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Consumer Confidence Rebounds After 3-Week Fall

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Consumer confidence in Australia has rebounded 2.5 per cent, after falling 12.5 per cent over the past three weeks. This is according to the ANZ-Roy Morgan Australian Consumer Confidence survey,…

Fire Hazard, Popular Aldi Product Recalled

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Aldi has been forced to issue a recall of a popular vacuum cleaner due to a potential fire hazard, caused by the battery within. Aldi has issued the recall for…

Aussie Smartwatch Sales Up 25%

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1.5 million ‘smart wrist wearables’ were sold in the second half of 2021, up 25 per cent from a year ago. This is according to the Telsyte Australian Smartphone Wearable…

Former Target, Officeworks Boss Joins AusPost Board

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Former Target and Officeworks managing director Launa Inman has been appointed to Australia Post’s board as a non‑executive director. Inman’s three-year term will begin on May. “Ms Inman brings to…

Elon Musk To Join Twitter Board

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Twitter will appoint Elon Musk to its board, after the Tesla CEO bought a 9.2 per cent stake in the social media giant. Musk filed paperwork relating to his purchase…

Woolworths Boss Flies In For David Jones Sale Talks

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Woolworths Holdings CEO Roy Bagattini flew to Sydney last month to hold discussions with banks about offloading the beleaguered David Jones department store chain. Goldman Sachs is believed to be…

Wesfarmers Dumps $500M In Coles Shares

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Wesfarmers is offloading another $500 million worth of shares in supermarket Coles. The Perth conglomerate is selling 28.2 million shares, representing around 2.1 per cent of shares, at $17.75 each.…

Japanese Professor Develops Lickable TV Screen

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A Japanese professor has developed a prototype for a lickable TV screen that can emulate real-world flavours, in an ongoing bid to ensure you never leave your home again. The…

ACCC Issues 3-Month Warning Over Button Battery Standards

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Australia is introducing new button battery safety standards, which come into effect on June 22. The ACCC has issued a three-month warning to businesses who supply button batteries, or products…

Amazon’s Satellite Internet Service Hits Warp Speed

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Amazon has sent its plans for a satellite internet service into hyperdrive, securing up to 83 different space launches to ferry satellites into orbit. Amazon’s Project Kuiper will use three…