Medibank says thanks for the fees
KEEP paying those premiums. Medibank says “expanding margins” in its health insurance business helped it deliver a very healthy profit.
Other Industries
’Longer lasting sex’ falls short
EVEN Steven Seagal would struggle to save ‘Dr’ Jacov Vaisman’s Advanced Medical Institute which spruiks “longer lasting sex” for vulnerable men.
Meal company leaves a bad taste
THIS online food company is in trouble with the consumer watchdog for making misleading claims in telemarketing calls.
Xenophon’s plan to save dairy farmers
NICK Xenophon has called on the Turnbull Government to introduce a temporary levy on milk prices and bring back the school milk program to help the dairy industry.
Inside South Africa’s ‘terror tower’
IT FEATURED a 14-storey high pile of rubbish, rats the size of cats, sex work, drugs and dead bodies — now people can’t wait to move in.
Top uni degrees that will leave you jobless
THEY take a load of money, time and brainpower, but a new report reveals a series of exclusive university degrees may not be worth signing up for.
Schoolboy genius takes on hotel giants
A BOY genius who built his own hotel website from his bedroom is laughing all the way to the bank as he cashes in on his success.
Virgin Australia down but not out
VIRGIN Australia has endured another tough year, not made any easier by rival Qantas’s huge profit. But could the tide be about to turn?
Outrage: The pub where ‘hot girls eat free’
IT WAS supposed to be a lighthearted promotion to attract more female customers — but a “hot girls eat free” sign outside a Sydney pub has outraged local women.
What’s wrong with Coke sign?
ERECTION work on the revamped iconic Kings Cross Coca-Cola billboard stopped last night at the worst possible moment.
Should dogs be allowed in pubs?
THE fur is flying in this pet loving enclave, where angry residents are howling in protest at a council crackdown on pets in pubs.
‘Hands off our chicken schnitz’
THE nanny state has hit its peak with a bizarre plan to regulate the size of our favourite pub meal, for the strangest of reasons.
The hits keep coming for Woolworths
IT’S been a bad news day for Woolworths. First, there was the announcement that 500 jobs would be cut. Then came the curstomer survey.
NRMA stole my parking plan
A SMALL-time entrepreneur is ready for a David vs Goliath court battle. He says the NRMA stole his idea.
Could lockout laws finally change?
A TOP politician in NSW backs changes to Sydney’s controversial lockout laws, saying they don’t have the greatest impact — it’s the last drinks that count.
Finally, an end to those annoying ads
A JUDGE has slammed this “immoral” company for taking advantage of “the fears and anxieties” of men around their bedroom performance.
Why everyone should shovel s***
EVERYONE should shovel s*** at least once in his or her life — whether it’s dog poo, kitty litter or horse stalls. I did, and I loved it.
Tabcorp is going to the dogs
OUCH. The NSW government’s shock decision to ban greyhound racing has made some people very happy, but Tabcorp is taking a battering.
What Australia Post doesn’t get
IF THERE’S one thing that unites Aussies, it’s a dissatisfaction with Australia Post. There’s someone AusPost could learn a lot from.
Cheap new way to get going again
THE market for roadside assistance services is set to be disrupted, with a new player taking on the NRMA, RACV, RACQ and RAA.
Scammers could face $10 million fines
SCAMMERS would face fines of up to $10 million under a major proposal to give the consumer watchdog bigger teeth.
The ‘pilates tax’ rolls on
IT’S already being called the Pilates Tax, and it means Labor is targeting health services you may like, but won’t get any more.
‘Optimism’ lockouts could be loosened
CAMPAIGNERS are optimistic changes to the lockout laws could be coming with ‘hysteria’ replaced by ‘reasonable conversation’.
Hidden victims of the milk crisis
THIS is the farming crisis no one is talking about. While the dairy industry is doing it tough, the real problem is much more serious.
‘Aus Post ruined my wedding’
A COUPLE say their wedding day was almost in tatters after vital marriage paperwork went missing in the post.
Illegal brothels ‘will continue to spread’
COUNCILS say they will be forced to spend hundreds of thousands of ratepayer dollars on private investigators in the war on illegal brothels.
Cremated remains left in pickle jar
THE manager of a funeral home is trying to find relatives for the cremated remains of about 170 people left in the basement.
Dying for a tan in the suburbs
WOMEN searching for a perfect tan are using social media to try to track down illegal backyard solariums after the practise was outlawed commercially.
More proof posties don’t deliver?
IT’S the number one frustration — posties not even attempting to deliver parcels. More footage has emerged that seems to prove it.
AusPost staff fire off at HQ
CUSTOMERS aren’t the only ones Australia Post has infuriated. Its own staff are now going postal over “ridiculous” price hikes.
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