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Beverage companies to head NSW container-deposit scheme

The NSW government has appointed Exchange for Change, a beverage-industry joint venture comprising Coca-Cola Amatil, Asahi, Carlton & United Breweries, Coopers, and Lion, as coordinator of the ‘Return and Earn’ container-deposit scheme...

Weekly petrol prices

The average price of unleaded petrol in Australia fell by 0.8¢ to 122.6¢ a litre nationally in the week ending July 23, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s Weekly Petrol Prices report. The average...

Return of the corner store – a quiet revolution?

Corner stores once proliferated across the residential landscape of Australia’s towns and cities: places where kids congregated in front of gumball machines, keenly returning empty glass drink bottles to fund their weekly...

Newsagents say sport lottery may dent hospital funding

The Australian Lottery and Newsagents Association (ALNA) has warned that a proposed national lottery to fund athletes could be at the expense of funding for hospitals, schools, and infrastructure. Every year, lotteries deliver...

Wagon Wheels get a chilly twist

Peters Ice Cream and Arnott’s have teamed up to create ice-cream versions of some of the snack-food company’s most popular biscuits. Arnott’s Wagon Wheels sandwich – described as a deliciously cool combination of...

BP collaborates with Western Union on money transfers

In a new partnership with BP in Australia, Western Union services will be enabled through the financial-services company’s mobile app in 302 BP stores nationwide (including 150 with digital kiosks), allowing customers...

Former 7-Eleven operator caught falsifying records

A former Brisbane 7-Eleven operator has been hit with $168,000 in penalties for short-changing workers and falsifying records to conceal the underpayments. The orders imposed by the Federal Circuit Court were the result...

Weekly petrol prices

The average price of unleaded petrol in Australia rose by 3.3¢ to 123.4¢ a litre nationally in the week ending July 16, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s Weekly Petrol Prices report. The average...

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