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Tesco and VW take charge with electric cars

Tesco and Volkswagen say they're developing the UK's largest retail electric vehicle (EV) charging network. Customers will be able to charge their electric cars using a normal 7kW charger for free. Or they'll...

ACT to ban ‘confusing’ fuel discount boards

Service stations in the ACT will no longer be able to display discounted prices on fuel boards under new laws. The laws are designed to protect motorists from ‘pricing confusion’ in the state. Minister...

NZ to legalise vaping as Australia lags behind

Vaping and nicotine e-cigarettes will be legalised in New Zealand, Associate Minister of Health Jenny Salesa has announced. The Smoke-free Environments Act 1990 (SFEA) will change next year to give smokers more confidence...

Selling your car? Drop it off at a servo

Melbourne-based tech start-up Carbar is offering a new way of selling your car – by dropping it off at a servo. The servo in question is the Caltex South Yarra on Punt Road,...

Ombudsman welcomes moves to bridge SME funding gap

Ombudsman Kate Carnell has welcomed plans to bridge the ‘funding gap’ faced by many small to medium enterprises (SME). She was referring to the Australian Treasurer’s announcement to do two things. First, it...

One in three feel bullied by a boss

One in three employees have felt bullied by a boss, according to shocking new research by Roy Morgan. And one in four have cried because of a boss. The company conducted the research...

Qld fuel price reporting to start in December

Queensland fuel retailers will soon have to report their prices in a mandatory trial run by the Queensland government. From December 3, all fuel retailers in the state will have to report their...

Qld drivers pass on bad habits to their children – study

Do young motorists who witness their parents’ bad driving habits go on to mimic them? According to a new study, the answer is yes. The Royal Automobile Club of Queensland (RACQ), which describes...
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