local landowners slam new restrictions

    How are a few expensive council regulations going to stop the crazies out there. The police, law and order and the court system can’t stop them.
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    Is she putting her daughter at risk? Royal Family member receives ire over new social media post

    She just does what she wants and what profits her at the time. She’ll probably use her children to gain five minutes of attention like she does everyone else.
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    Pensioners face $3,300 Centrelink shock amid cost-of-living squeeze

    I’m on a carers payment. When my father passed away I received a large sum from the sale of his house. Some I spent, but some is in a term deposit, which matures soon.Does this mean I will lose out on my pension. I feel like I need to spend this money and have no savings. Can anyone clarify...
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    'What do you call these?': Popular deli item sparkes unexpected debate among food lovers

    Always have been and always will be little boys,
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