Should Alexa read our moods?
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Should Alexa read our moods?

If Amazon’s Alexa thinks you sound sad,should it suggest that you buy a tub of ice cream?

  • byShira Ovide

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Fifty people hit by furniture treated in hospital per week,says ACCC

Fifty people hit by furniture treated in hospital per week,says ACCC

Consumer watchdog the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission says examining toppling furniture,quad bikes and button batteries are among its 2021 product safety priorities.

  • byCarolyn Webb
‘Biggest shocker’:Choice names $4000 retro-style fridge as worst ever

‘Biggest shocker’:Choice names $4000 retro-style fridge as worst ever

The appearance of the slick 1950s-style fridge is matched by “a 1950s level of performance”,the consumer rights watchdog says.

  • byMegan Gorrey
Safety standards announced for button batteries to reduce risk to small children

Safety standards announced for button batteries to reduce risk to small children

Australia will become the first country in the world to introduce a mandatory safety standard for button batteries.

  • byJulie Power
Australia's product safety system failing our children,study finds

Australia's product safety system failing our children,study finds

"Many people might be surprised to learn that products they buy in stores may not actually meet safety requirements,"says Queensland researcher.

  • byStuart Layt
When even experts can't tell a scam from the real thing

When even experts can't tell a scam from the real thing

Fraud costs Australians billions and the ACCC in a new report says that's just the tip of the iceberg.

  • byJulie Power
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'Snake oil salesmen':COVID-19 claims under microscope as disinfectants boom

'Snake oil salesmen':COVID-19 claims under microscope as disinfectants boom

The Therapeutic Goods Administration has vowed to take swift action after a surge in complaints over disinfectant brands claiming to work in the fight against the coronavirus.

  • byEmma Koehn
Food safety regulator probes claims of unclean milk tankers
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Food safety regulator probes claims of unclean milk tankers

Investigations underway into allegations milk products from dairy giant Saputo have been transported by an unlicensed contractor

  • byRichard Baker
Real estate agent banned from industry as Fair Trading reveals pet peeves

Real estate agent banned from industry as Fair Trading reveals pet peeves

The Brisbane real estate agent has been ordered to pay $80,000 and banned from the industry for life after an investigation by the consumer protection agency.

  • byMatt Dennien
Sriracha hot sauce recalled over fears of exploding bottles

Sriracha hot sauce recalled over fears of exploding bottles

A popular brand of hot sauce has been the subject of a product recall,after fears of'bloated'bottles splattering onto customers after being opened.

  • byMatt Bungard
Two-year-old girl swallows 20 button batteries

Two-year-old girl swallows 20 button batteries

“I cannot believe how quickly it turned from her playing to her screaming her lungs out on the hospital floor,” Toowoomba mother says.

  • byStuart Layt