Tough week for car makers with Chrysler, Mitsubishi, VW in the headlights
For 25 years, Japanese car maker Mitsubishi failed to properly test the fuel efficiency of its cars, the company has admitted.
- by Marc Moncrief
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Big businesses get more out of sharing economy
Uber and AirBnB are shaking up the world, but in Australia, it's big business that's benefiting.
- by Marc Moncrief
Bionic eyes set to switch from fantasy to blinking reality
Patent application reveals electronics giant Samsung is developing a contact lens with a tiny built-in camera.
- by Marc Moncrief
Feds holding more than $1b in unclaimed money
Victorians have left behind more than $200 million in lonely bank accounts, investments and life insurance policies, new figures show.
- by Marc Moncrief
Effects test to put corporate bullies on notice
The Federal government wants to make it harder for big companies to brutalise their smaller competitors by throwing their weight around the market. Sounds great, but is it good for me?
- by Marc Moncrief
Everything old is new again at the Lost Trades Fair
A wedding, an important birthday, a rarefied tour of the city -- when else would you find yourself in a horse drawn carriage?
- by Marc Moncrief
Motorists are getting pumped on petrol prices: ACCC
Petrol is not as cheap as it should be, and the government's consumer watchdog is worried that customers are being gouged.
- by Marc Moncrief
Sunday explainer – should I buy my kids more stuff?
A young child surrounded in wrapping paper, endorphin-drunk. Boxes abound – some opened, some cast aside. Weeks of anticipation have all come to this wondrous moment. It's Christmas morning, and you're ruining your child.
- by Marc Moncrief
Electricity costs predicted to stay flat in Victoria until 2018
Electricity prices are expected to be stable in Victoria for the next three years in what could be some much-needed good news for consumers.
- by Marc Moncrief
Victoria's electricity bill shock epidemic
Nearly half of all Australians were charged more than they expected in their last electricity bill and many are falling behind on other bills to keep the lights on.
- by Marc Moncrief
Dentists say sugar free drinks and lollies still bad for teeth
Acids in sugar-free drinks and lollies are eating our teeth so aggressively they are just as bad for dental health as sugared alternatives.
- by Marc Moncrief
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