RetailA consumer law expert has revealed how extended warranties sold by Aussie retailers aren’t really worth what you pay for them, as JB Hi-Fi faces a lawsuit over claims it sold “junk” warranties for more than a decade.
MotoringA popular car manufacturer is facing a staggering fine after it admitted to misleading more than 1000 customers.
Health ProblemsThe TGA has issued warnings about dodgy pills being shipped to Australia from China, with one product including ingredients that have been banned since 2010.
At WorkA major energy project is under investigation after workers flagged safety failures, including unhygienic worksites that lack toilets, soap and sanitiser.
VIC PoliticsA bombshell report into one state’s public sector has revealed it is ruled by a “culture of fear”, with a warning of a “creeping politicisation” of the service.
MilitaryAustralian, UK and US defence ministers are touting a brave new world of AI-backed surveillance technology just days after the Chinese navy injured Australian military personnel in the East China Sea.
FinanceA beloved Aussie ice cream factory is back in business after a $100 million repair build, following the devastating floods that swept the region in 2022.
CareersYoung Australians are struggling to maintain math standards and one expert has warned it threatens the nation’s infrastructure dreams.
Interest RatesAustralia’s biggest bank is the last of the Big Four to slug Aussie homeowners with another lift in interest rates. Here’s how much you’ll pay.
Interest RatesThe Reserve Bank has slugged homeowners with another rate rise and a recent surge in petrol prices is partly to blame.
Other IndustriesThe Melbourne-based company has laid off a third of its staff in the last financial year.
At WorkUnions are calling out a “moral failure” and demanding an immediate ban on a common household product killing off Australian workers.
Australian EconomyMultiple 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.
US PoliticsThe former US president has responded to claims he leaked sensitive military information to Australian billionaire Anthony Pratt in a typically bombastic fashion.
LeadersFormer WA premier Mark McGowan, who quit politics this year claiming he was “exhausted” from political life, has taken on several new high-profile roles.
At WorkA Senate committee is hearing from some of the nation’s heaviest-hitting unions as it considers amendments to Fair Work laws.
Australian MarketsFinancials and basic materials had the biggest gains in Friday’s trade, while energy, real estate, and utilities lead the losses.
MilitaryThe former US president has been accused of spilling sensitive secrets on America’s nuclear submarine fleet to an Australian billionaire at Mar-a-Lago.
Small BusinessOne state’s premier has pledged to back small business with cost-of-living relief to help them stare down interest-rates and inflation pressures.
HomeHomeowners with solar panels are being warned some popular energy storage batteries could catch fire, cause serious injury or even death.
Australian EconomyThe heated standoff between union workers and a major poultry supplier included allegations an illegal blockade posed a biohazard risk.
exclusiveNSW & ACTA chaotic summer looms for one city as workers at the peak water management body threaten to strike for up to three days.
At WorkA dispute hearing between union workers and a major poultry supplier has heard evidence of an alleged assault and illegal blockades at a chicken processing plant.
Australian MarketsBig hitters on the Australian sharemarket have suffered blows to their stock prices, but one sector is keeping things afloat.
DrinksExcitement is growing for the imminent return of a beloved soft drink brand boasting classic flavours.
ManufacturingHundreds of workers have lost their jobs after a manufacturing plant in Newcastle “effectively ended steelmaking” in the Hunter.
Australian EconomyAussies have been reassured KFC is putting “contingency plans” in place as disruption hits a major chicken supplier.
ManufacturingWoolworths, Coles, Aldi, KFC, McDonald’s and Subway could all face a chicken shortage as 1,000 workers at the nation’s largest poultry producer prepare to strike.
QLDUnion workers are threatening a coal-fired power plant that supplies 10 per cent of one state’s energy.
SpaceTension is building over plans for a new “Elon Musk-style” rocket launch site in Australia, with the Greens moving to block the $20m complex.
ManufacturingOne car manufacturer’s US data collection policy has been dubbed “mind boggling, creepy, scary, sad, and messed up”.
Australian EconomyWorkers are fuming following one Labor government’s decision to oppose an offshore wind energy zone, saying thousands of jobs could be lost.
MoneyExperts warn AI will “rapidly and significantly” disrupt more than $600 billion of economic activity.
MilitaryFallout from the tragic Osprey crash in the Northern Territory continues with the Acting Marine Corps Commandant ordering a full service-wide safety review for the Marine Corps.
ManufacturingA steel producer touted as an Australian success story has been slapped with a record-breaking fine for trying to fix prices.
WellbeingHalo Foods Co Limited, the parent company of four food brands sold in Australia, has called in the administrators.
Australian EconomyOne state has cited fears for its lucrative lobster industry in its opposition to a major wind farm development off its coastline.
ManufacturingAustralians are overwhelmingly keen to boost local manufacturing and turn our backs on Chinese imports, new research has found.
ManufacturingChina is in the grip of a crisis more severe than it’s endured in six decades, and now, the nation is resorting to truly extreme measures.
ManufacturingAn insider has made the shocking claim that Apple will lose millions of its most popular product this year, with the chaos costing $1.5 billion a week.
ManufacturingThe tech juggernaut’s most popular products have suffered a major blow – and it has caused a multibillion-dollar fiasco.
WAThe Prime Minister has announced a huge funding boost for something that “our predecessors ran down and neglected”.
Australian MarketsAn investor favourite has won big on the ASX this Wednesday while another company saw its share price plummet to new lows.
Australian EconomyWith the Aussie dollar skidding to a nine-month low, economists are warning that Australia’s slowing economy and a deteriorating outlook in China mean further falls are likely.
Australian MarketsThe ASX finished up on Thursday, shrugging off a soft US session as investors await positive inflation data.
Australian MarketsIt’s been a somewhat rocky but mostly positive day of trading on the ASX, as seven stocks hit their highest levels in a year.
QLDThere’s still a long way to go before we understand what happened on the tragic night of July 28, but here’s what we know one week on from the Talisman Sabre catastrophe.
Motoring NewsTwo popular car models have been recalled amid fears a wiring issue could cause serious harm or death.
Health ProblemsSouth Australia is moving to address an escalating health emergency threatening to kill off thousands of Australian workers with debilitating cancers, but the unions say much more needs to be done.
BusinessA major global builder with a base in Australia will slash hundreds of jobs, equating to roughly to 10 per cent of its international workforce.