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  1. J

    Aussies say enough! Government finally targets sneaky supermarket tricks

    Once again we have the suppliers and supermarkets working in collaboration to rip of the general public ( not all suppliers) The amount of groceries you can buy for 100 dollars has surely shrunk to 5 years ago There are 3 adults in my house hold and we are spending about 250 dollars per...
  2. J

    Paedophile priest John Sidney Denham dies in prison hospital

    My apologies everyone I should not have written that
  3. J

    Paedophile priest John Sidney Denham dies in prison hospital

    I hate these stories it just brings back bad memories
  4. J

    Online predators raise alarm over everyday school snapshots

    I don’t have facebook so I don’t have a problem. What I can’t understand is those people who post everything on Facebook They must be very lonely. My wife and I were driving from Darwin to Melbourne and we were in the middle of central Australia and my wife was trying to post on facebook where...
  5. J

    'The End of an Era': Music venue closes after decades as live scene faces crisis

    It’s a shame a lot of these old venues have gone I remember the Cloudland Ballroom when it’s was in in heyday I first met Colonel Harland Sanders (KFC fame) at the Cloudland Ballroom. From my memory I woke up one morning and the Ballroom wasn’t there anymore The Dean brothers had struck...
  6. J

    Sudden shift turns premium laptops into outdated tech, sparking concerns for owners' wallets

    I am of the opinion that it’s a ripoff no matter whether it’s Microsoft or apple It’s all about the mighty dollar These companies need to be brought to bear and continue to support what they call OBSOLETE It’s just a pity that we are caught between a rock and a hard place
  7. J

    MasterChef star’s ambitious restaurant ends in heartbreaking failure

    I don’t know how people afford his products as I have looked on his website and one of his items went from 75 dollars to 480 dollars most that I liked at were in the 175 dollar range He also give a rating of how many people each cake serves To expensive for me
  8. J

    Iconic $3 treat returns as shoppers race to get it: 'There's something special about it'

    When I was a boy we lived at millmerran on a wheat property and we would have go to Toowoomba for our shopping while we were there my dad would pick up a couple of boxes of Weis bars and take them back to a small shop at Millmerran I so enjoyed the Weis bar which my mum would give us as a...
  9. J

    GST to 15%? Bold Fix or Budget Blowout in Disguise?

    I agree with Luckyus it’s the governments bloody mess I am sick and tired of those idots raising taxes at every turn. Why would you agree to have the GST raised to 15% and have it on everything. Food costs us a fortune as it is . If I was to put 15% on my food bill per week that would mean I...
  10. J

    PBS wait times a more urgent issue than Donald Trump's potential pharmaceutical tariffs, peak medicines body warns

    The Americans want it all their own way I understand how costly life saving drugs are in that country. But why tackle Australia, why not go after the drug companies, they are the ones making an absolute fortune . The people running these organisations are GRUBS to say the least
  11. J

    Bizarre habit piling up on major road sparks calls for cameras and $400 fine

    I remember when our children were young and we were all in the car and we were going to the supermarket my son who was in the back seat wound his window down and threw something out onto the road I was very upset that he would do that so I berated him about what he had done He told me that...
  12. J

    A 'hidden' price pinch could quietly hit your wallets this week! Are you ready to pump out extra cash?

    A good friend of mine has now got to replace the battery in his Toyota Hybrid at a cost of 3200 hundred for the battery and 600 for labour but the car is 14 years old so he hasn’t done to bad
  13. J

    You’ve watched prices rise for years—but this one’s left shoppers fuming

    I love my cup of coffee but a what price , it looks like we won’t be able to afford it soon
  14. J

    Are you at risk? Health officials warn tourists after infected man visits popular Aussie destinations

    BruceC you are such a joy .You never fail to criticise everything
  15. J

    Rising Medical Bills, Elusive Support: When Healthcare Costs and Disability Support Collide in Australia

    Thank you Elaine 41 for your insight we all feel better now WE ARE ALL NOT THE SAME we all handle life’s problems differently
  16. J

    Legendary rock frontman layers legacy with epic career curtain call

    He is up there with a lot of greats of our time Bands like Pink Floyd,Led Zeppelin Deep Purple,Jethro Tull and the list goes on Black Sabbath was one of my favourites
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