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No Biggie: Celebrity chef sues Cotton On over use of kebab shop logo

No Biggie: Celebrity chef sues Cotton On over use of kebab shop logo

Celebrity chef Shane Delia in legal stoush Australian retail giant Cotton On over his Biggie Smalls Kbabs logo, which honours a slain US rapper.

  • by Rachel Wells

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APRA ramps up merger pressure for private health insurers
Health insurance

APRA ramps up merger pressure for private health insurers

APRA has started talks with health insurers facing "sustainability challenges".

  • by Colin Kruger
Dream home to nightmare: customers, businesses feel let down by WA's building watchdog
Construction

Dream home to nightmare: customers, businesses feel let down by WA's building watchdog

Shonky builds are impacting both customers and tradespeople who are frustrated at the regulatory bodies meant to be protecting them.

  • by Hamish Hastie and Daile Cross
Your kids think you’re addicted to your phone
Apps

Your kids think you’re addicted to your phone

The kids are all right. But the parents? Most parents worry that their kids are addicted to their devices, but many teenagers have the same concern about their parents.

  • by Niraj Chokshi
'It's a buggy mess': ACCC takes Sony to court over PlayStation refunds
ACCC

'It's a buggy mess': ACCC takes Sony to court over PlayStation refunds

Sony, the maker of the popular PlayStation gaming console, is facing a court case over its alleged "misleading" refund policy.

  • by Josh Dye
Sportsbet offers partial payouts after punter rage over voided AFL bets
Gaming & wagering

Sportsbet offers partial payouts after punter rage over voided AFL bets

Australia's biggest online bookmaker has agreed to pay out a fraction of the face value of winning bets placed on AFL players accruing 40 disposals or more.

  • by Nick Toscano
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Former Seven executive facing fraud allegations still bookkeeping
Courts

Former Seven executive facing fraud allegations still bookkeeping

Former Seven West Media executive John Fitzgerald is now looking after the accounts of small businesses in Sydney's western suburbs despite the multimillion-dollar fraud allegations from his former employer. 

  • by Colin Kruger and Sally Rawsthorne
Cars on demand to replace vehicle ownership for a new generation of drivers
Cars

Cars on demand to replace vehicle ownership for a new generation of drivers

The latest figures show the number of teenagers getting their licence is slowing.

  • by Joshua Dowling
ACCC calls for laws to block Facebook and Google eliminating competitors
Facebook

ACCC calls for laws to block Facebook and Google eliminating competitors

The new laws proposed by Rod Sims may have stopped Facebook's acquisition of Instagram.

  • by Paul Sakkal
Kogan.com in court accused of false EOFY discount promotion
Retail

Kogan.com in court accused of false EOFY discount promotion

The ACCC says the electronics retailer jacked up its prices while offering customers a "10 per cent" online discount code at the end of last financial year. 

  • by Jenny Noyes
Free bet crackdown as Victoria moves first to toughen online gambling rules
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Gaming & wagering

Free bet crackdown as Victoria moves first to toughen online gambling rules

Next week, the Andrews government is set to become the first in Australia to roll out tougher regulations in the online gambling industry.

  • by Nick Toscano