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    Are You Being Wronged by Your Health Insurer? See Why Complaints Are Skyrocketing!

    This data is misleading it is how many reports per company where it should be worked out as a percentage of the companies members. A company with lower numbers of complaints could have a higher percentage of its members than a bigger company.
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    Your Guide to Smart Travel Planning: Navigating Insurance for Pre-Existing Conditions

    I have found Insure and Go very good. They are really the only one that for a price cover my partners medical conditions. Get a price online and then ring them. I did this the last time as I thought the online price was too high and over the phone it was reduced by about a third!! I was very...
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    Holiday Hints: Things to Consider Before Your Next Trip

    Insure and Go is good for travel Insurance especially if you have medical problems. It was the best and cheapest that I could find for my partner as most companies would not insure for some of his medical diagnoses. Also if you get a quote on line and then ring the company I found that I got...
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    Dog owners may face jail time, up to $100K fines in proposed law following serious dog attacks

    I am a bike rider and I welcome this legislation.
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    Can you believe how this American traveller pronounces Australian cities? People are shocked!

    I wonder where these Australians were educated, if they were at all. Josiah's pronunciation of Melbourne and Canberra were closer to the mark than the Australians quoted.
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    Marching Girls

    Marching girls was a big thing in Adelaide. My aunt in her 70s was in a Marching Grannies team.
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    Frustrated with Centrelink call wait times? MP investigates why they're skyrocketing!

    For the Older Australian's line it is not just the wait time but they tell you they are too busy and to ring back later and then they hang up on you. I find this very insulting as well as F....cking annoying. Also if you ring back in one hour it recognizes that you have rang before and then...
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    Hot Chips in Crisis: Potato shortage forces Coles to impose purchase limits

    People might eat a more appropriate diet and lose weight
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    Look: Aussie Shopper mortified after ‘embarrassing’ fail at Kmart

    I bought a maternity skirt at Big W, I am 74, it has a shirred bit that I presume goes over a pregnant tummy but it fits well from the waist to just below my aged tummy and then flairs out. I will wear it with a top that covers my tummy when i go hiking. It will be soft, cool and comfortable...
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    Ex-pat shocked by Aussie cafe: 'This has never happened to me!'

    I looked up about businesses not accepting cash, they can refuse cash as long as they have a sign that people can read before the person makes a transaction ie in this case ordering a coffee.
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    Ex-pat shocked by Aussie cafe: 'This has never happened to me!'

    When we were in Turkey albiet 38 years ago we had two instances of this happening. I wanted to buy a News Week but did not have enough cash at the time and the shop owner gave me the magazine and told me to pay later. Another time we were in a village and we bought a carpet and said we would...
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    Sandwich in greaseproof paper

    Sandwich in grease proof paper - My mother used to wrap my sandwiches in vine leaves which kept the bread fresh.
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    Battle of the supermarkets: Loyal Woolworths shopper bids farewell to the store for Coles – “It might be time for a break-up”

    I have a Woolies close by (10ks) and over the last 4 months I have had 4 lots of bad meat all within the use by date. I did report two and get a refund. I have always liked Coles but my closest is 45 kms but near my work so I am now shopping more from, especially meat. I have always thought...
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    Aussie woman's budget fashion hack – and it’s not what you think it is!

    In shoes I take a size 39. I bought a pair of size 6 girls white sneakers for $10 in Kmart girls section.
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