Have you been panic buying? Here’s how to stop, according to psychologists
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Author: Lauren Broomham
Lauren Broomham
Lauren is a journalist for villages.com.au, agedcare101 and The Donaldson Sisters. Growing up in a big family in small town communities, she has always had a love for the written word, joining her local library at the age of six months. With over eight years' experience in writing and editing, she is a keen follower of news and current affairs with a nose for a good story.
Yee-haw! Streets reveals Bubble O’ Bill’s long-lost family member – and it’s a woman
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Retirement villages – providing ‘community’ during coronavirus
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Italian mayor wants drones to swear at people breaking coronavirus lockdown rules
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Coles extends special shopping hours to healthcare and emergency services workers – including aged care staff
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Only in America: Trump says he will reopen “large sections” of the US by Easter
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Video: dance like everyone’s watching
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Queensland café offers coffee in exchange for toilet paper as supplies run low
Yes, really. The Jaques Coffee Plantation in Mareeba in Far North Queensland did the call…More