Why the banks make it so hard for you to cancel your credit card

You can do almost all your banking online. So why can't you do the same to cancel a credit card?

'They hide behind the legal jargon': Why Ian's insurance claim was refused

Most consumers considered the price and level of cover as the only "detail" necessary to make an informed decision.

These are the Sydney suburbs getting the NBN by June

You can finally check when you will get the NBN and what sort of technology you will be receiving.

Camilla kaftan lover charged after posing as security guard

A woman posing as a security guard has been charged with shoplifting from a Camilla warehouse sale.

Certified painter 'did not even know what lead paint was'

Australia's peak body for the painting industry has expressed concerns for tradespeople who have been issued qualifications to handle toxic materials without the requisite training.

'It's not anything goes': Broadband providers, insurance in ACCC's sights

Broadband speed and performance claims, misbehaving health insurance providers and consumer guarantees are in the watchdog's sights.

How 38,000 Australians ended up on a restaurant booking blacklist

Restaurants affiliated with the online booking site Dimmi have blacklisted 38,000 diners for failing to show up at a reservation in the past year.

How funding from big pharma affects trial results

Drug trial studies that are sponsored by the pharmaceutical industry are more likely to favour a sponsor's product.

The 'luxury' Bondi Airbnb that really was too good to be true

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It looked like the perfect Airbnb that was too good to be true. It was.