Paying a deposit on an unseen car

MORE than 100 people queued for 48 hours to pay a $1500 deposit to buy a car they hadn’t seen, don’t know its price and won’t drive before 2018.

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How Woolies is playing into Aldi’s hands

OPINION: WOOLIES is playing into Aldi’s hands, with its new brand strategy part of a race to the bottom by the supermarket chains.

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‘We’re a partner not a predator’

WITH six succinct words, Etihad Airways’ CEO James Hogan shot down talk of Virgin Australia becoming an Arab-owned airline anytime soon.

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Is this the end of emails?

LIKE the cockroach, email will never quite die. But these failed video game developers may come the closest to killing it off for good.

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ANZ to refund customers $5 million in fees

ANZ will refund about $5 million to 25,000 customers after wrongly charging them account fees and penalties.

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Aldi’s UK recall: biscuits made in ‘dirty factory’

ALDI has severed ties with a factory suspected of being contaminated by pests after having to recall biscuits sold in the United Kingdom.

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Gagging car owners may be illegal

CAR makers may be breaking the law by gagging customers as a condition of a repair, replacement or refund. Find out if your manufacturer uses them.

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Gagging car owners may be illegal

CAR makers may be breaking the law by gagging customers as a condition of a repair, replacement or refund. Find out if your manufacturer uses them.

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Dick Smith closing dates confirmed

FINALLY, some certainty for Dick Smith workers as the failed electronics chain’s receivers reveal when its remaining 363 stores will close.

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Radical solution to housing crisis

RENTING a city pad is expensive, especially when you’re only there to eat and sleep. So this group came up with a drastic solution.

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You can rent this tiny shack for a steal

IT’S JUST 2.5m wide and 4m high, but this tiny shed is up for grabs as a holiday rental.

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‘It is unsustainable’: Medibank boss

WITH premiums going up by more than triple the inflation rate, the new boss of Australia’s biggest health insurer admits the situation is dire.

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Why Woolies killed Homebrand

THERE’S an extremely good reason Woolworths had to get rid of Homebrand products. Packaging affects our tastebuds big time.

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Your Uber ride is about to go next level

FIRST they charmed us with cheaper rides, bottled water and breath mints. Now Uber is taking things to the next level.

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Banker charged over $126 million fraud

HE HAD the world at his feet, but sacked banker Andrew Caspersen is staring down the barrel of a 40 years jail term over an alleged $126 million fraud.

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Aussies to consume 8000kg of pot

AUSTRALIANS are expected to consume as much as 8000kg of medical cannabis worth $100 million in just the first year of being legalised.

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‘Child killer’ in a soup can

THE world’s most iconic soup brand has pledged to dump a toxic ingredient from its tinned cans after pressure from activists.

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Woolworths is killing off Homebrand

IT’S one of the most recognisable grocery labels in the country: Woolworths’ red-and-white, no frills Homebrand. Not anymore.

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The habits of top female entrepreneurs

JO Burston, founder of a global community for female entrepreneurs, knows better than most the traits of successful businesswomen. She shares her insight.

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‘Billionaire’ tradie’s real bank balance

THE Queensland tradie who claims he is a billionaire has revealed his real bank balance, and it’s a good thing size doesn’t matter.

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‘Be relentless in your pursuit’

THESE Aussie women reveal how they came to run their own successful companies in the cutthroat male dominated sectors of manufacturing and architecture.

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Why you should never use Ancestry.com

GENEALOGY sites like Ancestry seem like a great way to find out about your past. They could put you in danger in the process.

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People power triggers fund changes

NEARLY 80,000 households have joined a campaign to get a bulk discount from health insurance providers. And the campaign is already getting results.

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‘Shoppers stopped and stared’

BURNS victim Sarah Manganas fled Woolworths in tears after being humiliated in the midst of the Easter shopping rush — by the last person who should attack her.

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Used syringe found in Easter egg

A MELBOURNE man was shocked to discover a used syringe inside of a Cadbury white chocolate Dream Easter egg on Good Friday.

