Customers urged to switch as power companies charge more for loyalty

Customers urged to switch as power companies charge more for loyalty

Electricity retailers are only offering price discounts to a select group of households,Australia’s consumer watchdog says.

  • byMike Foley

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Mortgages up but Australians miss out on interest on deposits:ACCC

Mortgages up but Australians miss out on interest on deposits:ACCC

The competition watchdog said the government should consider making it much easier to switch banks as loyal customers miss out on benefits in a complex system.

  • byShane Wright
‘Someone needs to be held to account’:Shareholders make history at this year’s AGM season

‘Someone needs to be held to account’:Shareholders make history at this year’s AGM season

With Jo Wright’s simple probe,she epitomised the disparity between working-class and corporate Australia.

  • bySumeyya Ilanbey
Qantas warns passenger compensation scheme would push up fares

Qantas warns passenger compensation scheme would push up fares

Australia’s largest carrier claims mandatory compensation schemes would push up airfares and not decrease cancellations or delays.

  • byAmelia McGuire
The crafty ways supermarkets are pushing up your grocery bill and how we can fight back

The crafty ways supermarkets are pushing up your grocery bill and how we can fight back

If we are to get to the bottom of whether price gouging contributes to obscene supermarket profits,a full investigation is needed.

  • byGerard Brody
Labor takes fight to scammers after Australians lost $3.1 billion last year

Labor takes fight to scammers after Australians lost $3.1 billion last year

The federal government argues social media platforms have an obligation to verify advertisers on their platforms and ensure they comply with local laws.

  • byMillie Muroi
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JB Hi-Fi faces class action over ‘worthless’ warranties sold for 12 years

JB Hi-Fi faces class action over ‘worthless’ warranties sold for 12 years

The class action against the $5.4 billion electronics company is the third lawsuit against a major Australian retailer in the space of a week.

  • byJessica Yun
Birth of a $9 billion pharmacy group is just what the doctor ordered

Birth of a $9 billion pharmacy group is just what the doctor ordered

It has a bunch of hurdles to jump and won’t be without its detractors,but for investors it will be something of a white whale.

  • byElizabeth Knight
‘Don’t click the bloody blue link’:Christmas shoppers warned over online scams

‘Don’t click the bloody blue link’:Christmas shoppers warned over online scams

Australians have lost millions to scams already this year,and the government has warned that criminals will be looking to exploit shoppers over Christmas and new year.

  • byRachel Clun
‘We’re not naive’:The plan to fix IGA’s ‘price perception’

‘We’re not naive’:The plan to fix IGA’s ‘price perception’

Metcash CEO Doug Jones wants to see IGA become Australia’s supermarket of choice as it lowers prices to compete more fiercely with Coles and Woolworths.

  • byJessica Yun
Eating ourselves alive:Why we need to change the way we do mergers

Eating ourselves alive:Why we need to change the way we do mergers

Do you ever feel that some of our biggest companies seem to slowly gobble up more of their smaller competitors? If so,you’re not alone – and Australian households are paying the price.

  • byClancy Yeates