Australian consumers are being urged to buy local after cannery giant SPC announced it would slash its order from some growers for the upcoming season. The company said it had made the “difficult decision” to reduce orders for peaches and pears by 40 per cent for the upcoming season asContinue Reading
It’s like Y2K bug, but for real this time — and it could wipe out everything from vending machines and shopping centre children’s rides to laundromats, parking stations, security cameras and EFTPOS terminals. Those old enough will remember the hysteria in the lead-up to the turn of the millennium aboutContinue Reading
Target has answered the question every Australian woman wants to know about its beloved womenswear range following the discount chain’s merger with Kmart. At the start of the year, the popular Australian retailer replaced some of its cult product lines with similar versions from Kmart’s discount brand, Anko. The move,Continue Reading
If you’ve been struggling to pick up your favourite chocolate while at the supermarket, you’re not alone. Australians recently spotted Bounty bars had disappeared from shelves, sparking fears the cult-confectionary item had been axed. But despite concerns the popular bar, which contains a coconut centre encased in chocolate, had beenContinue Reading
Not too long ago, entrepreneur Dustin Leonard was living in his girlfriend’s dad’s garage to make ends meet while hatching a plan to disrupt a notoriously competitive industry with a big idea. Mr Leonard, who rose to prominence as a CLEO Bachelor of the Year finalist, founded premium wine brandContinue Reading
As the competition watchdog begins probing a planned mega merger between two pharmacy giants, critics warn Australian consumers could end up paying dearly for the move. In December, it was announced Chemist Warehouse and Sigma Healthcare, which owns brands like Amcal and Discount Drug Store, would join forces to becomeContinue Reading
The Albanese government will use the first parliamentary sitting day of the year to introduce legislation to overhaul stage 3 tax cuts, as the opposition gears up to question the prime minister over his “broken promise”. Shadow cabinet met on Monday evening to determine their position on the government’s “costContinue Reading
In a stunning rebuke of DP World, Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke has accused the port operator of waging a media campaign against the Maritime Union, rather than focusing its efforts on negotiating a new workplace deal with its workers. Since October, a dispute between the union and Australia’s secondContinue Reading
Startling new research has revealed the extent of the Yes campaign’s failure to convince Australians to support the proposed Voice to Parliament. Market research firm Pollinate probed the success of the recently released John Farnham-backed advertisement, finding it had more of an adverse effect than a positive one. “If theContinue Reading
Nearly two million Australian consumers have returned to the big four banks as cost-of-living pressures push them to the perceived “safest option”, new research suggests. Data from Finder’s consumer sentiment tracker shows 80 per cent of Australians bank with Commonwealth Bank, NAB, Westpac or ANZ — the highest number sinceContinue Reading