Energy retailer fined after targeting elderly
Residents of a nursing home and a retirement village were among consumers switched by energy retailer Simply Energy to new supply contracts without obtaining their consent, resulting in a stiff fine.
Consumer Affairs
Tired of energy bills, households take matters into their own hands
Households with solar panels could triple within five years and those with batteries rise even faster.
Need a tradie? Here's what you'll be paying
Plumbers are the most expensive tradies in NSW, according to new figures.
The real difference between $12 and $160 school shoes
There's a massive range of school shoes, from $12 all the way to $160. What should parents be looking for?
Is Bega biting off more than it can chew with Vegemite deal?
Vegemite has long been a lightning rod for economic nationalists who have railed long and hard about how so much of our iconic brands are owned offshore.
Bellamy's comes out swinging against dissident shareholders
The board of troubled infant milk formula group Bellamy's Australia has told shareholders to vote against a proposal from dissident shareholders.
Vegemite back in Australian hands after $460m deal
Shares in Bega Cheese surged Thursday after it bought Vegemite and other local Kraft brands in a $460 million deal which takes it far from its roots in the dairy industry
Do young Australians really need health insurance?
At what point in your life does should you take out private health insurance?
'This doesn't add up' - Bellamy's fight heats up
Directors of troubled infant milk formula group Bellamy's Australia are ramping up their campaign against dissident shareholders after unmasking original backer Jan Cameron as standing behind a key block of shares in the company.
Bellamy's Black Prince revealed
Jan Cameron, co-founder of Kathmandu retail chain, has been unmasked as the power behind the largest shareholder in troubled infant milk formula group Bellamy's Australia,
Baird's next privatisation move to increase police costs
Historians and journalists across NSW have joined the fight to stop the Baird government from privatising the country's largest and oldest database of land ownership records.
Mystery surrounding Bellamy largest investor deepens
Troubled infant milk formula foundation shareholder Jan Cameron has no beneficial interest in Bellamy's Australia but her charity, the Elsie Cameron Foundation does.
Biggest weekly jump in petrol prices in two years
Petrol prices are on the up and up, and the OPEC deal is going to further fuel this trend.
Think you can spot a scam email? Take the test
The scammers have come a very long way.
Family sees red over aerosol sunscreen
The suitability and effectiveness of aerosol spray sunscreens is being questioned after numerous reports of people still getting sunburnt.
Bellamy's rebels call on chairman to go
Shares in troubled infant milk formula group Bellamy's fell for a third straight day Friday with investor sentiment soured by the difficulties seen in reviving its fortunes.
Bleeding at Bellamy's not done yet say analysts
Its shares have slumped by a third in just two days, but that isn't enough to whet the appetite of some analysts, who reckon the shares should decline another 20 per cent or so to bring them back to 'fair value'.
NZ extends sway over Aussie dairy industry with Bellamy's deal
New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra is in the box seat to control the future of infant milk products group Bellamy's with an effective ''poison pill'' arrangement.
Personal data up for grabs in NSW land titles sale, experts warn
The private operator of NSW's land titles registry would have access to information about bankruptcies, marriages, divorces and deaths, experts warn.
What we splashed our money on in the lead-up to Christmas
Hardware performed strongly in the lead-up to Christmas, attracting lots of shoppers, but electrical and recreational goods struggled.
Jan Cameron rules out taking Bellamy's chair
With troubled baby formula group Bellamy's to issue its long-awaited trading update next week, dissident shareholders seeking to take board control will also meet next week to map out their push to topple the board.
Air lounger danger warning: 'It was vacuum-sealed to her face'
Hollie was floating in one of the increasingly popular air loungers, when the fabric ripped and she was swallowed by the pool.
Motorists urged to fill up now before price rise
The ACCC is urging motorists to fill up, with petrol prices expected to jump in coming days.
Bellamy's largest shareholder in push for board control
The largest shareholder in struggling dairy group Bellamy's Australia has moved to force out several of the company's directors – a move the board has rejected.
See how fast we're waving goodbye to caged eggs
See the rate at which consumers are switching from caged eggs to free range.
Dud gift? Three magic words to use when seeking a repair or refund
Faulty product? Here's what the laws says about your rights to a free repair, refund or exchange.
Shopper docket the sleeper issue behind the Woolworths sale to BP
It has been the single most fraught issue in retailing over the past two decades – shopper docket fuel discounts.
The day of the week we all reach for the food delivery app
Online deliveries are emerging as the big hitters in the battle for the dining dollar.
From wraps to bowls - sorting the real food trends from the gimmicks
Remember when wraps seemed revolutionary? Maybe you had one on your way home from an Alanis Morrisette concert in 1996.
The brands and products that got your goat in 2016
We're constantly writing stories, but every once in a while there's one that goes wild - it triggers a deluge of comments and letters, it's shared tens of thousands of times on social media, and sometimes it causes so much outrage it helps create meaningful change.