With ANZAC Day just around the corner, many Aussies have made the smart play of turning this into a ‘super-break’—taking extended holidays and making the most of some well-earned time off.

But with so many people hitting the road or jetting off, that means homes right across the country are sitting empty and unfortunately, that can be an open invitation for opportunistic thieves.

Security Expert Gina Field told Luke Bradnam on 4BC Breakfast, "As silly as this sounds but 30% of homes broken into simply because the front door has been left unlocked."

"I can hear people saying oh geez that's only just common sense but that's actually one home every two seconds across Australia that's being left unlocked," Mrs Field said.

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