PE> BTW, Optus now allows you to AUTOMATICALLY pay your phone bill
PE> on the due date straight out of a bank account or on your
PE> credit card.  ABSOLUTELY BLOODY BRILLIANT!  I've applied for
PE> a form already.  I already get my electricity bill paid
PE> automatically from my savings account.  Citibank also pays my
PE> credit cards off on the due date.

PE> From memory, my sister who was living in Brisbane at the time
PE> said that she got her council fees paid by direct debit, which
PE> I find a bit hard to believe.  I'll have to ask here again.

Yep, just rang her up.  The Brisbane City Council, which 
governs people who live within 12km of the GPO (roughly)
used to charge rates quarterly, and allow direct debit.
My council only charges once/year and doesn't have direct
debit facilities.  BFN.  Paul.
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