Business
Consumer affairs
AMP, CommInsure revealed as insurance laggards with new tool
Regulators have launched a new tool aimed at helping customers choose better insurance products.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
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Energy
ACCC calls for an end to rooftop solar subsidies
The competition watchdog has renewed calls to scrap rooftop solar subsidies by 2021, putting it at odds with both sides of the federal government.
- by Cole Latimer
Food & drink
Australians bin $8.9b worth of food a year - and that's an improvement
Consumers cut their total food wastage by $700 million last year, but experts say we are still buying too much from shops and letting too much produce go off.
- by Alex Druce
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Energy
Solar trial turning Sydney homes into mini-power plants
Poles and wires company Ausgrid is partnering with household battery maker Reposit Power to turn Sydney homes into mini-power plants.
- by Cole Latimer
Live music
Bluesfest guilty of 'misleading, deceptive conduct' over parking plan
Festival organisers are appealing the ruling and intend to introduce paid parking for the festival in 2020.
- by Tony Moore
Cancer
Jury awards man $113m in Roundup cancer trial
Bayer lost a second trial over claims its Roundup weed killer causes cancer, increasing pressure on the company to spend billions of dollars to settle thousands of similar lawsuits.
- by Joel Rosenblatt and Robert Burnson
Energy
'10 years late': Calls mount for greater watchdog bite in power sector
Attempts to rein-in excessive clout by major companies in the power sector are a decade overdue, one of the biggest employer groups has said.
- by Peter Hannam and Cole Latimer
Energy
AGL's use of 'huge' market clout costs consumers $3b a year: report
AGL's dominance of the electricity sector allowed it to push up prices by holding back supply once a rival producer closed, a report has found.
- by Peter Hannam
Food & drink
Health groups push for food ratings to be mandatory
Consumer and public health groups are renewing their push to make the government’s Health Star Ratings mandatory, but the food industry is resisting such a change.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Consumer rights
Jewellery group Pandora admits to misleading customers on refund rights
On the same day, the ACCC said it would review travel agency Expedia's decision to remove or waiver their right to enforce controversial "price parity clauses".
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
Soft commodities
'Undermining confidence': Farmers back Roundup despite US cancer claim
Farmers have backed the weed killer glyphosate, saying it has revolutionised farming while delivering environmental benefits including reduced soil erosion.
- by Darren Gray and Natassia Chrysanthos