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'First Dates Australia'

Here is something I'd genuinely like some OzBer opinions on. You guys know I'm always asking 'the big questions', and here's another … On the above-mentioned TV show …

Help with an obscure fact about 'My Kitchen Rules' please ...

Dear OzBers, Once again I appeal to you kind people for help with an obscure fact/detail, this time pertaining to the TV show 'My Kitchen Rules'. Specifically, I want to know which …

poll Legal Employment Discrimination in Australia Based on Race, Gender and Sexual Orientation

Many, probably even most Australians are under the impression that it is illegal to discriminate against any job applicant here in this country based on their race, gender, or sexual orientation. …

Why was 'Dr Harry' such an apparently shameless drug pusher on his TV show? Was it 'cash for comment'?

Every single episode of 'Dr Harry' that I watch these days seems to include him prominently/very deliberately naming a specific drug, and 'prescribing' it/recommending it to some …

What is the best classical music YouTube vid you have ever experienced?

To date mine is this one, though I suppose someone might create one I like even more in the future … I doubt it though: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1prweT95Mo0

Bizarre Fungi ID Please

Can anyone tell me the scientific/Latin name of the species of fungi that can create a large white 'fruiting body' on the side of certain native Australian trees that strongly resembles a …

Desperately Seeking a Place in Iligan City (Philippines) That Can Test a 3-Year-Old’s Hearing

I understand that this is totally from ‘left field’; but I’m going to ask the question here anyways, on the off chance that someone can help. Maybe someone with connections in Iligan City. …

OLD physics article required, if anyone can help please ... [mission now accomplished; thank you kindly, OzBers!]

Greetings OzBers, Unfortunately I can not obtain the full text of the following article online for free via my current educational institution of employment. It would be great if someone else who …

[Resolved] Help identifying a song please

I want to identify a song I heard while I was on hold to Rex Airline. Soft piano going in the background, not quite arpeggios but very repetitive, rhythmic and soothing, the piano track is kind of …

Domain

Domain.com.au is broadcasting a TV ad demonstrating that they don't know the difference between the MEDIAN and the MEAN

Does this annoy anyone else out there? In my opinion it's ludicrous that a commercial company is constantly broadcasting a false statistical definition on national TV in Australia. Imagine …

Totally Free 'Forever Available' Little Tribute Website. Suggestions?

I want to write ~two paragraphs, followed by a short chronological list of humans, cats, dogs, and numerous other species of pets that lived in an enduring 'group house' that fluctuated …

'Automated' Medical Blogs (Written by ChatGPT)

This is a 'job offer' currently appearing on UpWork: Writer With Experience in Health/Genomics to Write Blog Using Chat-GPT. Looking for blog writers with any experience in …

Anyone know of a good free music score-writing program for PC (not Android or Apple)?

I'm looking for some free/open source music score-writing software. What I'm assuming must already exist is an interface where you start off by entering in the key of the score you are …

poll Taxpayer-funded paid traineeships --> permanent full-time employment, $71k per year salary, no quals or experience required

A young relative of mine was alerted via her ‘seek.com.au’ profile that the Australian government-owned company tasked with rolling out the national broadband network, ‘NBN^TM Australia’, is …

Seeking Advice on Gargoyle Restoration from Potters, Ceramics Workers, Concreters, etc

Dear Ozbers, I need learned advice from peeps in the know re a little gargoyle project, because a mate has asked me to find an ‘old looking’ one to place at the top of a water feature he has …

Why are 1TB SD cards so expensive?

Why does a 1TB SD card (or 'micro SD card') cost as much as it does at the moment; i.e., over $100? It's a tiny thing, and it does not contain appreciable amounts of gold/platinum etc. …

A Novel Cutting Tool Required...

Dear OzBers, I'm hoping a carpenter, builder, or some other sort of learned dude can advise me about a novel type of tool that I need, and if it exists, what it is called. What I need is a …

How to make anonymous payments into a Bank of Central Asia account?

