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    Scams like these

    The last sentence is typical; urgency marketing. So common in scams, perhaps that's where booking com gets it from.
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    Middle East Airspace Diversions/Cancellations

    Buy her a world globe and a piece of string
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    Middle East Airspace Diversions/Cancellations

    UAE tanker been airborne for 8½ hours with its transponder on. UAE to Iran about the same distance as Sydney to Newcastle.. Sending a message maybe
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    Middle East Airspace Diversions/Cancellations

    Now going to MEL. I suppose then just a short flight to get the pax back to SYD tomorrow morning as no hope of getting to the ME for quite a while. Adding, Thought they might have got a curfew exemption though.
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    AFF Member Stock Discussion

    Coles Group company tax paid <3% of revenue, yet dividends fully franked. Company tax (and generally the value of it shares) is levied on profit (potential profit), not revenue. Obviously.
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    AFF Member Stock Discussion

    Absolutely wrong, Qld now collects $billions in gas royalties. And there is no shortage of domestic gas in Qld, just a shortage of what other states want Qld to increase supply. And why should it when the southern states have plentiful. There is no shortage of gas in NSW or Vic, just a shortage...
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    AFF Member Stock Discussion

    I don't think your comparison to "beer excise" has anything to do with export either.
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    AFF Member Stock Discussion

    Don't they pay state taxes/royalties as well? (For our qld 50c train fares).
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    Domestic Luggage Shipping from BNE

    Possible alternative, leave it in a locker (bne apt or elsewhere) if you're planning on returning there soon.
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    Beware Etihad free stopover

    We depart syd to auh on EY451 on a Tuesday which arr at 00:05, expect to check-in at about 1am. Onward flight from auh is Thursday. I confirmed that it would be a free 2 night stopover when booking (direct with Etihad on the phone). After advising Etihad of hotel preferences was told it would...
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    Credit card options for retirees

    Further it's TAXABLE income, such as mentioned previously a government super pension. I'll gladly exchange my taxable gov super pension (for which I had to contribute compulsory after-tax salary, and also didn't receive the % employer SG) for a tax free income, and have the "problem" of having a...
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    Got scammed mycard(citi)

    for the Scams Like These thread
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    So... what car do you guys drive when not flying?

    I think that you are a very patient person. I've been hiring one of those for the last several days. I like the calm when stopped but find quite annoying the vibrations when the petrol engine starts up every time, a few seconds after taking off from the lights and even then the acceleration is meh.
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    AFF Member Stock Discussion

    Oops yes
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    AFF Member Stock Discussion

    CBA One Day gain yesterday was extraordinary, ANZ today extra extraordinary; 8½% "Excluding the impact of (previous ) significant items, Cash Profit was up 17% driven by a significant reduction in expenses..." Benefits of AI? On a different note, Chalmers tabled his Div196 bill yesterday...
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    AFF Member Stock Discussion

    I don't day trade but of course we like to be up on 1st day of purchase.. Trying to be too clever today putting in a low Buy order at 15:59. With US down last night, AU following, international tensions, I thought there would be reluctance for many to hold over the weekend. So I expected a drop...
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    Solar Panel, Power & Battery Discussion

    Is that a fixed not variable cost, i.e. not an extra cost of taking up the offer? The $200 signup bonus (don't know the Ts&Cs) might make it a risk free trial.
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    Made any travel mistakes lately?

    Thanks for sharing, that's now definitely off my list when in Abu Dhabi
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    Credit Card Offers HSBC Star Alliance Credit Card: Fast-Track to Star Alliance Gold Status

    I think it will, I cancelled my hsbc card almost a year ago yet still got the soft landing to silver today complements of Marriot
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    Credit Card Offers HSBC Star Alliance Credit Card: Fast-Track to Star Alliance Gold Status

    Looks like where on about the same timeline, gold expired 31 January. I did the same, applied for Marriott Gold, used it just as much as you. Read your post so went looking through my MB emails, no offer there! Opened Aeroplan app and in front of my eyes my gold card turned into silver, with...
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