Business
Consumer affairs
'Fantastic': Clean energy sector gears up for Shorten storage splurge
The battery and renewable energy sector has welcomed federal Labor's plan to subsidise the installation of 100,000 storage systems in homes as likely to build on a fast-expanding industry.
- by Peter Hannam
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Human rights
Rental apps could increase discrimination against tenants: CHOICE
The Australian Human Rights Commission is conducting a major project into how to protect human rights in a new era of technological development.
- by Jewel Topsfield
Research
Aldi is Australia's most trusted brand, as banks drop in favour
The latest Roy Morgan Net Trust Score survey ranked Aldi number one again, but a number of brands dropped out of the top ten.
- by Rachel Clun
Games
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
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