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Resolved! Exposed: The filthy reality of Schoolies Week

FLASHING, boozing, sex and STDs. Welcome to Schoolies 2013. This is where the class ends and the wild times begin. As the final school bell rings, thousands descend on Surfers Paradise in Queensland to let loose after completing their Year 12 studies...

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Australia's alcohol idiot problem

I think it's past time the Australian government treated the problems associated with alcohol as it has been doing for a long time with cigarettes and smoking because while smoking is harmful to a person's health it usually only affects the smoker in...

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Looks like we've hit another all time low.

http://www.news.com.au/world/knockout-game-is-killing-innocent-civilians/story-fndir2ev-1226762987768 THE resurgence of a dangerously violent street game that targets innocent bystanders has left people dead and others fearing for their lives.The aim...

Our ABC. Such good TV.

I have to admit I don't watch commercial TV or any Tv for that matter. So if I have time, I usually flick between ABC or SBS. I started with 7.30 which is always good. Then Foreign Correspondent which had an excellent expose as usual. Then the magnif...

Root canal - fee question

I saw my dentist a couple of months ago because a tooth was horrendously painful. He said I needed a root canal to save the tooth. He put in a temporary filling, said it should last 3-6 months and he'd finish it then. He quoted me $1000. Today I had ...

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No More Elephants For Indian Circuses

Hurrah! No More Elephants to Be Enslaved by Indian Circuses Congratulations are in order for our friends over at PETA India today! After a nine-month-long investigation of circuses across the country revealed widespread cruelty, the Animal Welfare Bo...

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People Smugglers Sell Australian Passports, Visas.

People smugglers selling asylum seekers passports and visas for entry to Australia by planeAn investigation by the ABC's Four Corners program has revealed evidence that people smugglers are selling the travel documents for up to $16,000.The passports...

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Why do tradies keep using my toilet?

I don't mind of course. But I do wonder why every single tradie or delivery guy needs to use my toilet? Is it because: a) they think as I keep a clean house I'd also keep a clean loo and they want to relieve themselves in cleanliness b) they think my...

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Tipping in Australia

THE push to introduce America's gratuity system could tip fed-up Aussie pub patrons over the edge.While hospitality staff say it's time to embrace tipping for better service, critics have come out swinging.Traditionally, patrons in New York City incl...

Bow ripped off of Asylum boat by customs ship

http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/bow-ripped-off-asylum-boat-as-customs-attempted-to-tow-it-20131119-2xsan.html I guess towing the boats back is another LNP fail when the Asylum vessel sank and the 40 people had to be recued. Gove...

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