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🛠️ Tradesman Copps One-Star Review Just for Quoting a Job
A Sydney handyman gave a $535 quote to fix a loo seat and door lock, only for the customer to knock him with a one-star review — without even booking the job… View More @ TikTok
🚨 Aussies Smash Record for Illicit Drug Use, 22 Tonnes Down the Hatch
Wastewater testing shows Aussies chewed through record levels of meth, coke, MDMA and heroin last year — a 34% jump in just 12 months… View More @ 7News Instagram
🏗️ Lego-Style Bricks Stirring Up Drama in the Building Game
NexBrick is basically a modular brick system, they claim it’s lighter, quicker to install, and you can still use normal or recycled bricks. It’s claimed to cut costs and waste, but some reckon it’s killing the old-school craft of bricklaying and solid buildings, while others see it as the future of faster, cheaper builds… View More @ Instagram
🏗️ From Paintbrush to Pen: Darwin Tradie’s Kids’ Book Scores Gold
House painter Darren McCallum turned his daughter’s “wobbly bike” tale into a picture book and it’s just nabbed a top prize at Australia’s biggest kids’ book awards… Read More @ Hepburn Advocate
🚨 Tradie Busted After Patting the Very Dog That Nabbed Him
A Cronulla tradie couldn’t resist giving pats to a sniffer dog at a Balmain pub — problem was, the pooch had just sniffed out his cocaine, landing him in court… Read More @ Daily Telegraph
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🚗 MG’s New Ute Packs a Softer Ride Than Its Twin
The MG U9 might look almost identical to LDV’s Terron 9, but under the skin it swaps leaf springs for independent rear suspension — promising comfier drives without losing its 3.5-tonne towing grunt… Read More @ Drive
🏗 Tradies in Short Supply, Skilled Migrants Eyed to Speed Up Builds
300,000 thousand tradespeople are needed over the next five years to keep up with current and future demand. The construction sector says a lack of skilled workers is slowing housing projects, and bringing in more skilled migrants could help ease the squeeze as demand for homes soars… Listen @ ABC News
🧹 Postie Saves Washing From a Soaking
A quick-thinking postie grabbed a homeowner’s laundry off the line as the rain came down, sparing her sheets from getting wet… View More @ Instagram
🌏 Union’s Four-Day Week Push Leaves Employers Scratching Their Heads
The ACTU wants Aussies to work four days for five days’ pay, saying it’ll fight burnout. Sounds amazing but most aussies but for service-based jobs where income comes from finished physical work, plenty are asking how it’d even stack up… 7.30’s Sarah Ferguson interviews Sally McManus, Secretary of the ACTU. View More @ ABC’s YouTube
🚗 Former PM Tony Abbott Turns Boom Gate Lifter at Sydney Car Park
The former PM was spotted hauling up a gate to free stuck drivers after a packed Cats show - giving theatregoers a very different performance… View More @ 7News Instagram
⚡ Tradie’s $1.5k Power Bill Cut to Just $59 With Solar Batteries
NSW tradie Neil Westgarth spent $11k on home batteries and slashed his electricity bills by up to 96% - savings now going straight to his mortgage… Read More @ Yahoo Finance
🚨 Why So Many Tradies Take Their Own Lives
Suicide kills more Aussie construction workers than falls, electrocution or heavy gear — with insecure work, long hours, pain and a tough-bloke culture piling on the risk, even as support programs slowly turn things around… Read More @ The Conversation
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