Police smash illegal cheese ring
MEMBERS of a criminal gang behind a $41 million illegal cheese ring have been served up to police on a platter. Authorities hailed it as a “Gouda result”.
Manufacturing
Big plan to save South Australia
IT’S the Aussie state that’s struggling the most after major hits to its manufacturing industry but this could be just the thing South Australia needs to get out of a hole.
Put your hands up for Doveton
‘THERE are definitely no jobs’: named one of Australia’s top seven ‘struggle towns’, this suburb has been compared with the fallen city of Detroit.
Buying a car? Avoid these rip-off traps
THE car industry is expected to use finance offers to mask price rises in the coming months if the Aussie dollar continues to fall. Here are some tips to avoid being ripped off.
Do we really need a Lululemon beer?
ATTENTION yogis: it’s time to ditch the green tea. A nice cold tinnie is all you need to get your chakras pumping, according to the absurdly popular activewear brand Lululemon.
Coke making more by giving less
COCA-COLA’S profits have shot up even as it cuts down on portion sizes with expensive mini-cans and glass bottles.
Holden posts another massive loss
THE red lion was leaking more red ink last year as sales fell to a 21-year low in a booming market.
Bubble Wrap has been ruined for everyone
SORRY to pop your bubble everyone. But Sealed Air Corp, the maker of Bubble Wrap, is about to take away your fun.
Australia’s top selling car is a what?
IT’S the little car that started the $13,990 drive-away craze in the late 1990s, and now it’s beaten all the big names, to take out the number one spot.
Holden’s push for more power
THE Australian muscle car is destined to go out on a high-powered note, with Holden preparing something very special for revheads by the end of this year.
The cheap houses of the future
THIS swish mansion didn’t cost millions of dollars, it barely cost $100,000. The new wave of housing is here and soon you’ll be living in it.
Why Australia can’t build cars
TOYOTA has turned into a cash machine since it made the decision to close its Camry production line, posting its second profit in six years.
The best and worst cars ranked
THE verdict is in, and a once-derided brand has vaulted to the top of the car quality rankings. So, are you driving a dud?
Deadly airbag recall expanded
THE number of vehicles in the world’s biggest recall over potentially deadly airbags has hit more than 660,000 in Australia.
Coca-Cola IT boss ‘tried to fight for IS’
AFTER failing to show up for work for several days, police say IT chief for drinks company has been arrested over plot to travel to Syria to fight.
Secret deal to tie up halal market
A NUMBER of the region’s top Muslim leaders signed a secret deal in Mecca last year to tie up more of the $1 trillion halal certification market.
‘I was so angry I destroyed my $49,000 Jeep’
EXCLUSIVE: The ACCC are investigating whether the makers of the model misled owners — such as Ashton Wood, pictured — about their rights to refunds or replacements.
Time bomb in 637,000 cars
THE number of cars caught up in the global airbag recall is growing — and motorists must wait up to a year to have the deadly devices replaced.
Has the new Toyota HiLux gone soft?
THE first all-new Toyota HiLux ute in 10 years has been unveiled — and it was designed by the same person who developed one of the world’s smallest cars.
Our biggest defence contract ever
AN insight into the German shipping construction company aiming to win the $20 billion-plus defence project to build Australia’s future submarines.
Holden recalls 21,000 more cars
HOLDEN has issued its eighth recall in just five months. Other models could catch fire or lurch forward while parked, now the handbrake could slip.
Panic over huge global car recall
A RECALL of 53 million vehicles has sparked massive concern among Australian motorists, crashing the government’s information website.
‘Thanks for nothing, Ford’
SOME Aussies are just not quite ready to let go of the Falcon and they are making sure Ford knows about it.
Tony’s Tradies set for new wheels
THE cost of some cars will almost halve for eligible businesses and sole traders following the recent Federal Budget. Here are the vehicles they’ll be looking at.
Faulty airbags could spray shrapnel
TOYOTA Australia has recalled more than 180,000 vehicles over fears that faulty airbags could spray deadly shrapnel at the driver when deployed.
Ford rules out ‘monster ute’ for Oz
IT’S the monster truck of pick-ups and has been the top-selling vehicle in the USA for 33 years in a row. But Ford won’t sell it here.
Mobiles don’t cause crashes: expert
AUSTRALIA has the toughest fines for drivers caught using mobile phones, but one expert claims such laws be might making our roads more unsafe.
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?
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