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Telecommunications
At the third stroke, there will be ... no more dial-up talking clock
Time's up: The 1194 'talking clock' service will end in September, says Telstra.
- by Carolyn Webb
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ACCC
'Simply appalling': Viagogo misled ticket buyers on price, availability
ACCC chairman Rod Sims says Viagogo was charging "extraordinarily high" booking fees and many consumers were caught out.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
Aged care
Bupa overcharged thousands of aged care residents for extra services
The ACCC has started federal court proceedings against Bupa after it charged thousands of aged care residents up to $100 a day for services it did not fully provide.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
Renewables
'Blown away': rooftop solar PV installations surge by almost half
Australian rooftops added a record of almost 500 megawatts of new solar photovoltaic capacity in the March quarter.
- by Peter Hannam
Recall
Mattel recalls baby sleeper linked to deaths from Australian shelves
A Fisher-Price baby sleeper linked to 30 infant deaths has been recalled in the US, with the ACCC considering an Australian recall.
- by Rachel Wells and Goya Dmytryshchak
Electric cars
'Instant power' just one of the lures for buyers eyeing electric cars
Electric cars may be few and far between on Australia's roads but that's likely to change.
- by Peter Hannam
Food & drink
Extreme weather, drought has created milk shortage: supplier
Drought and an increased cost in feed, water and electricity has created a shortfall in milk supply, a large supplier has confirmed.
- by Rachel Clun and Darren Gray
Energy
iSelect misled public on power bill discounts: ACCC
The consumer watchdog has begun legal proceedings against retail comparison group iSelect over claims it deliberately misled the public on power bill discounts.
- by Cole Latimer
Electric cars
'Australia's waking up': take-up of electric car charging points to market shift
Fears that adding electric vehicles will strain the grid may be misplaced if the experience of developers such as Mirvac is any guide.
- by Peter Hannam
World markets
How Michelle Pfeiffer is trying to shake up an $80bn industry
Celebrities have used their firepower for many causes. Refugees. Vaccines. AIDS. But transparency in big perfume?
- by Tiffany Kary and Jonathan Roeder
Electric cars
Is Bill Shorten in the driver's seat or just an electric dreamer?
On the eve of the federal budget, Labor unveiled a new electric vehicle policy that has never been tested before in this country.
- by Timna Jacks