Coles defends big profits as buyers feel checkout pain
Supermarket heavyweight Coles says its increasing profit margins should not be viewed as a customer gouge as it fronts a consumer watchdog inquiry.
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A number of popular social media platforms that will be banned for children under 16 have been unveiled as the Albanese government introduced the reforms.
Australians are being bombarded with online scams and cyber security threats as banks, retailers, email accounts and communication networks come under attack.
Naming and shaming company gender pay gaps appears to be working, with a flurry of employers commissioning probes into the issue and taking action.
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Many young Aussies agree with violence to back causes
A third of Gen Z and a quarter of Millennials would support violence or vandalising government offices to advance a cause they care about, a survey has found.
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Regulator wary as super fund appoints union directors
Super fund Cbus has accepted the nominations of three directors put forward by the CFMEU, the union accused of corruption and links to bikie gangs.
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Alan Jones faces fresh indecent assault charges
Police have laid further charges against famed broadcaster Alan Jones, who already faced allegations he indecently assaulted a number of people.
Australians are able to disentangle how they feel about higher migration levels from their appreciation of diversity and multiculturalism, research suggests.
Influential broadcaster Alan Jones has been arrested after a months-long investigation into a series of alleged indecent assaults and sexual touching incidents.
A police officer who tasered an elderly woman leading to her death has said he did not want to injure her and only wished to protect others from being stabbed.
Boys aged 15, 16 and a 20-year-old pilot have been identified as those killed in a light plane crash in Victoria, leaving family members left devastated.
Tourists have been evacuated and people in Great Ocean Road towns have been told to leave immediately as Victoria's bushfire emergency claims at least one home.
The Victorian premier has condemned "ugly" plans to protest at the launch of Myer's Christmas windows, after the event was cancelled due to safety concerns.
The Cbus chair, who's faced calls to resign after the superannuation fund delayed disability and death payments, says he will ensure it never happens again.
Dynamic pricing and subscription service traps are in the sights of the federal government, as consultation starts on efforts to ban them.
A Tasmanian Supreme Court judge has been sentenced to 100 hours of community service after being found guilty of assaulting and emotionally abusing a woman.
A 22-year-old man charged with the murder of missing mother Samantha Murphy has elected to stand trial in the Supreme Court.
More than two-thirds of parents are worried about rising insurance costs pushed higher by climate change.
A Supreme Court judge will resign after being found guilty of assaulting and emotionally abusing his then-partner and breaching a family violence order.
