Last updated: December 25, 2010

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Why Christmas rage is a primal instinct

PSYCHOLOGICALLY we are all still angry cavemen at heart when it comes to holiday shopping.

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Fuel costs driving families to the wall

CHARITY groups say they have seen a huge spike in the number of people seeking help to pay for petrol, as prices continue to soar.

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Real men only come good at last minute

TWO days to go until Christmas but many Australian men have still to do their present shopping.

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Don't forget your debt at Christmas

Lisa Montgomery

RISING interest rates and Christmas spending can be an explosive combination but there are plenty of ways to reduce debt.

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David & Libby Koch: Year of high drama

David and Libby Koch

DAVID and Libby Koch look back on a year of high drama.

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Broken leg

NOBODY plans to break their leg while on holidays but it happens.

David & Libby Koch: Year of high drama

David and Libby Koch

DAVID and Libby Koch look back on a year of high economic drama.

Don't forget your debt at Christmas

Lisa Montgomery

RISING interest rates and Christmas spending can be an explosive combination.

Prepaid top call for kids phones

Mobile phones

MOBILE phones will be on many teen and pre-teen wish lists this Christmas, but the cost to parents won't stop at the handpiece if they make the wrong choice of plan.

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CEOs may pay the price of high salaries

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BOSSES on salary notice as new reforms set to deliver pay power into the hands of shareholders.

Abandoned retailers try Boxing Day ploy

Christmas discounts

BOXING Day sales come early for shoppers as retailers battle worst conditions since '90s recession.

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Online shopping sparks retail inquiry

Laptop

RETAILER complaints over online competition prompt a Government inquiry into the sector's future.

Shops obliged to give sale refunds

Marcs

THE ACCC crushes an urban myth, declaring retailers must refund and exchange faulty sale items.

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