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Black plastic trays go straight to landfill.

These common plastic items can’t be recycled, but everyone throws them in the wrong bin anyway

Federal government says it’s working to phase out single-use plastics and transform Australia’s packaging rules.

  • Madeleine Heffernan

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Repeatedly putting in late nights at the office? It might be time for a rethink.

Workers warned off overtime after Woolworths exec sues over 120-hour weeks

A Woolworths executive has claimed she was overlooked for a senior position after working up to 120 hours a week.

  • Nina Hendy
Coles CEO Leah Weckert has reason to beam: its sales growth has consistently outperformed Woolworths.

While Coles gains customers and confidence, Woolies is repeating apologies

The gulf between Australia’s two biggest supermarket chains continues to widen as Coles’ sales growth beat its larger rival’s yet again.

  • Jessica Yun
Woolworths CEO Amanda Bardwell said in the year ahead the company would “focus on rebuilding momentum and restoring customer trust”.

The questions Woolworths’ boss needs to answer

The supermarket giant’s latest quarterly update has delivered more disappointment and its chief executive Amanda Bardwell faces an uphill battle to revive the brand.

  • Elizabeth Knight
Shefali Batta at Dandenong Square, where a customer attempted to stab her in 2023. The attack was the catalyst for her to leave retail forever.

Shefali felt the blade before she saw it: How Victoria became Australia’s shop theft capital

Retail workers in Victoria are contending with a frightening unknown amid a crisis of violence, abuse and knife crime.

  • Cassandra Morgan
Kellie Wishart runs the newly opened Box Divvy hub in Templestowe.

I gave up Coles and Woolies for a food co-op. Here’s what happened

Cheaper and fresher food, and more money for farmers. Can food co-op boxes change the grocery game in Victoria?

  • Madeleine Heffernan
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Woolworths is setting aside

‘Unions will go looking’: Woolies’, Coles’ $1b wage scandal could spark class action wave

Unions and employment lawyers have warned about the implications of a landmark Federal Court ruling that has forced Coles and Woolworths to set aside millions more for historical underpayments.

  • Jessica Yun
Coles and Woolworths have already repaid staff tens of millions for failing to keep the right payroll records – but are expected to pay millions more.

Payroll ‘calamity’: Woolworths, Coles underpayments scandal deepens

The latest Federal Court ruling has served as a warning that major employers and retailers must keep accurate staff rosters.

  • Jessica Yun
Woolworths shares plunged 14.7 per cent after the retailer cut its final dividend and posted a 17 per cent fall in underlying net profit to $1.4 billion.

Why Woolies’ share price plunge is good news for everyday investors

This reporting season has been one of the most volatile on record, but for mum and dad investors, that’s actually a good thing.

  • Chris Brycki
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