Can anyone advise me on the easiest way to make anonymous payments into a Bank of Central Asia account? I don't care if the bank or whatever other service that facilitates the payments knows who …

Brave Browser

I Highly Recommend The Open-Source Web Browser 'Brave'. Is Anyone Else Loving It Like I Am?

For a few weeks now I have been using the free/open-source web browser 'Brave', which after a bit of a slow start is now beginning to take off. With this browser, YouTube and just about any …

Firestick craps all over Chromecast

I just bought a $50 FireStick from the GoodGuys thanks to a deal kindly posted on here. It's the one on special from the GoodGuys that is reportedly the now 'old' version of the …

A question for sparkies/electricians about adjustable AC adapters

I have a rechargeable vacuum that I’ve lost the AC adapter for, and it has this sticker on it: https://files.ozbargain.com.au/upload/123856/90274/sticker_o... My question is, if I buy the …

poll Comment Voter Identity and Anonymity

I am sure that similar polls have been run here on OzBargain in the past re the usernames of post voters being shown. Nevertheless, attitudes can change over time as can the demographic composition …

Discrimination against white heterosexual males in academia (etc.) in Australia

I posted the text below in an old thread many months ago, and expected a torrent of scathing remarks, but also a few enlightening responses from suitably experienced people. I suspect that …

poll The dreaded 'You know' scourge ...

In terms of triviality this 'issue' is probably right up there… Even so, I am so irked by the problem, and the fact that it has gone on unabated (not even really acknowledged in the …

PayPal

The Great PayPal Currency Conversion Rort. How to Avoid It? (US Dollars Paid into PayPal Account)

On odd occasions I have US dollars (USD) paid into a PayPal account. Whenever I transfer these funds to an Australian bank account, I notice that PayPal surreptitiously applies a clearly …

Looking for Alternative Terminology for The Phrase 'the Patient Refused …'

I am a medico and I am frequently tasked with reviewing prospective journal article drafts generated by colleagues. I have always been a bit irked by the standard terminology used in journal …

Toilet for Disabled Users in a Community Garden; Advice Required Please

Dear ‘Ozbers’, I am seeking an expert opinion (or two) on what the ‘total cost’ might be (in very approximate terms of course) to install a single ‘plumbed-in/normal’ flushing toilet …

Pretty FREAKIN' WARM tonight here in Melbourne...

No choice but to stay up and play old-skool 'MAME' games I guess. My faves were (and still are) 'Ghosts-n-Goblins', 'Rygar', 'Rolling thunder', and …

Video Ads Playing EVERY TIME I Turn One of My Mobile Phones on. (and 'Randomly' Thereafter)

Please forgive my ignorance re this issue. I have a mobile phone (Sony Xperior XA) that I have essentially 'handed over' control of to my very young son after upgrading to a better one for …

Best Totally Free (Relatively Simple) Website Building Tool

I want to create a relatively simple website that looks vaguely professional. I want more than 1 page, but I could get by with 10 pages or less. I already have a hosted domain name/'website …

Buying property in the Philippines

I want to pay for a property in the Philippines that will be titled in my wife's name. She is a citizen of the Philippines/currently lives there, with her family, on that property that we want …

'Lite Ferries' trip from Cagayan to Jagna (Philippines): DURATION?

Is there anyone out there who has taken a 'Lite Ferries' trip from Cagayan to Jagna in the Philippines (or the reverse journey), and remembers approximately how long it took? Weirdly, this …

Ryobi Whipper Snipper 'Hacking'

I found a RYOBI 'RLT5030SG' corded whipper-snipper on the side of the road, and I thought all my Christmases had come at once when I plugged it in and the head turned furiously-yet-smoothly …

Landline Phone Call Recorders

Hi OzBers, I'd like some advice on what would be a good unit to buy to record landline phone calls. Sadly, it seems these are not sold in any actual bricks-n-mortar store in Melbourne (including …

