‘Whole new level of incompetent’
MANY Australians are familiar with poor postal delivery service, but one angry couple has spoken out after a particularly shocking experience.
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The workers making $225k a year
WAITING on people on hand and foot might not seem like the best job in the world, but butlers actually make much more money than you’d think.
The best news yet for Airbnb
IF YOU were thinking of renting out your spare room to backpackers but were worried about falling foul of the law, things could be about to change.
Alcohol industry report slammed
ACADEMICS have criticised a report saying alcohol is not a cause of violence, as we take a look at how booze affects your body.
Toxic smoke fears as monster fire rages
A THICK black plume of smoke is being seen up to 75km from the site of a huge fire in Melbourne’s suburbs.
Best man stripped of bucks party refund
HUNTER, Portia and Tia were this best man’s pick for his mate’s last night of bachelordom. But he was left sorely disappointed.
Farm investments ‘are a risky move’
RISING demand is increasing the popularity of agriculture investments. But experts warn they face the same risks as farmers, like unpredictable weather.
Store closures send customers postal
CUSTOMERS have slammed Australia Post on social media for closing shop on an unofficial public holiday, just before the price of stamps jumps to $1.
The year businesses really screwed up
LET’S take a moment to remember all the times businesses really, really failed in 2015. To keep them fresh in our memories, so to speak.
ACCC called in over Panadol price rise
THE competition watchdog has been called in to investigate a 50 per cent hike in the price of popular pain medication Panadol Osteo.
Infamous sex-hating brothel madam dies
MADAME Claude, the infamous, sex-hating brothel pioneer who gave JFK, Marlon Brando and Colonel Gaddafi exactly what they wanted, has died at 92.
Find cheaper fuel at your fingertips
MOTORISTS should expect to enjoy cheaper petrol prices in 2016 after a ruling that will make real-time bowser pricing publicly available for the first time.
Rival law firms in class action battle
EMBATTLED law firm Slater and Gordon is now facing a class action launched by rival lawyers Maurice Blackburn.
The most awkward business name ever
WHAT do you do when your business shares a name with the world’s most hated terrorist organisation?
Instructors swap lessons for sex
“YOU wanna go for a ride?” That’s the proposition being made by these sleazy driving instructors, and it’s legal.
YouTube stars famous and broke
THEY have hundreds of thousands of followers and are regularly mobbed in the street. Yet these online celebs can barely afford groceries.
Former escort has a new career
SHE once earned a crust sleeping with other women’s husbands, but Samantha X has embarked on a whole new venture. It’s unlike anything you’ve seen before.
G’Day world, here come the Aussies
JULIE Bishop wants to showcase Australia as an innovative, high growth and sophisticated economy globally. So will the world buy in?
Petrol stations are taking you for a ride
WE ALL feel it. That nagging, sneaking suspicion that petrol stations are secretly price gouging. Well, it turns out that suspicion is completely justified.
The un-Australian boomerang market
WE’VE all heard about selling wine to France. Now a foreign firm is beating us at our own game — selling boomerangs to Australia. And these actually work.
‘Why I walked out on Candyman’
SHE was the first “Goddess” crowned by the Candyman at his mansion, but Parnia Porsche has left it all behind.
Dow Chemicals, DuPont in $178b merger
DOW Chemical and DuPont have announced that they are merging in a $US130 billion ($178 billion) chemical industry megadeal.
Six days to send a letter by snail mail
THANKS for nothing, Australia Post. Our national mail service is about to introduce new prices and delivery times. They’re worse than ever.
Elite school kids caught betting in TAB
UNDERAGE private school boys have been busted placing illegal bets at a TAB.
Petrol prices could hit $1 a litre
GOOD news for motorists: petrol prices could be set to plummet to around the $1 per litre mark just in time for Christmas. Here’s why.
CommBank’s $1.6m hacking plan
HACKERS guard the secrets of their trade in closed online communities. For the first time, their craft is about to be blown wide open.
‘They’re burning from the inside out’
THEY are pictured thrashing about and desperately trying to escape. This, activists claim, is the price we pay for bacon.
Safety concerns over cut-price IVF clinic
WOULD-BE parents are flocking to a new bulk billed IFV clinic, the second of its kind in Australia. But experts warn cost-cutting may compromise safety.
10 Australian start-ups to watch
THE topic of innovation is on everyone’s lips thanks to Malcolm Turnbull today. Here are some start-up success stories you can’t ignore.
‘Truvada whores’ give safe sex the flick
IT COSTS $10,000 a year and has been called the “game changer” that could eliminate HIV. But not everyone approves of the little blue pill.
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