19 November 2009
A SENIOR Government minister showed a "lack of professionalism" when he ditched the Grocery Choice website just days before it was due to launch following a patten of "waste and mismanagement" on the project, an Opposition-dominated Senate committee has found... read full story
21 October 2009
VICTORIAN employers are warming to the idea of an afternoon siesta for sleepy workers, but say finding the time and space to let staff snooze on the job could prove challenging... read full story
9 September 2009
THE national competition regulator spent more than $5 million on consultancy fees in an attempt to find a way to accurately compare the major supermarket retailers' prices on its doomed grocery website... read full story
4 September 2009
UNIT pricing is supposed to make it easier for shoppers to compare different-sized products, but it's not much help if you can't read it. Nearly half of the unit price displays in some supermarkets are difficult or impossible to read, a consumer group argues as part of its push for a mandatory minimum print size... read full story
13 July 2009
CHOICE will put pressure on the Federal Government to give it greater powers to initiate investigations into consumer rights abuses... read full story
30 June 2009
THE Government's decision to ditch Grocery Choice could ultimately lead to the creation of two competing grocery price-comparison websites... read full story
30 June 2009
THE Government's decision to ditch Grocery Choice could see two competing grocery-price-comparison websites created... read full story
31 December 2008
VICTORIAN energy bills could jump hundreds of dollars from tomorrow, while the cost of public transport, petrol and imported electronic goods will rise as new charges and legislative changes take effect... read full story
5 December 2008
AUSTRALIA'S 2012 Olympic Games medal hopes are at dire risk because of funding levels that pale in comparison with a $571 million commitment yesterday by the British Government to its top athletes... read full story
2 December 2008
COLES provided Illawarra shoppers with the best value basket of groceries last month, results from the Federal Government's latest price comparison survey show... read full story
