‘Australia Post, you’re a joke’
A GIFT to competitors, “a joke” and a ploy to “piss people off”. It’s fair to say Australia Post’s new plan is extremely unpopular.
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$9 to pick up your own parcel
THAT annoying delivery slip you find in the mailbox instead of your package will now come with a price tag.
Review of lockout laws released
A GOVERNMENT review into Sydney’s controversial lockout laws has been made public. Despite heated opposition, a potential expansion is just one of the suggestions.
The industry that needs more women
IT’S the industry with a terrible reputation of pizza, coke, late nights, and smelling. But 100,000 more jobs are forecast by 2020 — and it needs more women.
Morrison blocks cattle sale to Chinese
TREASURER Scott Morrison has kyboshed the $371m sale of Australia’s largest private property to a Chinese company.
Crucial question hanging over Airbnb
IF YOU rent an apartment out on Airbnb, do you need your landlord’s permission? That crucial question is set to be tested in a landmark court case.
Cash Converters’ $17m headache
CASH Converters could be forced to pay $17 million to more than 20,000 customers after allegedly charging them more than 400 per cent interest.
$370m land sale to Chinese buyer
AUSTRALIA’S largest landholder S Kidman & Co has agreed to a $370.7 million deal that will see the sale of cattle stations covering 100,000 square kms.
America’s beef with Aussie farmers
AMERICAN food and agriculture groups want to cut Australia out of their export markets, with pressure on US Congress to pass a new trade deal.
Here’s why we’re paying for pollies’ return
IT IS costing taxpayers ‘hundreds of thousands’ of dollars to recall parliament this week — so what are we actually paying for?
Why going to uni is actually a raw deal
HAVING a degree has become a basic prerequisite for most careers, but is it really worth it? The rewards aren’t as great as you think.
Failed businessman’s grand cattle plans
HE’S been wanted by Ghana police, banned by ASIC and bankrupted. Now Luke Butler is back with grand plans to be Australia’s biggest cattle breeder and land holder.
Optus to slash 200 call centre jobs
OPTUS is set to slash almost 200 call centre jobs, after denying plans to cut its work force by 10 per cent.
‘You never turned me on during the act’
A FORMER sex worker has revealed what she was really thinking all that time in a scathing letter to all the men who paid to have sex with her.
Swedish tourism campaign trolled
A TOURISM campaign which connects callers from all over the world with a random person in Sweden has fallen victim to racist trolling.
Why a removalist could cost you $10k
MOVING to a new city could be about to get a whole lot more expensive. If you’re not careful, you could end up paying more than $10,000.
Online reviews too good to be True
ENERGY company True Value Solar has been caught out offering $200 solar panels to customers for posting positive online reviews.
Truckies face ‘bankruptcies, breakups, suicides’
TRUCKIES across the country say they face financial ruin after the Transport Workers Union won a legal battle to force new pay rates.
Is Samantha X selling a fantasy?
AUSTRALIA’S best-known call-girl says being an escort isn’t about sex. The girls she’s mentoring tell a different story.
Lost $3m, still thought it was a deal
HE lost his life savings, but Peter Kleinig was so convinced a dodgy African deal was all good he’s had to be legally stopped from sending any more cash.
‘Hundreds of people are dying’
YOU can be forgiven if you’ve never heard of the Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal. But here’s why everyone should care.
Optus to slash 480 jobs
TELCO giant Optus is planning to axe almost 500 jobs in its consumer and enterprise divisions as part of a major restructuring effort.
Outrage over sexist parmigiana
WHEN you get that craving, you’ve gotta have a parma. But a Melbourne pub’s version of the meal has been blasted.
‘It is unsustainable’: Medibank boss
WITH premiums going up by more than triple the inflation rate, the new boss of Australia’s biggest health insurer admits the situation is dire.
Why you should never use Ancestry.com
GENEALOGY sites like Ancestry seem like a great way to find out about your past. They could put you in danger in the process.
Is Telstra in real trouble?
AFTER three outages in two months, Telstra could be in big trouble. As Vodafone well knows, good coverage is what their business depends on.
Money-wasting ‘junk insurance’
IF YOU’RE forking out thousands of dollars a year for one of these health insurance policies, you need to read this.
The great baby formula rip-off
THIS factory in rural Victoria ships baby formula to China by the tonne and nabbed a $1.5 million taxpayer grant to boost its trade. But all is not as it seems.
Life as a celebrity sex tape broker
IT’S the scandal that can make or break an entertainment career. And when a sex tape surfaces, this is the man you call.
What will happen to Fev’s $50k?
BRENDAN Fevola is donating half of his I’m A Celebrity winnings to Shane Warne’s troubled charity — but where will that money go?
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