Cheap toys ‘fail’ child safety standards
Toys from a cheap overseas retailer can quickly turn deadly for children, a consumer group has found.
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Markets rise on Chinese stimulus rumours
The Australian share market rose to a near record high off the back of Chinese stimulus package rumours and a better than expected global economic outlook.
Mega Aussie wind farm switched on
What’s set to be the biggest wind farm in the southern hemisphere has been switched on in country Victoria.
‘Dark hole’: Big issue in rise of smart cars
The threat of foreign EVs being remotely controlled on Australian roads is unlikely, but the computers on wheels are still listening and watching everything we do.
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Why petrol prices affect your mortgage
The Reserve Bank has slugged homeowners with another rate rise and a recent surge in petrol prices is partly to blame.
Aussie company cuts third of staff
The Melbourne-based company has laid off a third of its staff in the last financial year.
‘Death sentence’: Call to ban ‘killer stone’
Unions are calling out a “moral failure” and demanding an immediate ban on a common household product killing off Australian workers.
Real reason food prices are going up
Multiple strikes have broken out across Australia’s food sector, putting more pressure on an industry rocked by surging inflation. But experts have cautioned labour is not to blame for rising grocery bills at the checkout.
$27.8bn empire: Inside the world of Australia’s cardboard king
From partying with Katy Perry to being praised by US presidents, this is the inside story of how Anthony Pratt built a global empire.
Trump’s tirade over nuclear subs report leak
The former US president has responded to claims he leaked sensitive military information to Australian billionaire Anthony Pratt in a typically bombastic fashion.
Mark McGowan‘s new gig revealed
Former WA premier Mark McGowan, who quit politics this year claiming he was “exhausted” from political life, has taken on several new high-profile roles.
Calls for pay shake-up for millions of Aussies
A Senate committee is hearing from some of the nation’s heaviest-hitting unions as it considers amendments to Fair Work laws.
ASX closes up, but down for the week
Financials and basic materials had the biggest gains in Friday’s trade, while energy, real estate, and utilities lead the losses.
Premier’s big cost-of-living relief promise
One state’s premier has pledged to back small business with cost-of-living relief to help them stare down interest-rates and inflation pressures.
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