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Widow’s unbearable airbag tragedy

Mechanic Goce Velovski, who was killed last year by a faulty Takata airbag in a 1998 BMW, believed the recent recall of the deadly product should have also applied to older cars like his.

Layton Smith in 2004, then aged 2, recovering in hospital from being hit in a car crash that is in 2016 the subject of a NSW Supreme Court appeal. Picture: Supplied

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The boy a flawed law left behind

A SYDNEY boy who suffered catastrophic injuries in a car crash but was denied compensation due to a flaw in the law, has lost an appeal against a decision to refuse him a payout.

Caroline Mumford and the 2013 Ford Ranger XLT she bought to transport her Standard Bred 8Yo horse

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$40,000 refund over towbar tussle

IN DECEMBER, Caroline Mumford bought a three-year-old Ford Ranger from a dealer in Bathurst. Then things began to go wrong.

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Dodgy building company ripping off interstate investors taking there money but not finishing the houses. Pictured in front of there unfinished homes in Parkes, NSW are L-R, Peter and Leanne Montebello with kids, Paige and Jack (from Perth), Pippa DeBeaux (from Darwin), Bronson and Satomi Hetet (from Gold Coast) . Picture: Brad Newman

Nightmare on Uneasy Street could hit you

WELCOME to Uneasy Street where the victims of one of Australia’s worst property investment deals are stuck in limbo.

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Natalie Young sold a second-hand Louis Vuitton handbag on eBay. The buyer alleged there was a rip that wasn't shown in the photos or disclosed in the description. The buyer alleges she tried to send the bag back. After getting the refund the buyer listed the bag for sale .

Aussie sellers short-changed on eBay

AUSTRALIANS who sell on eBay say they are being stitched up because the $45 billion online auction behemoth is biased towards buyers.

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Stewart Robinson and partner Natasha Hogan with her written-off Suzuki Swift at a Jannali wreckers yard. Picture: Craig Greenhill

‘The accident wasn’t even our fault’

STEWART Robinson was driving his partner Natasha Hogan’s car when a woman in a rental car crashed into them. Even though they were not at fault, Ms Hogan did not have comprehensive insurance on her $14,000 vehicle — so she lost everything.

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Pictured on Currumbin Beach , Gold Coast 15 year old Jade Thomas who saved up to go on a World Challenge to India . Picture Mike Batterham

‘That’s not the destination I booked’

JADE Thomas put all of her earnings from a cafe job towards a overseas high-school expedition. But when the destination changed, her request for a refund was turned down.

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Passengers disembark from the replacement Jetstar flight which arrived in Gold Coast from Guam after the original flight was diverted and grounded for more than 24 hours due to mechanical issue in the Pacific Island. Photo: Regi Varghese

Airline denies refund for accidental booking

A SYDNEY man who accidentally purchased four flights to Tasmania a second time was denied a refund by the airline.

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Christine Henderson pictured the day she returned from her holiday, Ryde, Sydney, 02 January 2017. Christine had a fall in her driveway the day her, her husband and their 22-year-old daughter were supposed to fly from Sydney to Paris, for the start of their month long holiday in Europe. Christine broke her nose but got the all clear to fly from a doctor at Ryde Hospital. When they tried to check in, Etihad would not allow them to fly after consulting the airlines medical team, even though they produced a letter from the doctor at Ryde stating she would be fine. They were then forced to pay another $3021 to fly 5 days later. $800 each for a no show fee (even though they did show up) and the remainder was the re-booking free. Photo: Brianne Makin

Airline bans woman due to broken nose

CHRISTINE Henderson was turned away by Etihad Airways because she had fractured her nose while waiting for a taxi to Sydney Airport.

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Sydney mums Tarnya Allen from Seven Hills and Di Fisher (right) from Willoughby are holding Samsung to account for faulty washing machines. They run a facebook page with over 3000 members.

2016 was the year of the underdog

THESE two mums are Public Defender’s consumer champions of 2016. They’re responsible for putting Samsung in a spin over dodgy washing machines.

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