Watchdog to turn up heat on grocery prices
The conduct of the major supermarkets is in the firing line but Labor is resisting calls to do one thing to break up their duopoly.
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Australia’s best vanilla slice revealed
A regional bakery has claimed bragging rights as the makers of the best vanilla slice and hot cross bun in Australia.
Stocks slip following inflation data
Despite fresh inflation data showing consumer prices held steady in January, the share market edged lower on Wednesday.
One thing that helped reduce inflation
A new report has revealed the factor helping Australia’s inflation crisis and the staggering amount households are saving as a result.
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Domino’s sex act duo face court
A RANDY pair filmed going at it in the middle of a Domino’s have faced court, but they say all their friends have sex in risky places, and it’s just something ‘people do’.
Domino’s to trial smaller pizzas
THE nation’s largest pizza chain, Domino’s, will shortly begin a trial of smaller pizzas to cut food costs, according to a leading analyst.
Billionaire ‘vomited to huge applause’
IS this the worst business meeting ever? A CEO held riotous business catch ups in a pubs where hard drinking was the norm, a court has heard.
Customs agents swoop on Weetabix
CEREAL giant Sanitarium has been accused of bullying a tiny store after seizing a shipment of “Weetabix” at the border.
Big changes coming for your penalty rates
TODAY will be a grim one for many low-paid workers across the country, with the first of several cuts to penalty rates coming into effect.
Woolies price tags raise eyebrows
ELECTRONIC tickets have popped up in Woolworths, leading to questions about whether it’s trialing a surge pricing scheme.
How savvy drivers outsmart new fuel rort
PETROL retailers are gouging big city drivers by up to $120 a year, new data shows. But a rapidly growing number of motorists are neutralising this and then some.
Gamechanging supermarket move
POPPING to Coles or Woolies for a cheap lunch could be a nasty shock if the supermarkets adopt this surge pricing trend that’s taking off.
‘Robbed’: Anger over these doughnuts
IMAGINE biting into a nutella doughnut only to find there’s hardly any nutella in it. Devastating, no? One Aussie man has reached out and shared his story.
Why people are madly buying up DVDs
SUNDAY at 5pm is rarely a peak shopping hour, but this cavernous basement space of a video store is suddenly crawling with shoppers.
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