Workers paid chicken feed for 19-hr shifts
A CONTRACTOR to suppliers of chickens to Coles and Woolworths paid its workers as little as $11.50 an hour for 19-hour shifts.
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How I foiled an online scammer
YOU’VE probably gotten an email from a person offering to send you lots of money. Just for the fun of it, I responded.
Pyramid scheme case thrown out
CASHBACK loyalty card program Lyoness has won a case against Australia’s competition watchdog, which accused the company of operating a pyramid scheme.
Taking on the ‘Greediest man ever’
THIS man pushed up the price of a lifesaving AIDS drug by 5000 per cent. Now a competitor plans to offer a similar pill at a fraction of the original cost.
Aussies show London how it’s done
SHIPS used to leave the London docks bound for Australia. Now it’s us whose sending ships and expertise to the motherland to help them out.
This is the future of schools
THIS San Francisco school is being billed as the school of the future. Even Mark Zuckerberg has invested in it.
China’s huge new Aussie demand
CHINA has its eyes on the outback, and it has nothing to do with iron ore. There’s something else it can’t get enough of.
Australia’s best known escort dies
SHE was outspoken about what she did for a living, attracting thousands of followers in the process. Grace Bellavue was 28.
Why Australia’s rich are going bush
FORGET mining. Australia’s richest tycoons are betting big on farming, buying up cattle stations and dairy farms. What are they up to?
How where you live determines your fate
WHETHER you live in the inner city, the suburbs or the outback, there are pros and cons. This is what your choice of hometown says about you.
‘It simply closed its eyes and paid.’
THE corporate watchdog has lashed a former chairman in court over his alleged role in Australia’s biggest corruption scandal.
Coca-Cola’s epic green fail
COKE Life has turned out to be one of those inventions no one ever asked for or wanted. So why did Coca-Cola launch such a fizzer?
The ‘evil ambassadors’ brands hate
THE revelation that ISIS fighters love to tear around in Toyota trucks isn’t the first time a major brand has wound up with some very unwanted ambassadors.
Our surprising new breed of high-rollers
WALKS in carrying a skateboard, wearing jeans and a hoodie, and walks out with $3 million. Welcome to the new era of high-roller gamblers.
Woman wins $2.7m over exploding e-cigarette
THE sellers of an exploding e-cigarette that left a woman scarred for life by second-degree burns have been ordered to pay $2.7 million.
Could you stomach bugs?
BEETLE bread? Choc-coated crickets? How about bug biscuits? Exploding prices and looming shortages mean we may have to find space for insects in our food chain — and soon.
How ‘most hated’ CEO went bad
MARTIN Shkreli was labelled a “scumbag” and “sociopath” this week, but there’s more to this former child genius’s story. None of it’s good.
Has Turnbull seen the light?
THE winds of change are blowing. Our new PM is breathing new life into an industry that used to drive Tony Abbott and Joe Hockey mad.
Post delivers $222 million loss
AUSTRALIA Post has reported its first full year profit loss in more than 30 years, with the CEO blaming the result on the dwindling number of letters.
How do you sleep at night? ‘Ambien’
UPDATE: This greedy CEO jacked up the price of a much needed drug. Then Hillary Clinton weighed in. Now he has backflipped.
Mums tricked into $10k rip-off: ACCC
A PHOTO company is facing allegations it tricked parents into paying nearly up to $10,000 for family photos — straight out of their Centrelink payments.
Big lie over free-range eggs exposed
A QUEENSLAND eggs producer has been fined $250,000 after the federal court found it had purposely misled consumers.
Porn site donations too hot to handle
PORN site Pornhub is flush with funds and just wants to do the right thing, but it can’t find anyone willing to take its money.
When public shaming is the only answer
A SYDNEY boy who finally won justice from an insurer taught the world a valuable lesson: If you want something from business, hit it in the reputation.
Running a franchise is really hard
WHO hasn’t dreamt of owning a McDonald’s or Domino’s. It’s a licence to print money, right? Don’t be so sure.
Why Ashley Madison can’t float
IT was the hacking crisis that almost brought cheating website Ashley Madison to its knees. Now the site’s parent company is feeling the financial pinch.
‘He deserves to be looked after’
EVERYONE remembers the gut-wrenching case of Sophie Delezio. Ten years ago, Layton Smith suffered an almost identical tragedy. Then everbody forgot.
Cockroach in ‘wild mushroom’ sauce
THE mushroom sauce was wild in more way than one at this inner-city pub. A diner was shocked to find a cockroach in their meal, but it was only the beginning of the story for this ‘infested’ kitchen.
‘World first’ 15-minute pizza delivery
FIFTEEN minutes — that’s how long it’ll take to get a Domino’s pizza delivered, guaranteed. It’s all part of the tech-savvy company’s bid to gobble up a bigger market share.
The $120bn family power struggle
A HIGH-profile family drama is playing out across TV screens with daily threats and accusations, as three men vie for control of a $120 billion company.
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