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Alinta Energy

Alinta Plan Invitation?

Alinta Energy Priority Plus (Single Rate) is the cheapest with an invitation that is only given by Alinta and other commercial companies. I've looked everywhere and can't find it! Does …

Rimworld Game Removed from Sale in Australia

A good time to be aware that the classification board is controlled by OLD and RELIGIOUS (ie Christian (ie CONSERVATIVE) ). Which can affect how the artists such as game developers can release their …

Transport for NSW

poll NSW Trains Cancelled. Who Did You Think Did It?

Unions and politicians are blaming each other for the train cancellation. News keep rapidly changing their articles, so it's hard to find out what's going on. Some …

SelfWealth

SelfWealth USA Updated Documents and Its Very Anti-Investor

They are requiring agreements to updared documents which are very hostile. Why would anyone go with selfwealth usa today with these major points: You waive right to physical /direct ownership of …

Would You Support Law That Protects Religious Discrimination?

The three issues that will face opposition within the Liberal party room are the inclusion of a “Folau clause” that would give legal protection to someone expressing a statement of belief; …

Ends Today - Have Your Say on Australia's Digital Identity Legislation

Tl;dr: Do you want it possible for sites like OzBargain to allow login with mygov? https://www.digitalidentity.gov.au/have-your-say/phase-3

Kmart

Why Does Sydney Love Kmart?

There are long queues at Kmarts around Sydney like this one.

[NSW] Double Demerits for Long Weekend Cancelled

Yep, LNP cancelled double demerits to give people a break. Hail Gladys and Porky Barliro! Source, so I don't look like an anti vaxxer following the sheep.

Should We Ban House Property Investors in Australia?

Tl;dr: Netherlands cuties considering a ban on investors snapping up properties and renting them out. 33% of recent home buyers are investors in Netherlands. Does anyone know how much % of recent …

How Can You Confirm Ownership of US Shares from Australia?

I was looking at terms of Aus brokers with US shares and the shares appear to be owned by brokers according to their terms at SelfWealth/Phillip Capital and Commsec/Pershing except only as beneficial …

Sonos

Beware Buying Sonos Speakers as They Can Be Bricked By Seller

Sonos has a recycle mode where it becomes permanently bricked after 21 days by user/Sonos. So much for trying before you buy. Beware buying second hand Sonos or any internet activated/call home …

Bushfire P2.5 Pollution, How to Block with Big Face?

I can wear disposable P2 masks fine but the masks aren't air tight on my partner because of his big nose. Does anyone know of a good P2/N95 mask place where we can test face fit in Sydney? Any …

NSW Facial Recognition Instead of Opal Card for Public Transport

It was in news today https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/jul/11/nsw-s... No more shuffling for cards and there's some savings for frequent users. Looks like a good deal. Would you …

Not Allowed to Bike on Footpath?

My partner was going to bike to work and we wanted to ride in the area. After we both bought a bike and spoke to coworkers, apparently it's illegal for people to bike on footpath with exceptions …

Buying a House Soon, How to Avoid Non-Legal Issues?

Whether it's strata property or house, do you have any tips to avoid 'cheap' properties? Those ones being sold because they don't want to deal with the 'issue' …

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[PC] Surviving Mars - Play to Free until Sunday @ Steam

expired [PC] Surviving Mars - Play to Free until Sunday @ Steam

Play Surviving Mars for free! Ends in 2 days. There will be challenges to overcome. Execute your strategy and improve your colony’s chances of survival while unlocking the mysteries of this alien …

poll Which Toll Tag Do You Use?

I used GoVia. Now the company changed themselves to Linkt and will now charge credit card surcharges among other charges. So I'm looking for an alternative. What are your current toll tags and …

poll Do you return your plastic waste to the supermarket?

I was pissed off at the bag tax being touted supermarket as saving the environment when they have way more waste from putting bananas in plastic etc! A friend invited me to be part of the campaign to …