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Charged a month for a ‘moment’s’ demand: Consumers up in arms at ‘mysterious’ new power tariffs

Hundreds of thousands of Australian households are being charged electricity prices based on their single biggest point of usage across an entire month, fuelling...

Which country’s laws apply when you’re flying on a plane? It’s complicated

Whose rules rule in the skies? When you’re cruising at 30,000 feet, is it the country you’re flying over, the country you’re landing in...

Hayley’s melanoma came back. Then scientists tried something different

Hayley Hetherington rarely thought about melanoma after she had one removed from the back of her scalp in 2019.Life got busy. She started a...

At Star, only the executives got a Christmas party

Chairman David Foster decided to keep Cooke, mainly because Cooke was leading – against the wishes of subordinates – delicate negotiations with construction contractor...

Trail of pain behind Jon Adgemis’ PHG rescue deal with Deutsche Bank

But Adgemis’ renovations were often delayed, leaving multiple pubs closed, depleting revenue. As builders’ invoices were ignored, they refused to finish jobs. One subcontractor...

‘Mismatch between supply and demand’ sends house prices soaring

In short: CoreLogic data shows property prices grew by 0.8 per cent during May, making it the largest monthly increase since October last year.Brisbane...

Beer recalled over ‘excess alcohol’

A Queensland craft brewery has recalled one of its beers due to secondary fermentation causing excess alcohol or carbonation.White Lies Brewing Company has recalled...

Cash boost on the way for millions of Aussies on Centrelink payments

Social security payments for nearly 2.4 million Australian households and pensioners will soon get a boost.Quarterly indexation changes to income thresholds will come...

The Melburnians behind one of Silicon Valley’s hottest AI start-ups

Phonely is one of the first 20 Australian start-ups to be selected for the three-month intensive Y Combinator program, and its co-founders will soon...

Sydney houses are more expensive than ever. The big surprise is the city next in line

Across houses and units, Brisbane is now the second most expensive capital behind Sydney after overtaking Canberra in May. But Canberra’s median house price,...

Superquiz and Target Time, Monday, June 3

Superquiz by Michelle StillmanTARGET TIME Find words of four letters or more. Every word must include the centre letter and each letter is used...

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch, 93, marries for a fifth time

In short: Mr Murdoch married his fifth wife, Elena Zhukova, in California after the couple became engaged in March, News Corp papers report.The pair...

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