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A host of electronic toys sold by Chinese-owned Temu have failed Australian battery safety standards, according to consumer group Choice. Choice found 15 products were unsafe, including an LED tutu skirt, musical keyboard, a writing tablet and building blocks. “It shouldn’t take a Choice investigation to ensure unsafe products are removed from their website,” Choice […]
The federal government is giving the consumer watchdog additional funding to clamp down on excessive purchase surcharges. The Prime Minister and Treasurer say they are prepared to ban debit card surcharges from January 1, 2026, subject to the design of “safeguards” and work from the Reserve Bank. “Consumers shouldn’t be punished for using cards or […]
Ποια δήλωση έπρεπε να κάνει ο Δούκας μετά τη συντριπτική ήττα του, παρά τη στήριξη των δύο υιών Παπανδρέου, του συζύγου της Φώφης -αυτός έχει το δίκιο του-, ώστε να τον προτιμήσουν οι οπαδοί του ΠΑΣΟΚ; Να σας πω: Αν είχε στοιχειώδη ευαισθησία, μετά τη δεύτερη συντριπτική ήττα του, θα έπρεπε να δηλώσει ότι παραιτείται […]
Η πολιτική έχει, χρόνια τώρα, πάρει διαζύγιο από τις ιδεολογίες. Τουλάχιστον από τις κλασικές ιδεολογίες που διαμόρφωσαν τις πολιτικές πρακτικές στη σύγχρονη Ευρώπη, άλλες υπεύθυνες για την ανάπτυξη της οικονομίας, της ελευθερίας και της δημοκρατίας, άλλες για την ανάπτυξη σκληρών ολοκληρωτισμών στο όνομα της «νομοτελειακής νίκης του προλεταριάτου». Οι πρώτες, βέβαια, αυτές που αναπτύχθηκαν και […]
ΕΝΑ πρωί, λοιπόν, εμφανίστηκε ο «Είμαι ο Στέφανος» Κασσελάκης -υποτίθεται από το πουθενά- και τους πήρε το κόμμα. Ακόμα κι αν δεν ήταν «φυτευτός» από τον Αλέξη Τσίπρα, ο τέως πρωθυπουργός τον χρησιμοποίησε και τον πριμοδότησε υπογείως, ώστε να κερδίσει στις εσωκομματικές εκλογές μόνο και μόνο για να μην πάρουν το κόμμα οι «ομπρελίστας», δηλαδή […]
Exclusive Defence Minister Richard Marles’ own department has done a humiliating backflip regarding the veil of secrecy imposed on taxpayer-funded VIP flights, by agreeing to release information under a Freedom of Information request. In a stunning sequel to the scandal over the VIP flights, a long-running battle fought by former senator Rex Patrick has yielded […]
Southwest Sydney is the worst place in Australia for electric vehicle owners, new research shows. Analysis by EV insurers ROLLiN’ shows the Gold Coast is the best place for EV owners in the country, when the number of public chargers, median power price and government incentives are all tallied. “Our research highlights how tough it […]
It was a case of buy the rumour, sell the news as investors poured into the materials sector, following the Chinese government’s pledge for a “significant increase” in debt as it looks to kickstart its slowing economy. The benchmark ASX200 finished the session up 38.30 points, or 0.47 per cent higher at 8,252.80 as investors […]
Australian Defence Force aircrew had “little confidence” in the MRH-90 Taipan helicopters in the months leading up to a horror crash which left four men dead after their aircraft ditched into the ocean during a training exercise, an inquiry has been told. The fifth public hearing into the deaths of Captain Danniel Lyon, Lieutenant Maxwell […]
A woman who made headlines after she was brutally bashed while pregnant in a suburban street mugging has been found guilty of swindling $700,000 from her elderly father. Natalie Hotait, 33, left the nation shocked in 2016 after a horrific alleged robbery of her handbag in Sydney’s west which left the mother badly injured. Ms […]
