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4 days ago | 
nz.news.yahoo.com | Sophie Coghill
More and more Aussies are turning to caravans to enjoy a nomadic way of life, and while the vehicles are set up with most of the essentials, there are a few things travellers have to figure out in order to live on the open road. One Aussie family has shared their "off-grid camping hack" for clothes washing and the solution lies in a humble Temu product that retails for just under $46.
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4 days ago | 
nz.news.yahoo.com | Sophie Coghill
A single mum is fighting for her life in an Aussie hospital after slamming head-first into a truck on a major city freeway last week. Paulina Prieto, 36, was heading home around 1.30 on Friday morning after being out with friends when she took a wrong turn at a Melbourne intersection and began travelling the wrong way along the CityLink.
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4 days ago | 
nz.news.yahoo.com | Sophie Coghill
Confronting dashcam footage from inside a truck cab has been shared by a heavy vehicle driving school, highlighting the brutal reality for those behind trucks while on remote Aussie roads. In the footage, a female truck driver is forced to make the split-second decision to "keep it straight" as kangaroos dash out in front of her vehicle.
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5 days ago | 
flipboard.com | Sophie Coghill
Labubu toys are taking the world by storm, with some fans queuing up for hours to get their hands on them, and it's seen stock prices soar. Aussies …
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5 days ago | 
nz.news.yahoo.com | Sophie Coghill
Outback Mike has urged campers to speak up against a major proposal that would overhaul camping in the country's most populous state, with the renowned adventurer concerned everyday Australians could soon be discouraged from enjoying the bush due to increased campground prices.
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5 days ago | 
nz.news.yahoo.com | Sophie Coghill
Dashcam footage of a Tesla speeding past vehicles on a busy road has been held up as a warning to Aussie drivers against dangerous undertaking, with the extreme example highlighting the risks associated with such "stupid" behaviour. The footage was captured on Friday morning with the driver of the electric vehicle travelling along a road in St Ives in Sydney's north.
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6 days ago | 
nz.news.yahoo.com | Sophie Coghill
An Aussie woman believes she lost her job after sharing details online about being accused of illegal camping while sleeping in a van on her own driveway. Belinda, 51, had been working as a contractor for Queensland's Department of Housing (DoH) since early last year when a council worker and police officer knocked on her van door during the early hours of the morning one day in March, threatening her with a $806 fine for sleeping in her van.
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1 week ago | 
nz.news.yahoo.com | Sophie Coghill
Putting the rubbish bins out for collection is something Aussies across the country do every week, but once emptied there's no real urgency to wheel them back off the street. Or is there? Canberra mum-of-three Maddie Richens told Yahoo News she occasionally leaves her bins out on the street after collection day when life gets hectic. However, whenever she does, an unknown neighbour chooses to pull her bins halfway up her driveway, blocking her access when she returns.
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1 week ago | 
nz.news.yahoo.com | Sophie Coghill
As councils race to install electric vehicle (EV) chargers across Australian suburbs to keep up with growing demand, prime parking locations are being snapped up for the new infrastructure – and some locals aren't happy about the disappearing parking options in their community as a result. This is the case in one inner-city suburb of Sydney, where a resident claims two EV-designated parking bays are consistently vacant.
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1 week ago | 
nz.news.yahoo.com | Sophie Coghill
Homeowners are being warned not to overlook the devastating impact termites can inflict after a professional property flipper was forced to pay more than $200,000 to repair damage caused by the tiny insects. Tradie Michael Marshall recently bought a five-bedroom house in Mudgeeraba, Queensland and was renovating it when he stumbled upon a costly discovery.
