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    'Absolute madness': Can this city-wide speed limit proposal slow locals down?

    Instead of seeing an overall death rate from road accidents, how about telling us how many have died on the streets of Adelaide CBD. This would be a better indicator of the need to reduce speed to this ridiculous low range. How about we also make pedestrians responsible for their own actions...
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    Shocking incident highlights dangers of reckless driving and importance of road safety

    Who cares what nationality he is? He wants to hold an Australian driver's licence. As regards the possibility of a person who is not a natural-born Australian, he MUST be required to have a good, working knowledge of the English language before being granted a learner's permit or, ultimately...
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    Hidden road rule could cost you $387—residents' outrage explains why you should care

    Well bully for you. I have never encountered these lines & I have lived in a coastal city in NSW most of my life although I now live in rural NSW. If rules are changed then people have to be educated on the change not fined because they didn't read the new rule book which they didn't even know...
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    Authorities on the hunt for the suspect behind a Remembrance Day robbery

    So, while people are all standing around, checkouts are manned but not being operated during the minute's silence, someone ran into the store, used a knife to open 2 registers making a considerable amount of noise while doing this, & no one heard anything or saw him? Not a very plausible story.
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    Hidden road rule could cost you $387—residents' outrage explains why you should care

    I have never heard this road rule before & I have been driving for about 65 years. If you don't live in areas which have these so-called clearways, then travel into another city as a tourist/visitor, how do you know you can't park where there is no CLEAR signage? This whole thing is getting so...
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    Woman and child end up in hospital as Qantas flight experiences severe turbulence

    According to the news bulletin last night, they were told to put their seatbelts on. This idiot adult chose not to & the parents/carers of the child did not put the seatbelt on the child or tell them to if they were old enough to do as they are told. No sympathy for the adult, some for the child.
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    Are you guilty of this common driving mistake? This harmless gesture could cost you $349!

    Please find something new to tell us. The seniors on this group all know these old laws & 99.99% obey them.
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    Class lawsuit claims supermarkets misled customers on discounts, shoppers act

    The ones who will really have a financial gain from this action are the solicitors. Why else would they volunteer to take this action? It will cost them a fortune following up every person who wants to claim, proving their claim is legit, checking the prices at the time of purchase etc. etc...
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    Are your driving skills outdated? Experts believe so and here's why

    What a load of rubbish. So, according to this article, drivers between 25 & 65 are responsible for 60% of road deaths. So why are only those over 50 targeted for this stupid idea? Just another money-making idea for RTA & driving schools. BTW - where are the driving schools for those of use...
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    Flights to this famous holiday destination cancelled after dangerous volcanic activity

    That's why they should have had travel insurance. The rule of thumb is never, ever travel overseas without taking out travel insurance covering both travel & health.
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    TV host's shocking comment on Princess Catherine's post-cancer look sparks outrage

    Another factor not considered in any of the comments is that people age differently. I once saw a person obviously younger than I was at the time, who had a badly wrinkled neck. I felt sorry for her & then she turned around & I saw it was my cousin!! & she was nearly 3 years younger than me...
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    Build Your Dreams charging photo reveals major issues in Australian neighborhoods

    There is a simple solution to this problem. If you don't have the facility to charge an EV on your own property, then don't buy one. You can't expect the rest of the population to have to pay for the installation of these charging points on the street (as suggested above) or the govt to...
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    Shocking Olympic fallout: See why Raygun abruptly quit the breaking scene!

    I'm sorry to have to say this but, she was not up to Olympic standard & Australian sport did her a dis-service by sending her. I'm not a fan of break dancing but I have seen quite a lot on the internet & she had none of the mind-blowing moves that many others display.
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    Residents outraged over confusing, money grab road sign

    I wonder what the sign was supposed to say? That is the most ridiculous sign I have ever seen. Hope you didn't get any mail.
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    ‘Ticking time bomb’ at Bunnings that could put you at risk—find out what it is before your next visit!

    Just because one kid is allergic to this plant, why should it be banned? It is poisonous to small animals and, I believe, humans who choose to sleep under it, but other than that, it is not a problem plant.
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    ‘Ticking time bomb’ at Bunnings that could put you at risk—find out what it is before your next visit!

    Try Blackberry killer. I had to use that to kill Morning Glory which was taking over the fences, trees & lawn in my yard. Nothing else worked but this killed it very quickly. Had to just to a few spots the next year & now it is gone, KAPPUT!!!
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    'Oh, the humanity!': Australians express outrage over store's disappointing announcement

    This might shock most of you but I have never had a sausage sanga at Bunnings.
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    Overhauled speed limits may save more lives in one state

    How about they look at the stupidity of pedestrians with mobile phones. Let's ban the use of mobile phones by pedestrians as well as drivers. Recently I nearly hit a pedestrian who just walked off the footpath without looking where she was going, just looking at her phone. Fortunately I was...
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    State government to spend $515m on recycling system reform. Is this a waste of taxpayer money?

    Read the article again. They are wanting up to 4 bins/household which all have to be dragged out & then back in again. When you have poly-arthritis this can be a real drain on the body & one I definitely will not be taking on. One bin/fortnight (or 3 weeks) is all I need now & definitely not...
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    Avoid this common green bin error that could undermine your gardening efforts

    Enough is enough. I don't know one weed from another so don't know if they a (ab)noxious or not. If I had sprayed mine that would just be council's bad luck if they ever introduce this crazy system in my local area. I don't have the time, patience or energy for all this c..p.
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