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Probe into retailing on the net
Seeded on Fri May 18, 2012 3:10 AM EDT ()
THE competition watchdog will launch an investigation into clothing importers who are reaching agreements with overseas suppliers to stop selling their products to Australians on websites or instructing them to lift their web prices. Australian Competition and Consumer Commiss …
Clinic's cancer claims misled, appeal court finds
Seeded on Fri May 11, 2012 1:07 AM EDT ()
A medicine clinic that claims it can cure cancer misled and deceived consumers, the Victorian Court of Appeal has found. On its website, Operation Smile describes itself as a complementary medicine centre specialising in the treatment of cancer through photo dynamic therapy, o …
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak weighs in against tech giant on price discrimination
Seeded on Fri May 11, 2012 1:01 AM EDT (The Sydney Morning Herald)
Apple co-founder Steve 'Woz' Wozniak has sided with Australian consumers on the contentious topic of price discrimination, saying we shouldn't have to pay more for technology goods that cost much less in the United States. His comments, made on ABC radio this morning ahead of …
Court knocks out 'illusory' $1000 home sale in Wirraway, Braybrook
Seeded on Wed May 9, 2012 9:46 PM EDT ()
The Sheriff's sale of a repossessed house in Melbourne's west for $1000 — that was worth an estimated $630,000 — has today been overturned by the Victorian Supreme Court. The five-bedroom, two-storey brick house in Wirraway Avenue, Braybrook, built in 2006 by owner …
Rackspace promises Aussie datacentre
Seeded on Tue May 8, 2012 7:52 PM EDT ()
If you talk to US-based companies about hosting providers, they’re likely to rabbit on and on about the unholy dominant duo of the US market: Amazon and Rackspace. Amazon. Rackspace. Rackspace. Amazon. It gets to be a bit repetitive at times. If you’re not with one …
The Lengthening Arm of Uncle Sam's 'Pirate' Justice
Seeded on Mon May 7, 2012 8:44 PM EDT ()
File-sharing was firmly on the agenda when the head of the US Department of Homeland Security touched down in the Australian capital last week. The four new agreements – promptly signed before Secretary Janet Napolitano flew back out of Canberra – were less about sh …
Andrew Nikolic and The New Examiner
Seeded on Mon May 7, 2012 6:21 PM EDT (Tasmanian Times)
Then there’s Andrew Nikolic. The endorsed Liberal candidate for the northern seat of Bass has wasted no time getting into election mode, despite the fact he’s likely to be waiting another 18 months before voters have their say. With the Liberals havin …
Tests confirm sighting of endangered tiger quoll
Seeded on Sun May 6, 2012 7:51 PM EDT ()
A critically-endangered marsupial has been seen in the Otway Ranges for the first time in a decade. Scientists have spent the last decade trying to confirm whether or not they are still alive in the wild in south-western Victoria. Last month, Matthew Morton spotted what he th …
Bionic eye patient tests planned for 2013
Seeded on Fri May 4, 2012 6:35 AM EDT ()
Bionic vision researchers intend to test a functional bionic eye on patients next year. "Our primary aim is to complete the first prototypes of the bionic eye so they can be tested in human recipients in 2013," said Gregg Suaning, a professor from the University of New South G …
Chainsaw and samurai sword used in neighbours' clash over loud music
Seeded on Wed May 2, 2012 6:32 PM EDT (The Sydney Morning Herald)
A neighbourhood dispute over loud music and erratic driving has escalated into a bloody brawl in which a chainsaw partially severed a man's arm. Doctors are attempting to reattach the arm of Mark Jorgensen, 29, after the altercation in in Fenton Close, Minto, last night. Anot …
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