Teeth-straightening giant admits misleading Aussie customers
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NSW business racks up 600 complaints in six years
About 120 official complaints so far this year; more than double that in 2020. Now Tru Water and Fair Trading are set to face off in court.
‘Don’t answer the call if you don’t know the number’
More than 200 million scam calls targeting Aussies have been stopped this year. Communications Minister Paul Fletcher says don’t answer if you don’t know the number.
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Widow’s unbearable airbag tragedy
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The boy a flawed law left behind
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$40,000 refund over towbar tussle
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Cops take a swipe at skimming taxis
THE NSW Police Force’s Fraud Squad has been called in to weed out dodgy taxi drivers using hi-tech card skimmers to steal thousands of dollars from unsuspecting passengers all over Sydney.
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