Last updated: February 01, 2011

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Bakers burnt in battle for buyers' dough

INDEPENDENT bakers loom as potential victims of an ongoing price war between supermarket giants.

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More pain as fuel to hit $1.50

PETROL pump prices are set to soar to $1.50 a litre within weeks thanks to a triple whammy hit from political unrest in Egypt, rising international oil prices and the stronger US economy.

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Insurance firms 'too stubborn'

AUSTRALIANS have been denied affordable, universal flood insurance because insurance companies are too stubborn and narrow-minded to introduce it, one of the country's leading experts on disaster risk says.

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Australian shares sitting in the cellar

Aussie shares

LOCAL shares have not performed as well as most other major overseas markets during the past five years, writes Anthony Keane.

Generations: Credit cards v store cards

generations

CREDIT cards versus store cards: What's the best and worst for your wealth, ask our financial experts.

Flood tax hits the wrong note

Libby and David

THE flood levy is not justified and we're in good shape to make a recovery, say David and Libby Koch.

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Sky's the limit for chopper flood relief

A QUEENSLAND helicopter company has had an adrenaline-packed start to the year as a vital part of the state's floods relief effort.