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The health insurance industry's plan to lure more young people into the system
The health insurance industry's plan to lure more young people into the system.
The health insurance industry's plan to lure more young people into the system.
There is only one thing worse than missing out on tickets to see your favourite band.
Norm and Christine are refusing to pay a new government-imposed fee of $12,000 a year, saying "it's quite insulting".
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Grown-up Lego fans are spitting bricks after being told they are too old to go to Melbourne's new construction toy mecca.
Companies that mislead consumers could face penalties 10 times bigger than the current maximum amount, under proposed changes to the Australian Consumer Law.
Four years after the Rana Plaza disaster, nine brands refuse to say a word about what they're doing.
Food delivery riders appear to be flouting the road rules as questions are asked about the safety practices of companies such as Deliveroo and Foodora.
News flash: people who wear larger sizes also exercise. And finally, some sports brands are listening.
Coles wound back its Easter campaign after employees were sexually harassed.
Greenseas is under fire for selling tuna that's been caught using a destructive method.
As Australia prepares for its first ever Good Friday football match and horse race, we look at the rest of the world.
Angry United Airlines customers can now vent their fury at a juicy target: the chief executive's pocketbook.
The state's 150-year-old registry will be leased to Hastings Funds Management and First State Super.
Insurance companies are exploiting an exemption to unfair contract rules and hiding behind complex product disclosure documents, consumer advocates say.
Insurance companies should consider standardising their policy definitions to make it easier for people to compare policies against one another, the corporate regulator says.
Get set for a price war in our mobile phone market with the near-$2b entry of TPG.
It's the first major review of the Australian Consumer Law since it commenced in 2011 and it affects you more than you know.
Internet pop-up scams that ask victims to call a fake 1800 support line have netted more than $41,000.
Every so often, Apple comes out with an updated iPhone, which has new features and attracts a lot of buzz. Turns out all that buzz can lead to an increase in iPhone accidents.
Despite a string of convictions, an unlicensed builder is at large in Sydney and probably looking for more building work.
Australians are expected to buy 3000 tonnes of chocolate this Easter – and that's just at one supermarket.
Apple has been accused of falsely and misleadingly telling customers that it wasn't required to fix their iPhones and iPads.
IAG estimates net exposure to Cyclone Debbie at about $140m as other insurers also count cost.
The manufacturer of Nurofen must pay a $6 million penalty, after a final appeal to the High Court was rejected on Wednesday.
One of the country's major energy companies, Origin Energy, has been slapped with a heavy fine for failing to accurately report data - relating to hot water systems
Jan Polanik has sued the donut chain for serving him "margarine or a butter substitute" instead of butter with his bagels for four years.
Rory O'Connor, the probity adviser on the land titles registry privatisation, has scrutinised several controversial deals of Labor powerbrokers.
Aldi, Coles and Woolworths make liberal use of plastic packaging, much to the chagrin of environmentally conscious shoppers.
The land titles registry's big profits have long helped fund schools and hospitals. After it is privatised, those profits could head towards the Cayman Islands.
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