Business
Consumer affairs
Want to buy the Pacific Highway or Lane Cove National Park? Now, you can
For those looking for a unique Christmas gift, having a personalised Monopoly game made is rather easy - as long as you are happy to order 1000 units.
- by Maani Truu
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Opinion
Power payment plans yet another cruel twist amid rising bills
It also seems the companies are trying to get away with putting as much pressure as they can on their Victorian customers in the next few weeks while they can.
- by Elizabeth Minter
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Consumer rights
There's no way to be sure honey isn’t fake, says ACCC
Honey being sold in Australia could be bulked up with sugar syrup or otherwise adulterated but there is no reliable way to find out, the consumer watchdog has concluded.
- by Patrick Hatch
Renewables
'Behind the motor': Can electric vehicles sustain not drain the grid?
Some two million Australian households with rooftop solar panels have done much to transform their involvement in the electricity sector and what they park in their garages may one day be just as disruptive.
- by Peter Hannam
ATO
Almost $1 million paid to scammers since July, says ATO
Bitcoin has also overtaken iTunes vouchers as most common payment demanded by tax scammers, based on reports to the Australian Tax Office.
- by Justine Landis Hanley
Security
Councils pry into residents' metadata to chase down fines
Local councils are using laws designed for crime fighting and counter terrorism to pursue residents for illegal dumping.
- by Harriet Alexander
Energy
Electricity retailer fined for forcing brain damaged man to sign up
Simply Energy has been fined $20,000 for signing up a customer with a brain injury without his consent in a case described as "disturbing".
- by Cole Latimer
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Renewables
Power from the people: homes paid to supply electricity to the grid
Pool pumps, airconditioners, batteries and other smart devices could become money spinners for households under a $50 million Berejiklian government plan to create a "virtual battery" to shore up the grid.
- by Peter Hannam
Petrol prices
'We are finally seeing some relief': Sydney petrol prices plunge
The average petrol price in Sydney has dropped by 8 cents in the past week - the biggest fall in a decade.
- by Maani Truu
Opinion
Superannuation
Let's ensure we don't let super funds 'kludge' it this time
There is no reason for people to take out insurance against accidents at work.
- by John Daley
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Pregnancy
Pregnancy not covered by one in four travel insurance policies
Planning a babymoon? Make sure to check the travel insurance fine print.
- by Maani Truu