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Australian's articles are heavily paywalled, it's not even worth clicking on their links unless you want to pull out your wallet just to…

NBNCo is going to upgrade 95% of the network to full fibre by 2030, supposedly. By which point much of the existing infrastructure will be…

That's an interesting perspective- volume builders like metricon have popularised the kitcsocalled butler's pantry, and they've become just…

I'm not too worried about the $1-2 extra, but the antiquated, unreliable NBN should be getting cheaper by now, surely, especially for those…

In > 20yrs of working I've never worked in an office that offered anyone a CPI increase in wages, even negotiated wage rises are rare, can…

For most households 100\40 would be ample, unless they're heavily torrenting or gaming. That much bandwidth is enough for downloading four…

Is that Megabits per second (Mbps) or Megabytes per second (MBps)?

You can get 1000\50 for $50-80pm - is that just a short time thing or are you living somewhere in Asia?

Unless you paid top dollar for a super high quality model, eg. $20-50l for a TV, you can reasonably argue, can be expected to last several…

The blue car exiting the private driveway must give way to all other vehicles on the road, including those turning onto it. The green car…

It's like a toll for a road you use to use for free.

It should be quite easy to imagine\accept the idea that the omnipotent universal creator could make a living being, allow it to die and…

I'm kind of surprised with the current trade tariff war, that USD isn't specifically excluded from all major Chinese websites.

I think it's Josh Rogan Experience

I try the home label\house branded products, if they're similar to the branded ones will keep buying but often they aren't, for example…

$5 for a haircut, where's that?!? Most barber shops in Melbourne charge upwards of $50 for scissor cut these days, (even the dodgy places…

I had my insurance changed after a no-fault accident and had no effect on the quote. Then again after an at fault minor accident and tm all…

Most of these insurance repairs can actually be fixed for $150-300 on-site as a mobile repair job. The panel shops inflate it if it's an…

100% ask to query the repair costs, which will cause them a delay and extra staff time, they will offer you a reduced bill, especially with…

I agree with that approach. The cold water ones are fine at $100 or so, you can get a heated unit online for $250-350 or so, but will also…

Installing a diverter and bidet toilet seat is considered a minor plumbing task, like swapping a shower head or changing a washer, that can…

$51 and comes with every accessory you need, it says they even colour code it to match your knob - I kid you not!…

I do the zipper merge as much as possible, but i see a lot of people who seem nervous trying to merge as soon as they see the sign and…

Slightly better odds of a return than a Lottery ticket

It will almost certainly become as valuable as Melania's NFTs, in other words, zero.

Now job search websites (eg. Seek) and online sales websites (eg. eBay) ask for your personal data such as driver's license, to verifiy…

Just give them a number with one wrong digit (accidentally), they won't check it.

All $10-15 or less for a feed: Crossways, City Göz City, City Udon Yasan, City Seoul Toast Bong, City Shanghai Village Dumplings, City…

Honda CR-V or ZR- V -- more reliable, better value and more contemporary styling than the RAV4.

I would personally opt for leather if budget allows, it's very easy to keep clean, rarely gets hot (albeit in winter can be cold when you…