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Shell announces third tranche of share buyback program

Royal Dutch Shell has announced the start of trading in the third tranche of its share buyback program. The company made a previous announcement about the program on July 26, 2018. Shell says it...

Doritos ‘flaming flavours’ turn up the heat

Doritos has combined the “signature bold flavour and intense crunch you’ve grown to expect from Doritos” with a “spicy international twist”. The two new “flaming flavours” joining Doritos’ existing Bold range are Southern...

Weekly petrol prices

The average price of unleaded petrol in Australia fell 1¢ to 130.8¢ a litre nationally in the week ending February 3, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s ‘Weekly Petrol Prices’ report. The...

Weekly diesel prices

The average price of diesel fuel in Australia rose by 0.6¢ to 142.8¢ a litre nationally in the week ending February 3, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s ‘Weekly Diesel Prices’...

Down the drain: wrong fuel costs diesel drivers millions

Diesel drivers are wasting millions of dollars every year by mistakenly filling their cars with the wrong fuel. The claim was made by Wrong Fuel Rescue, which describes itself as “Australia’s leading specialist...

Ombudsman lauds Labor stance on unfair contracts

Ombudsman Kate Carnell has welcomed the Labor party’s commitment to three key changes to legislation on unfair contract terms. Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman (ASBFEO) Ms Carnell described Labor’s announced changes...

Charge road users to compensate for electric cars, urges AAA

The Australian Automobile Association (AAA) is calling on the government to start replacing fuel excise with a road-user charge. The reason for the AAA’s call to action, according to the Australian Financial Review,...

$335K in penalties for underpaying convenience workers

The FWO has secured $335,664 in penalties for the underpayment of convenience workers at two businesses in central Melbourne. The Fair Work Ombudsman penalised two individuals for underpaying workers at a 7-Eleven franchise...

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