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Australia, your shops are all wrong

FRIENDLY super computers, specialty food and same day online delivery. When will Australian retail wake up to what the rest of the world is doing?

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Woolies’ hot, cross customers

SUPERMARKET giant slammed over early store closures, fruitless hot cross buns and a cockroach found in an Easter egg.

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Radical plan to rescue Masters

THE loss-making hardware stores could turn a profit in only 12 months under a new plan that was right under Woolworths’ nose.

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What is open over Easter?

THE long weekend is here at last, and to make things just that little bit easier here’s a guide to store trading hours.

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Banks clawing back on rewards

SOME of the nation’s big banks are scaling back their credit card rewards programs by drastically shaving back the points value.

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What’s open over Easter?

THE long weekend is here at last, and to make things just that little bit easier here’s a guide to store trading hours.

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Winners from ‘nanny state’ pain

THERE has been one bright spot since our nanny state took hold, with thriving businesses replacing wild, boozy nights out.

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Coles warns of higher grocery prices

COLES has warned its agile, innovative customers to brace for higher grocery prices if Malcolm Turnbull gets his way.

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Lifeline for desperate Dick Smith workers

DICK Smith employees are facing growing anxiety as an internal memo shed new information on the closures. But there is a way you can help.

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Our biggest airport rip-off

THE consumer watchdog has confirmed what we all knew: airports are laughing all the way to the bank. And the winner is ...

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Should I ‘blow the taxi up tonight’?

TAXI driver asked terrified passenger how he could get “an ISIS visa”, and bragged he could’ve “done a better job” than the terrorists in the Paris attack.

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WA wine goes down well in Singapore

ASIA is quickly developing a taste for WA grapes, with the trickle of premium wine into Singapore growing by almost 50 per cent last financial year.

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Threat over Samsung washing machines

SAMSUNG is being threatened with a coronial inquiry into its handling of the recall of tens of thousands of potential fireball washing machines.

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The city still reeling from the GFC

THOUSANDS of homes worth nothing, their broke owners left with heartache and mounting debt. But as people grow poorer, Wall Street is raking it in.

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‘Junk’ insurance you’re wasting money on

“BETTER off relying on Medicare”: If you’re forking out thousands of dollars a year for one of these health insurance policies, you need to read this.

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Dick Smith staff vent their anger

DICK Smith staff are venting their frustration with passive aggressive signs protesting their uncertain futures.

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‘Uber-killer’ app given green light

THE competition watchdog has given the green light to the taxi industry’s answer to Uber, after initially threatening to block the app.

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The brands we can’t live without

PRIVATE labels are taking over, but these are the 20 brands we’re willing to pay more for. No prizes for guessing the winner.

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Real estate agency sells itself

AUSTRALIA’S oldest real estate group has been sold to its managing director after being held by the same family for almost 30 years.

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The great baby formula rip-off

THIS factory in rural Victoria ships baby formula to China by the tonne and nabbed a $1.5 million taxpayer grant to boost its trade. But all is not as it seems.

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Banned by Amazon: ‘Loyal’ shopper black-listed

SELF-CONFESSED Amazon nut Greg Nelson has bought more than 340 items from the online retailer, but the “fervently loyal fan” has been black-listed.

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Travel card loophole closed

THE sneaky trick that allowed savvy passengers on NSW’s public transport to game the ticketing system has been shut off for good.

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They know more about you than you do

IT’S not just your paranoia. These store nerds know whether you’re rich or poor, single or married, pregnant and even where you went to school.

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Going postal over Australia Post

COMPLAINTS about Australia Post have almost tripled since 2008, and customers are taking to social media to slam a business which claims to deliver - but sometimes doesn’t.

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Is this the new Dick Smith?

HE’S built an empire with no shops and a finger in every pie. Now he’s taking on the mantle of Australia’s other great self-made man, Dick Smith.

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Hidden cost of Madonna’s tardiness

IT’S not just her fans waiting for the star to get on stage — there’s venue staff, trains and a whole lot more. And everyone is paying for “Madonnatime”.

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