Harvey Norman warns of'embarrassing'$29m dairy farm loss

Harvey Norman warns of'embarrassing'$29m dairy farm loss

But the company's executive chairman Gerry Harvey likened the potential loss to"a pimple on a bum".

  • byPatrick Hatch

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'Oh,just burying my waste':confessions of a Perth eco-experimenter
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'Oh,just burying my waste':confessions of a Perth eco-experimenter

Put down the bag and back away from the Woolworths employee. It's time you found another solution for your binbag problem. Here,I'll help you.

  • byEmma Young
How LG avoided consumer guarantees,and didn't break the law
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How LG avoided consumer guarantees,and didn't break the law

Court decision unwittingly hands companies a"cheat sheet"on how to get out of repairing faulty goods.

  • byBen Grubb
Baby products maker fined by ACCC for misleading'organic'claims

Baby products maker fined by ACCC for misleading'organic'claims

The company claimed three products were organic,but they were found to contain synthetic preservatives.

  • byRachel Clun
Apple US fined $9 million for misleading some Australian customers

Apple US fined $9 million for misleading some Australian customers

Apple has been fined for telling some customers they could not have their iPad or iPhone fixed as they had been previously repaired by a third party.

  • byRachel Clun
Online baby retailer changes name as shoppers wait for purchases

Online baby retailer changes name as shoppers wait for purchases

Kelly ordered blinds for her baby's room in summer. She is still waiting for them to arrive.

  • byJenny Noyes
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'They're not real agents':REIWA calls for probe into Purplebricks

'They're not real agents':REIWA calls for probe into Purplebricks

“Purplebricks has been advertising for a long time comparing themselves with regular real estate agents ... the reality is it is quite different."

  • byHannah Barry
Perth punters'shafted'as super funds charge for unwanted insurance

Perth punters'shafted'as super funds charge for unwanted insurance

Do you actually read that boring annual statement from your super fund? If not,chances are you're paying through the nose for insurance you never wanted.

  • byEmma Young
Customers paid Brisbane businessman $130,000 for food trailers that never came

Customers paid Brisbane businessman $130,000 for food trailers that never came

John Frederick Waters pleaded guilty in Beenleigh Magistrates Court and will have to pay more than $150,000 in fines and compensation.

  • byToby Crockford
Puzzling packaging:Perth sustainability fails leave shoppers groaning

Puzzling packaging:Perth sustainability fails leave shoppers groaning

As Perth prepares for a ban on single-use plastic bags,stories of ironic outcomes abound. We have rounded up some of the best.

  • byEmma Young
Day of judgment on power prices nears
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Day of judgment on power prices nears

Supply chain costs are falling - but will energy retailers pass the savings on to long-suffering consumers?

  • byRosemary Sinclair