CONSUMER ISSUES
The Marketability of Sustainability
In the quest to phase out the prominence of single-use products in our day to day lives, could there be a solution in using...
BUSINESS/FINANCE
Hidden costs, manipulation, forced continuity: report reveals how Australian consumers are being duped online
Image: ShutterstockAustralian consumers’ choices on websites and apps are being manipulated through online designs taking advantage of their weaknesses. That’s according to research on...
BUSINESS/FINANCE
Why is lettuce so expensive? Costs have shot up, and won’t return to where they were
Image: ShutterstockLettuce prices are skyrocketing. Twitter users are posting photos of iceberg lettuces for A$10 and $11.99, well above the more usual $2.80.It’s not new, and it’s...
BUSINESS/FINANCE
Australia’s biggest carbon emitter buckles before Mike Cannon-Brookes – so what now for AGL’s other shareholders?
Image: Mick Tsikas/AAPBillionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes has won a major battle against Australia’s biggest energy company, AGL Energy, thwarting its plan to split up the...
BUSINESS/FINANCE
All new smaller size! Why getting less with shrinkflation is preferable to paying more
Image: ShutterstockHave you noticed your favourite chocolate is a little smaller, there are fewer biscuits in the same-sized package or bags of chips contain more air?If you haven’t,...
BUSINESS/FINANCE
Want to buy guilt-free Easter chocolate? Pick from our list of ‘good eggs’ that score best for the environment and child labour
Image: Eva Elija/PexelsWhat do Beyond Good, Alter Eco, Tony’s Chocolonely and Whittaker’s all have in common? Besides producing delicious chocolate, they are the “good eggs” in this year’s chocolate scorecard.Each is...
BUSINESS/FINANCE
What has Morrison’s ‘big stick’ to cut power bills achieved? Nothing, as far we can tell
Image: Mick Tsikas/AAPThe Morrison government has spent years bringing in a law supposed to ensure electricity retailers pass on lower prices to customers. Yet...
BUSINESS/FINANCE
Fixed or variable mortgage? The choice of home loan isn’t as simple as you might think
Image: ShutterstockIn times like these, when there is great uncertainty about what will happen to interest rates, borrowers get lots of advice about whether...
BUSINESS/FINANCE
Relax, Australia does not have (and is not likely to have) a shortage of food
Image: James Ross/AAPAustralia does not have a food shortage. Supply has been disrupted in some locations due to staff absences caused by COVID, that’s...
BUSINESS/FINANCE
Supermarket shortages are different this time: how to respond and avoid panic
Image: Mick Tsikas/AAPAustralia has experienced plenty of supermarket shortages since the COVID pandemic began. The emerging crisis now is a bit different.In 2020 and...
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