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.
Manufacturing
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.
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Hyundai overtakes Holden
FOOTBALL, meat pies, kangaroos and … Korean cars. Low interest rates continue to drive sales of imported vehicles — but Holden and Ford continue to fall.
Outrage at beer brand’s ‘rapey’ slogan
A BEER company has apologised and retracted a controversial slogan which encouraged people to drink until ‘no’ becomes ‘yes’.
Holden pulls plug on electric car
IT was once described as the “car of the future” but Holden has just axed its electric car, the Volt. If it can’t sell, what will?
26,000 Holdens could catch fire
HOLDEN has stopped delivery of its Colorado ute and SUV and is trying to contact 26,000 owners across Australia because the cars could catch fire.
Nissan factory’s long-term deal
AMID news of closures and lay-offs in the car manufacturing sector, one automotive factory has announced it is here to stay beyond 2020.
More job cuts at Holden factory
HOLDEN to axe 270 more workers next month at its car assembly line in Elizabeth, South Australia, as demand for locally-made vehicles hits new lows.
‘A dirty little secret in plain sight’
FOR 11 years an epic disaster has been shrouded in secrecy. Now, on a major anniversary, an investigation reveals the full extent of the catastrophe.
Are cars about to get cheaper?
THE government wants to give Australians access to cheaper cars once our factories close. But critics warn the private imports could come at a cost that is deadly.
‘The dirtiest deal you’ve never heard of’
IT has astronomical ramifications for the future of Australia’s economy so why can’t anyone know the details of this secret agreement?
The hi-tech Ford to replace Falcon
THIS is the car that is set to make the Falcon obsolete. Its extensive tech offerings include rear seatbelt airbags as standard on every model, an Australian first.
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