safety
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How to Keep Your Home Safe These Holidays
The lead-up to the holiday period is often referred to as the silly season — but it is when offenders get serious; burglary rates tend to increase during the festive season. Why? Homes around this time of year are often full of Christmas presents, so there is a lot of new merchandise to attract burglars.…
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Where to (and Where Not to) Install Home Security Cameras
Home security cameras were once rare comforts for people with considerable means, but these days, many of us can have them. There’s a difference, though, between owning something useful and really utilising something useful — and if you’re not pointing those cameras toward the right spots, you’re not getting the best security bang for your…
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12 Things You Didn’t Realise Can Expire
We’re used to checking the expiration dates on food (even though many of them are bullshit), but other household items expire, too. Read on for a list of things that you shouldn’t expect to be able to use forever — and how often you’ll need to replace them.
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A Closer Look at the National Plan That Aims to End Violence Against Women and Children ‘in One Generation’
The federal Labor government made delivering on its promises a core platform of the 2022 election campaign. On Monday, one key national policy was delivered – with the official launch of the next ten-year National Plan to End Violence Against Women and Children (2022 to 2023). The national plan is an important policy that sets…