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Ha, an adventure for some, but a nightmare for those who don't like long flights and transits. As for Manila, I hope it's safer now, I was…

Dunno why anyone wastes their money on this crap, or Netflix, SBS On Demand is better than them both, albeit with advertising 😞

FYI I pay $25c/week. I only read occasion articles, but it's handy when something interesting comes along, like a US election.

> They have also banned the teaching of English in class rooms That's utter rubbish. In fact, numerous Australian (& British, American,…

I'm fringe regional QLD (Noosa). After many years of Optus I switched to Telstra last year to get 5G. I haven't seen any noticeable…

A sub $100 phone from supermarket, BigW, KMart, etc would be fine for calls and WhatsApp, basically any smartphone. $250 will get a…

Anyone care to explain which is better & why, v16 vs v17? I've used Player in the past, and was going to install it on my new Win11 PC, but…

Use the Flybuys app to convert your points to Flybuys dollars beforehand, then you can pay in-store using your Flybuys card as the payment…

Gaia is popular amongst my riding friends, but I prefer Osmand. Both use the same (default) map, OpenStreetMap. Osmand gives you more map…

Have you actually attended jury service and been empanelled for a specific court case, or are you just being called up for jury service? If…

Regarding the poor cell phone signal, I have similar issue but I very quickly learnt where signal was stronger, ie near windows and…

KMart sells a keyboard for the 9th gen, $29 from memory. No idea about quality

Pay back the COVID relief you thieving scum 😁

It's a good idea, especially when choosing a new card

Just to clarify, an "Earn X Value" of, say 0.006 means you earn 0.6c of a gift card value for every dollar you spend, ie spend $10,000 to…

Liberal Party press release, or heard it on Sky NewBS?

Have a look at the mini PCs on Amazon, eg $545 ... Mini PC Ryzen 7 5800H (8C/16T, Up to 4.4GHz), 32G DDR4 1T NVMe SSD, Mini Computer,…

Waiting for a sub $500 (new) 10th gen ⏳⏳⏳

If you want floating points, build a raft

Bit on the ugly side, just saying. Better get the [CFMoto 450MT](https://www.cfmoto.com.au/model/450mt) $8990, or the new Royal Enfield…

If you're planning on using the drive externally long-term (rather than just a one-off data transfer), maybe get a proper enclosure for it.…

Are you an EBay Plus member?

I bought the Vodafone model from this seller last year. I'm using it with Boost (Telstra) SIM. Phone is only single SIM, but came with no…

It'd be nice to see an export oriented (language, currency, shipping) marketplace similar to AliExpress, but based out of the tech hubs of…

This one is a little cheaper, and even more cheaper if you have Ali coins (from Coins section of App) US $66.13 62%OFF | 14 -Inch Portable…

ANZ owns Cashrewards and in the past had special deals there. Westpac has a relationship with Shopback, and St George, BofM and BankSA are…

Get your Medicare sponsored eye tests at OPSM (or any storefront optometrist), and use the script to buy from an online seller like…

Price is back to $545.30 today Deal of the day: Mini PC Ryzen 7 5800H (8C/16T, Up to 4.4GHz), 32G DDR4 1T NVMe SSD, Mini Computer, Radeon…

Amazon gift cards are 4.5% off for Australian Unity members, eg pay $238.75 for a $250 digital gift card…

Further ... I've just had my own recent health shock, involving two public hospital visits by ambo, then a transfer to a private hospital…