DVD backup free options for Windows 10

I have been given a bunch of original 'Thomas the Tank Engine' DVDs that are all pretty scratched up, but miraculously still all working/playing through. I want to know what the best free …

Taking food into the Philippines on a commercial flight

I am interested to learn what others on here know about the legalities or otherwise of taking food from Australia into the Philippines on a commercial flight in hand luggage or stowed luggage. The …

Automated retuning, mid-playing, with heavy tremolo use... Electric guitarists only please respond

I looked into what I was ultimately seeking in an electric guitar a few years ago and it was evidently still not quite technologically possible (or at least, not available on the market) at that …

What is the best completely free .PDF file editor?

It seems impossible to determine this via Google (etc.) searching, because all of the commercially available products offer 'completely free' trials/versions/etc. What I would like to …

Need Help to Remember a Book Title

Hi all, I am keen to buy a friend of mine a copy of a book to read, but I have forgotten the title of it, and the author. Perhaps someone knows the book I am thinking of. It is a really excellent …

Gladiator Torch Scam

Greetings Oz'bers, As I know torches are quite popular on this site, I thought I would 'share' today's experience re the purchase of a 'Gladiator Torch' online. I was …

The Good Guys

Has the Good Guys 'Gold Service Extras' thing been posted here on OzB yet?

The scheme seems a bit too good to be true, at least if utilised for a cheap item, but I'm assured it's legit by both the staff, and the 'paperwork' (rather professional looking …

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Charger for Disposable Batteries (?) $3, Dimmey's, Heidelberg, VIC

expired Charger for Disposable Batteries (?) $3, Dimmey's, Heidelberg, VIC

I was in Dimmey's in Heidelberg (VIC) a couple of days ago and I saw these chargers. Let me say that I am not endorsing this product in any way, all I'm saying is that it's cheap. …

American Express

AMEX 'Shop Small Map' suckage factors

Hi ‘Shop Smallers’. Now we all love AMEX' 'Shop Small' (SS), but we all also know that it has one major flaw: the fact that ‘the map’ sucks so severely, in so many ways. It’s …

The Latest ‘Press-Club Address’ (by Pat Dodson)

In the past, I have always found the ‘Press Club Addresses’ very dull/overly-simplistic/self-serving (among other adjectives I could use), but I must say the one delivered by Pat Dodson really …

Philippines: no VISA required? And best SIM option after landing...

Hi all, I am travelling to the Philippines soon and I'm 'reliably informed' (by an 'official' PH govt. website) that no VISA is required for Aussies, as long as they …

To catch a thief...

I need some advice/expertise/knowledge in order to catch a thief. One of the ‘kids’ (late teens or early 20s) working at the shop my wife manages is repeatedly having stuff stolen from his …

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oo.com.au: Sitewide $3 delivery per item INCLUDES bulky items, & 10% off home, garden, pet stuff

expired oo.com.au: Sitewide $3 delivery per item INCLUDES bulky items, & 10% off home, garden, pet stuff

EDIT: The 10% off home, garden and pet stuff only applies if you spend over $75 on product, excluding delivery charges (cheers for the heads up on this tokziktigah) There's also a further 25% …

Cadbury

Cadbury Cricket (ICC) comp 2nd chance winners emailed...

Here's another 'SPAMMY' looking email to check for, if you utilised the free Cadbury voucher that was VERY POPULAR on here a few months back… Subject: 'Congratulations! …

Catch.com.au

COTD $10 Voucher

I noticed SQUILLIONS of peeps trying to post a 'COTD $10' voucher on the deals page and all of them were being removed as 'targeted'. So it didn't take Einstein to work out …

American Express

AMEX card recently acquired after OzB post has attracted attractive targeted Target offer... (heads up)

This is evidently a targeted offer (hence I’m not posting it as a ‘deal’), which I was offered after logging in to the account associated with the new AMEX card I acquired based on this OzB …