Hotel booking company leaves honeymooners high and dry

Hotel booking company leaves honeymooners high and dry

Rochelle and Ben turned up to the hotel ecstatic to start their honeymoon,only to find out the company they booked the room through had cancelled it hours earlier.

  • byRachel Clun

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Marc was told he needed $1200 dental fillings. Suspicious,he did an experiment
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Marc was told he needed $1200 dental fillings. Suspicious,he did an experiment

How can one set of teeth elicit two astronomically different treatment plans and prices?

  • byEsther Han
Deborah was in the middle of building her'forever after'home when two cracks appeared

Deborah was in the middle of building her'forever after'home when two cracks appeared

Ms Camilleri said all the drawings,permits and approvals had been done and work was well under way when it came time for her “milestone moment” of laying the foundation slab at the site.

  • byHannah Barry
Got slow NBN? Ask for a refund,consumer watchdog says

Got slow NBN? Ask for a refund,consumer watchdog says

The ACCC has urged 94,000 NBN customers to see if they are eligible for a refund for slow speeds.

  • byRachel Clun
Help! I'm drowning in trivial life admin
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Help! I'm drowning in trivial life admin

With the advent of call centres and automated computing systems,mistakes have become common,and we're the ones who have to waste our time chasing them up.

  • byChloe Booker
Be careful of post-holiday gym memberships,Fair Trading warns

Be careful of post-holiday gym memberships,Fair Trading warns

Don't rush into signing up for a long-term commitment,NSW Minister warns.

  • byRachel Clun
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The Christmas toys you won't want under your tree

The Christmas toys you won't want under your tree

A Peppa Pig chainsaw is among the toys NSW Fair Trading has issued a warning about this Christmas.

  • byMatt Bungard
Baby powder asbestos revelations open door for Australian lawsuits

Baby powder asbestos revelations open door for Australian lawsuits

Revelations that international pharmaceutical company Johnson&Johnson knew for decades that asbestos lurked in its baby powder has opened the door for local law firms to take on the giant for Australian victims that may have been exposed to the toxic powder.

  • byDavid Estcourt
Luxury Perth car dealership,director fined $100,000 as burnt customers wait on payment

Luxury Perth car dealership,director fined $100,000 as burnt customers wait on payment

It is believed Nicholas Ngo had fled overseas following the closure of West Perth’s Luxuride Pty Ltd in April.

Pools,cots,yo-yos pulled in pre-Christmas blitz on dangerous toys

Pools,cots,yo-yos pulled in pre-Christmas blitz on dangerous toys

Consumer Affairs Victoria has seized more than 10,000 dangerous toys and children’s products in a safety push ahead of the gift-giving season.

  • bySumeyya Ilanbey
Ticket scalping still a problem as holiday concert season kicks off

Ticket scalping still a problem as holiday concert season kicks off

More reforms to better protect those who buy concert tickets are on the way,but anyone buying a ticket online still has to be careful not to be left out of pocket

  • byJohn Collett