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Consumer affairs
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Electric vehicles
My quest to buy an EV stalled … and it’s not just because Musk grinds my gears
The electric vehicle market is spluttering for any number of reasons. The odious Tesla chief is just one of them.
- by Malcolm Knox
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What do Brunetti’s and the Espy Hotel have in common with a dour Victorian home?
A couple, one of whom previously worked as a chef, gave architecture firm Techne the job of redesigning their Victorian house.
- by Stephen Crafti
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Investigations
Pay up or walk: Quaden just wanted a cab but drivers refused to take him
The young actor is one of several Australians with disabilities who have expressed their fury at a system that discriminates against them and won’t listen to their complaints.
- by Brittany Busch
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Life insurance
How life insurers are cracking down on financial abuse
Australian life insurers have been urged to step up and improve support for customers experiencing domestic violence amid warnings that perpetrators are using life insurance policies to financially abuse victims.
- by Cindy Yin
Award-winning inner-city sanctuary gives a nod to the ’80s
The innovative Six Ways House, named after an intersection at its front door, has set neighbours’ tongues wagging.
- by Stephen Crafti
Taxi scams are rife – here’s how to avoid them
There are some things everybody can do when catching a taxi to avoid being scammed.
- by Brittany Busch
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Investigations
‘Fraud all over the place’: Taxi giant’s former integrity insider blows whistle on rampant rip-offs
A former federal police officer hired to clean up integrity at the company behind 13cabs and Cabcharge claims it had little genuine interest in tackling the rampant rip-offs enabled by its technology.
- by Nick McKenzie and Brittany Busch
Alex’s invention made global headlines. Then he saw it at Kmart for $5
Designer and inventor Alex Gransbury saw his award-winning citrus juicer reproduced in a $5 knock-off – and there’s not much he can do about dupe culture.
- by Jessica Yun and Daniel Lo Surdo
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Energy
Sun sets over minimum payments for Victorians with rooftop solar
Payments to households sending solar power to the grid will be slashed or even terminated as the Victorian government scraps mandatory feed-in tariffs.
- by Nick Toscano and Mike Foley
Opinion
Architecture
An ‘insect’ house that touches the ground lightly
This simple interwar cottage, which was damaged in the 1989 Newcastle earthquake, is now an architectural treasure in harmony with its environs.
- by Stephen Crafti
Opinion
Supermarkets
Why 2500 products will be disappearing from Coles’ shelves
The Himalayan Rock variety may survive the great Coles salt cull of 2025. But there are 13 salt categories on offer and the lion’s share will be removed, as will, for example, some shampoos.
- by Elizabeth Knight
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