ABS figures show that 2.8% of all households in Australia were broken into between 2010 and 2011. Statistically speaking if you live in the burbs that's about one house on your block being broken into every 12 months.

Nobody wants to bar themselves in like a terrified zoo animal - but a few deceptively simple tweaks can do a lot to prevent break-ins. Some of them can even help to lower your insurance costs too. Check out this week's main story to find out how you can repel opportunistic thieves.

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Darcy Wilson
Editor - Build
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