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DAILY TELEGRAPH SPECIAL - Single dad Sean Herrett with his children Harley 10, Jorja 8 and Jensen 7 at their home in Goulburn, NSW. This story is about estimated meter reads, which infuriate people. Sean joined Origin Energy in 2015 as a bundled electricity/gas customer. Ever since then he has been ahead on his electricity bill. So much so that Origin tried to reduce his payments. He said he was happy to pay extra so that he didn't get a nasty surprise from a big bill. In October 2016, he told them he was going to shop around. He asked about the status of his gas and electricity account and says he was told they were

Power bill complaints spike

EXCLUSIVE: OFFICIAL complaints about estimated energy bills have soared by more than 1000 per cent in the past eight years.

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Sherryl and Terry Storrier in Canberra. Picture Kym Smith The Crookwell couple bought a $9000 holiday to Lord Howe Island but the night before the flight there Qantas moved them to an earlier flight and didn't notify them. They had travel insurance but haven't been able to make a successful claim because it's been ruled a weather event, which is incorrect.

Airline bungle costs couple $6500

QANTAS moved this couple to an earlier flight for no good reason and without telling them. They lost $6500 of accommodation but the airline and travel insurer wouldn’t compensate.

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