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‘Hearing glasses’ registered for the Australian market

Glasses designed to help people with moderate hearing loss are now available in Australia. Nuance Audio said the glasses had been registered with the Therapeutic Goods

Area 51 space age playground to open at Skygate

Space age indoor playground Area 51 will open at Skygate near Brisbane Airport in 2027. The facility will cover more than 7000 square metres, making it the largest

New retail price gouging law will be hard to police

By Ray Steinwall Australia’s new law on supermarket “price gouging” (also known as excessive pricing) starts on July 1, 2026. It prohibits any very large

Dedicated Follower (of fashion)

Newsreel’s fashion roundup looks at what’s hot and what’s not in the fickle world of fashion. By Susan Schwartz Billionaire Mango heir arrested The eldest son of

Retailers on notice after Coles loses landmark case

By Jeannie Marie Paterson Coles has been found to have misled its supermarket customers over discounts – and could now face hundreds of millions of dollars in

David Jones earnings up 325 percent, reports growth

David Jones has reported a surge in profitability and a return to growth in its 2026 financial year-to-date trading update. Earnings (EBITDA) increased 325 percent for

Action against supermarkets will set future shopping rules

By Jeannie Marie Paterson The consumer watchdog’s Federal Court case against Woolworths over its “prices dropped” promotions is underway and will run into next

150,000ha of farmland lost in SEQ over 25 years

By Shane Rodgers Almost 150,000 hectares of farmland has been lost in South-East Queensland over the past 25 years, according to a new report on the region’s food

Is it the end of the department store for David Jones, Myer?

Major department stores have been in a constant battle for survival since the 1970s as they ride regular waves of social and economic change, an Australian retail

New print-in-store post labels for eBay sellers

Australia Post has launched a new ‘Print in Store’ capability that allows eBay sellers to print shipping labels at participating Post Offices using a QR code. The

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