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It means that young kids and teenagers won’t have the ability to earn income and learn the skills required for working effectively and for better paid jobs.

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I reverted to zero alcohol wine some years ago now and haven’t looked back. I am now used to the flavour but usually have a bottle only every few weeks and take one with me if going out. Don’t miss alcohol at all. I am female 76.

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Cosmo you are spot on! The figures must be fictitious. My guess is most of the 600K migrants landed in NSW which is why our rental situation is dire.

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I will paint my home the colours I like!

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I totally agree with you Allen.

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It is not the space of the home, but the space around the home that is important.
Looking around at new estates the gutters of the homes just about touch each other with centimetres between the house and the fence. No wonder there are numerous arguments between neighbours; noise, balls/kids toys going over fences, tree and tree root problems, parking, etc. etc.
Instead of having a bedroom for each child and extra living spaces, media rooms, etc. make the houses smaller therefore having some space for recreation and kids to play.

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Bought a Subaru Forester in mid 2023 after owning a Nissan Pathfinder since 2003. The Pathfinder had hardly any bells and whistles whereas the Forester has all the bells and whistles. Problem is trying to work out what is what and what it is for – still trying to make sense of it all!

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There are lots of online exercise videos that can help older people with their physical ability.
Many people as they get older just do not exercise or walk or bend etc. Even those who have physical barriers can still do sitting exercises.
A lot are just too lazy to do anything about it.
I am an “older” person at 76 and still physically active and can stand on one foot for longer than 10 seconds….because I continually practise it.

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Buy Darrell Lea instead – they taste the same.

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Annie I still send and receive Christmas cards. It is a nice way of keeping in contact with people whom we don’t see regularly.
The cards that I receive I cut the pictures from and use them as tags on Christmas presents.

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We did the “tree change” 9 years ago and have never looked back.
Yes, facilities are not necessarily as abundant or as timely as in the city but you learn to adapt.
We have a hospital, train service, public and private schools, quite a few medical practices and several dentists, physios, etc.
We have Coles, Woolworths and Aldi but only one Plaza type shopping centre. Main tenant is Coles, with Target and Millers for clothing plus the usual Chemist, hairdressers, nail salon, cafes, games stores, etc. But these shops change fairly regularly as the rent charged by the owner is very high and there is only so many residents, approx. 25,000.
There is a long main street of various shops, again which open and close regularly.
Property sales (of residential premises) are generally from $400K to less than $1m so it is attractive for retirees who can free up some of their capital from their Sydney properties, buy here and have free spending money.

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They do live with it at Lucas Heights NSW and have for many decades.

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Yes, we live in regional area and our home and contents premiums have jumped 57.1% this year.
We are definitely not in a flood prone area. We did need to have our roof replaced after a massive hailstorm just before Christmas 2018 and the replacement was not effected until May/June 2019.
Bushfires were within a few kms of us during late 2019 and early 2020 but we were never in danger.
We needed to reduce the price of our home and contents to make the premium affordable.

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Grow your own blueberries. They are a small bush, generally grown in pots (as I do) and they produce hundreds of delicious, chemical free, blueberries.

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Tuna mornay Tuesday reminded of my “Tuesday Chicken” as the kids referred to it and still do now, despite them being in their 40’s. Tuesday was Physical Culture afternoon/night and grilled chicken thighs was my go-to meal for that night.

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McDonald’s is how many Australian kids find their first job, learn about customer service and teamwork and how to manage money. A very important learning curve for life.

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It would not work for us in the country. By arrangement with the PO everything is delivered to our home.

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Thanks for the warning.

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We live in the country NSW and many of us purchase our goods online that are 99% of the time delivered by Australia Post. We notice the van that delivers to our home is always full of parcels – I do not think they would cope if deliveries were every second day.
Letters we receive very few of as, like most people, business is done online now.

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The following is a previous article in the same YLC daily. “Drinking is a big part of Aussie culture, but the dangers of alcohol compound as you age”
A bit of a conundrum with your article.

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