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On a day when swopping your staid work clothes for a loud shirt shows your support for the hearing-impaired people, good senior citizens of Melbourne decide to do swop their everyday wear for a commando look.

Clearly, it seems the only way to get anyone in Melbourne to take notice is to go topless. No doubt inspired by our Indian cab drivers several weeks ago, I think it’s about time someone put an end to all the topless shenanigans. It’s funny now, old people going topless, but who gona laugh when there are topless International Students demanding concession tickets and equality with Australian students?? Or topless Sydenham line passengers wanting an extension to Zone 1 stations to Watergardens as Sydenham currently has the least number of Zone 1 stops? How about topless motorists staging a protest against higher fuel prices? Are we gona have a topless protest just coz Mr John Smith isn’t happy?

How about just going completely nude? That’ll make a statement.

Image from The Age.

Can you live on $269 per week? That includes food, bills, rent, transport as well as medication. This is what the average pensioner receive.

Current Affairs had been showing a series programs about the conditions in which pensioners have to live in, on only $269 per week. Not knowing whether I can believe them, I tried living on $269 a week. Its definitely not easy.

After food and transport, I’m down to less than $100. Saving for future bills such as water, gas and electricity, there really isn’t much left to save for a rainy day.

Extra such as additional medical bills, prescriptions, dentist visits as well as unforeseen expenses will not be possible.

Can you survive on $269 a week?