Refilling printer cartridges now has legal protection
The recent High Court ruling paves the way for other products.
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Are wage advances the new payday loans?
Profiting from people living pay cheque to pay cheque may put Beforepay and MyPayNow at odds with their lofty marketing.
New mandatory safety standards for button batteries
The Australian Government introduces legally binding rules in response to serious injuries and deaths.
InvoCare rolls out itemised funeral prices online nationally
After earning a Shonky Award for poor price transparency, the funeral giant now has itemised prices on all its brands’ websites.
How do card chargebacks work?
We explain how to get a transaction reversed on your card and what you can do if you run into problems.
How Australians feel about being charged different prices for the same goods
Our latest survey shows most people don’t want to be charged a different price for the same product than someone else.
The wave of debt that could soon engulf many Australians
The federal government plans to remove responsible lending obligations from credit providers – at a painful cost to borrowers.
Euca plays on coronavirus fears to sell ‘laundry sanitiser’
Selling us things we don’t need has long been part of marketing efforts, and this hasn’t stopped during the current pandemic.
Goats milk soap with no goats milk? Confusing labels on cosmetics
Our readers tell us about the shampoos and other goos they’ve bought – only to find out later they may not be what they seem.
Tinder charges older people more
A CHOICE mystery shop reveals the dating app’s pricing model could fall foul of discrimination laws.