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Aldi eating Woolworths’ lunch
GERMAN discount chain Aldi continues its long march into Australia, with new data revealing more bad news for Woolworths.
Aldi eating Woolworths’ lunch
GERMAN discount chain Aldi continues its long march into Australia, with new data revealing more bad news for Woolworths.
Domino’s doco maker’s $60k bill
THE creator of a documentary film who lost a court battle with Domino’s last month has refused to pay the pizza chain’s $60,000 legal bill.
Jay Jays slammed over ‘degrading’ T-shirts
TEEN clothing staple Jay Jays has cancelled its reorder of a provocative range of T-shirts, which have been labelled ‘pornographic’ and ‘degrading’.
Is this the end of emails?
LIKE the cockroach, email will never quite die. But these failed video game developers may come the closest to killing it off for good.
Treasurer: End of ASX monopoly
OWNING a stake in the Australian Securities Exchange just got easier, according to Treasurer Scott Morrison.
Mobiles boost economy by $43bn
ONCE it was a novelty, now having a mobile phone is almost essential — and they boost Australia’s economy by nearly $43 billion.
Ashton Kutcher is more than a pretty face
HE’S known for being a joker, but Ashton Kutcher has also got some serious smarts. He opens up about some of his best investments.
Yahoo launches $4 billion fire sale
THE troubled tech giant Yahoo is cleaning out the closet with a massive fire sale of more than $4 billion worth of stuff.
Steve Jobs was ‘problem employee’
STEVE Jobs’ former boss, Atari co-founder Nolan Bushnell, reveals what he was like as an employee — and what it feels like to miss out on Apple billions.
Call to stop big banks’ ‘illegal’ practices
LABOR has pledged to “stand up for consumers” and has called for a royal commission into banks’ “illegal and unethical” practices.
Behind the biggest leak in history
A SECRET global network spent months digging into the hidden offshore dealings of the rich and famous. This is how they cracked the case.
ANZ to refund customers $5 million
ANZ will refund about $5 million to 25,000 customers after wrongly charging them account fees and penalties.
Banker charged over $126 million fraud
HE HAD the world at his feet, but sacked banker Andrew Caspersen is staring down the barrel of a 40 years jail term over an alleged $126 million fraud.
Aussies being gouged on ATM fees
BANKS and independent ATM providers are gouging over half a billion dollars in unnecessary ATM fees from Australians each year.
Bank’s statement of pure greed
MILLIONS of banking customers are the latest to be hit with exorbitant charges for something that should cost practically nothing.
Applicants quizzed on sexual preferences
PEOPLE applying to be train drivers in Melbourne were hit with some very personal questions when they submitted their details online.
Uber to be legalised in South Australia
RIDE-sharing platform Uber is steam rolling ahead with its national legalisation agenda, with South Australia the next state flagging new laws.
Coles’ slap in the face to Woolies
WOOLWORTHS caused customer outrage when it dumped Frequent Flyer — so Coles is getting into the travel business.
KFC’s NSFW social media fail
KFC Australia just posted a seriously cringeworthy tweet to promote an upcoming “hot and spicy” product. WARNING: NSFW.
Aldi eating Woolworths’ lunch
GERMAN discount chain Aldi continues its long march into Australia, with new data revealing more bad news for Woolworths.
Aldi eating Woolworths’ lunch
GERMAN discount chain Aldi continues its long march into Australia, with new data revealing more bad news for Woolworths.
Clive Palmer could face five years’ jail
HE SAYS he’s done “nothing wrong”, but Clive Palmer could face jail time and bankruptcy over the likely collapse of his company Queensland Nickel.
Queensland Nickel to be liquidated
A NEW blow this morning for Queensland Nickel, with administrators saying the company should be liquidated.
Palmer and Kochie clash on Sunrise
IN a fiery interview with David Koch, Clive Palmer has slammed last night’s Four Corners program as ‘a big beat up’ and claimed the media are out to get him.
‘Do your job!’: Palmer blows up at Kochie
CLIVE Palmer has blown up big time on morning TV, brushing off claims he acted improperly over his business interests.
‘Driven by ego, money, power’
CLIVE Palmer’s once-loyal allies are turning on him in droves as new details emerge about his troubled businesses.
$300k fine for ‘free range’ claims
AN EGG brand once dubbed Australia’s shonkiest has been ordered to pay a $300,000 penalty for misleading “free range” claims.
Sex scandal CEO ready to go again
THE controversial founder of racy clothing brand American Apparel is starting all over again with a new company.
First new VW diesel goes on sale
THE new Volkswagen Tiguan meets government standards but is yet to be tested on the same equipment that exposed cheating software in old models.
Ray Martin defends 60 Minutes
VETERAN broadcaster Ray Martin has defended the ethics of the jailed 60 Minutes crew, revealing his own involvement in a child recovery.
Seven exec’s assets seized in fraud case
SEVEN has won a bid to freeze the multi-million dollar assets of a senior programming manager who has admitted defrauding the TV network.
Telstra in new, embarrassing fail
JUST as outage outrage subsides, Telstra has again infuriated Australians who say the company should be “ashamed” of itself.
Optus to slash 200 call centre jobs
OPTUS is set to slash almost 200 call centre jobs, after denying plans to cut its work force by 10 per cent.
Failed businessman’s grand cattle plans
HE’S been wanted by Ghana police, banned by ASIC and bankrupted. Now Luke Butler is back with grand plans to be Australia’s biggest cattle breeder and land holder.
Why going to uni is actually a raw deal
HAVING a degree has become a basic prerequisite for most careers, but is it really worth it? The rewards aren’t as great as you think.