Families should brace for $660 electricity bill increase
NSW families could pay up to 30 per cent more next financial year because of ballooning wholesale prices.
Consumer Affairs
'Pinch year': Power price surge set to knock out smaller energy retailers
The electricity market is bracing for significant change, with the risk that surging prices will force a number of smaller retailers to quit the market.
'RESOLVE IT HERE': Westpac customers targeted in email scam
Westpac customers have been targeted by criminals in a malicious email campaign this week that attempts to collect their personal and banking information.
Ausgrid fined $100,000 after endangering lives
Ausgrid has been fined for temporarily cutting power without warning to homes with customers using life-support machines.
Hep A frozen berries from same farm and plant as the 2015 recalled fruit
Concerning links emerge between contaminated berries recall of 2015, and this latest one.
Murray Goulburn slumps to record low on revamp
Milk processor Murray Goulburn has slumped to new lows on worries over its planned revamp.
How much do you really save by shopping at Aldi?
Australian shoppers can save almost $80 by replacing leading supermarket brand products with budget equivalents.
How to spend only $8 on lunch in CBD every day
There's a new start-up in town, and it's offering $8 lunches to workers in Sydney's CBD.
Optus admits slashing prepaid data without telling 45,000 customers
Telco to compensate 45,000 customers after admission ACCC investigation.
$50 to spend a night in a futuristic pod
It's long existed in Japan, and now the capsule hotel has arrived in Australia. So what will you get for $50?
NSW households throwing away $3800 every year
More than 800,000 tonnes of food waste is thrown out by NSW households every year, while 80,000 adults and children suffer food insecurity.
Creative Gourmet frozen berries recalled again over hepatitis A fears
Creative Gourmet frozen berries are being yanked off shelves after another possible case of hepatitis contamination hit the brand.
It's about to get harder to earn Frequent Flyer points
The credit card fees that banks were able to charge, and which funded their own rewards schemes, will fall from July.
Vodafone fights ACCC over 'vague' mobile ruling
Vodafone will fight the competition watchdog in court to overturn a decision governing access to mobile phone networks in regional areas.
Proposed changes to measurement labelling laws spark consumer group criticism
Weight and volume markings could soon move from the front of a product's packaging to "cut red tape".
How the new NBN pricing plan for retailers affects you
Internet service providers to get discounted prices for NBN bandwidth, with one condition.
ACCC set to take NBN providers to court over slow broadband
Consumer watchdog may drag several providers to court for dudding customers with slow internet.
The electricity plans that cost an extra $400 a year
It might seem like the budget-friendly option, but 'time of use' electricity plans could actually cost you much more.
Gas consumers hit by declining competition
Declining competition in gas markets, which is leaving consumers exposed to surging wholesale prices
NIB cuts benefits for procedures without telling members
The consumer watchdog has dragged health fund NIB to court, accusing it of concealing changes to some of its policies that left members with surprise out-of-pocket costs.
'Ticking time-bomb': Infinity cables still in thousands of homes
A national recall of faulty electrical cabling has only captured 54 per cent of the total 4313 km that was installed.
Diane's distress after home insurance policy cancelled
What happens if a co-insured burns down a jointly owned and jointly insured house in a fit of rage?
AAMI anger: Why this family is still driving a mouldy car
If an insurer-preferred smash repairer causes further damage to a car, should the insurance company pay all the subsequent costs, including replacing the vehicle?
How healthy is the health food aisle?
A review by LiveLighter has found health food aisle snack products often cost more and have less nutritional value than other snacks.
Power bill 'spike' looms after court ruling
Households facing 'price spike' as industry regulator loses key legal case.
Linda's funeral shone a light on industry 'shrouded in secrecy'
Funeral services and costs are ‘shrouded in secrecy’, new research finds.
When Andrew reported mould he didn't expect to be evicted
Andrew Gibson and his partner reported mould issues in their inner-west apartment, only to be told they had 90 days to vacate the property.
How motorists could be paying less for petrol soon
In a few years time, your car will be able tell you all the best petrol deals in your vicinity, saving you hundreds of dollars.
'You don't know what's around the corner': family hit by tragedy
When Brendon Cowie kissed his wife goodbye, it was the last time he would see her alive.
'Biggest scam in NSW': 10,000 per cent blowout in gas bill
AGL has launched proceedings over company's failure to provide timely meter reads over the past two years.