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Esther Han is the consumer affairs editor for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Sun-Herald. She was previously the food and wine news writer for Fairfax Media.
Imported 'extra virgin' olive oil increasingly failing quality tests
Esther Han, Consumer Affairs Editor ''It's like buying a Rolls Royce and finding a V-Dub engine in it.''
Big business increasingly courting Facebook mums groups
Lucy Cormack and Esther Han Natalie thought a Facebook group would be a good way to connect with other local mums. Then someone else came knocking.
Australians are cutting down on sugar but love of honey worries health experts
Esther Han We're eating healthier than ever - but we are still making one enormous mistake.
'Project Mastermind': Colgate colluded with rivals and Woolworths to rip you off
Esther Han Household name Colgate has been found guilty of conspiring with two rivals and supermarket giant Woolworths.
Women driving three-quarters of all retail purchases, going crazy on clothing
Esther Han, Consumer Affairs editor They control 75 per cent of retail spending. But where does it go?
Federal Government urged to continue funding specialist problem gambling counsellors
Esther Han, Consumer Affairs editor After gambling addict Joshua had racked up a $73,000 credit card debt, he got into his self-managed super fund.
IKEA safety warning after third child killed by toppling Malm chest of drawers
Esther Han Furniture giant says it has no plans to issue a recall of its Malm chest of drawers.
Oroton, Pumpkin Patch and Lorna Jane shamed for low transparency of supply chains
Esther Han In the wake of the Rana Plaza factory collapse some Australian fashion brands have made huge leaps in stamping out exploitation from their supply chains. Others have not.
Samsung disputes Sydney woman's claims over removal of fire-damaged washing machine
Esther Han A fire broke out in Patricia Borg's laundry. But two different stories have emerged about what happened in the aftermath.
Samsung washing machine fires: authorities reject need for coronial inquiry
Esther Han Samsung customers say they're angry that fire authorities have rejected their request to trigger a state coronial inquiry into what they claim is a botched washing machine recall.
Free Range Egg Farms fined $300,000 for misleading shoppers with false claims
Esther Han Shoppers who paid extra to "taste freedom" in their free range eggs were ripped off and misled, a court has found, with an egg company penalised $300,000.
Food fraud: Popular oregano brands selling adulterated products
Esther Han Shoppers buying and sprinkling chopped oregano leaves to flavour their food might actually be using entirely different ingredients, says consumer advocacy group Choice.
Hertz to refund hundreds of customers it falsely accused of damaging rental cars
Esther Han Rental car giant Hertz has admitted to wrongly charging customers for pre-existing damages and overcharging for repairs.
More than a million Menulog customers' private data at risk of theft
Esther Han Private information of more than a million customers of online takeaway giant Menulog such as names and addresses is at risk of being stolen, with experts deeming the website as "vulnerable" and "not...
Free range eggs: Ministers sign off on a controversial definition
Esther Han There is now a legal definition of "free range" eggs - and it's not acceptable, says consumer group Choice.
'Hijacked': Fears grow Big Egg's free range definition could be made official
Esther Han, Consumer Affairs editor Consumers are about to get some certainly over free range egg labelling. But consumer and animal welfare groups say the options reflect what the egg industry, not shoppers, want.
Bitter battle: chocolate makers fighting to save the world's cocoa supply
Esther Han We're eating more chocolate than ever before. But cocoa farmers are struggling to meet demand, and some are abandoning the crop altogether, worrying chocolate makers.
Paediatrician calls for stronger product safety laws
Esther Han Parents would be shocked to know the vast majority of products in the Australian market have not been tested to any safety standard.
Samsung overhauls washing machine recall as it faces potential coronial inquiry
Esther Han Two Sydney mothers are pushing for a state coronial inquiry into Samsung's execution of a massive recall of washing machines that have sparked house fires across the country.
Medibank and NIB spruiking some of the worst 'junk' private health insurance policies
Esther Han When people look to downgrade their health policies as prices rise, they need to watch out for plans that offer little more than the public Medicare system, say consumer advocates.
