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Health insurance price hikes 'unwarranted', say economists
Australians are paying record high premiums for private health insurance, and it's set to go even higher. Many economists think the price hikes cannot be justified.
Australians are paying record high premiums for private health insurance, and it's set to go even higher. Many economists think the price hikes cannot be justified.
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The end may be in sight for the shake-out in the dairy industry which has pushed milk stocks to 20 year lows.
James Packer's lawyers are taking steps to halt the distribution of a dodgy online ad that claims he endorses a risky trading strategy.
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Urth Energy, which billed itself as a "boutique" energy retailer focusing on solar energy systems, has appointed an external administrator.
Mobile food delivery apps are making their way into Sydney schools, extending lunch menus beyond salad sandwiches and pizza pockets.
Fair Trading issued a warning on Tuesday not to deal with Extra Mile Movers, a local and interstate removalist company.
​German prosecutors said for the first time Friday that they had evidence that Volkswagen's former chief executive took part in the company's emissions fraud, significantly raising the stakes for the carmaker and undercutting its attempts to put the scandal behind it.
More than 20 real estate agents have been hit with a fine for engaging in a banned practice while selling property.
An additive used in lollies, chewing gum and toothpaste has been found to initiate the early stages of cancers in animals.
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More than 3300 illegal abalone and 40 kilograms of shark fin has been seized in raid in western Sydney.
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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.
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,
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Troubled infant milk formula foundation shareholder Jan Cameron has no beneficial interest in Bellamy's Australia but her charity, the Elsie Cameron Foundation does.
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The scammers have come a very long way.
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