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Bondi hero Ahmed Al Ahmed's tobacco store has reopened under new management after he was seriously injured disarming a gunmen during an alleged terrorist attack. Image: NewsWire

NEWSPremiumBondi hero’s major business move

Bondi hero Ahmed Al Ahmed has made a major business move in the wake of his brave act during Australia’s deadliest terror attack.

Emma Kirk

Bunnings plans to trial FRT in two of its 51 New Zealand stores from next month.

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Bunnings to install facial recognition tech in NZ stores

Bunnings will introduce facial recognition technology to combat retail crime in its New Zealand stores within weeks while preparing the ground for a longer-term Australian rollout.

Sean Smith and Cheyanne Enciso

A former head of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is warning of petrol rationing should the Iran war continue.

EnergyCommentsPremiumWarning Australia may have to start rationing petrol

A former head of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is warning of petrol rationing should the Iran war continue.

Stephen Johnson

Consumption rose 0.3 per cent from the prior month, just missing economists’ predictions for a 0.4 per cent gain.

Your MoneyCommentsPremiumHousehold spending rebounds as RBA mulls another hike

Australia’s household spending rebounded in January, signalling resilient consumer demand even as the outlook is clouded by the risk of further interest rate increases and higher energy costs.

Swati Pandey

Chinese made cars now top the sales lists

AutomotiveCommentsPremiumChina No.1 source of new cars sparking intelligence warning

China is the biggest monthly source for new Australian cars for the first time ever and dominates the EV market. Japan had been the uninterrupted No.1 since 1998. Here’s why intelligence experts are worried.

Stephen Johnson

Treasurer Jim Chalmers said motorists should not be taken for mugs.

EnergyCommentsPremium‘Mugs’: Treasurer’s warning for servo price gougers fleecing motorists

The Treasurer says motorists shouldn’t be taken for mugs by fuel companies introducing “unwarranted” hikes at the bowser.

Blair Jackson

West Australian shoppers will soon be forking out more at the supermarket.

AgriculturePremium‘Real pile of strife’: Supermarket prices in WA set to soar

West Australian shoppers could soon be forking out more at the supermarket, with agribusinesses bracing for higher oil and fertiliser prices to bleed into production costs amid war in the Middle East.

Cheyanne Enciso, Simone Grogan and Georgia Campion

Woolworths owns the Country Road group, spanning Mimco, Trenery, Witchery, Politix and the eponymous brand.

RetailCommentsPremiumAustralia full of discounts, warns Country Road Group owner

Woolworths Holdings said trading in its Australian apparel business slowed sharply at the end of the first half, while stepped-up investment in its South African food division weighed on margins.

Janice Kew

Premier Roger Cook has slammed petrol stations for increasing their prices this week.

state politics CommentsPremium‘Unforgivable and not on’: Premier’s message for servos

Perth fuel prices skyrocketed to as much as $2.13 per litre on Wednesday as Roger Cook warned petrol stations they were ‘taking advantage’ of worried West Australians.

Jessica Page

Electric car sales set a monthly record in February, led by the popularity of Tesla's Model Y. (Steven Markham/AAP PHOTOS)

TransportPremiumCar sales slow down but electric vehicles charge ahead

Electric vehicles have broken sales records in Australia even as the larger automotive market stalled, with sales of petrol and hybrid models falling.

Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

People queue for fuel as the war in Iran begins to push fuel prices up. NewsWire / John Gass

NEWSPremiumAussie fuel price cracks $4 per litre

Fuel prices have already hit astonishing levels in some parts of Australia, amid the war on Iran hitting drivers at the bowser.

Abisha Sapkota and Nathan Schmidt

Newly-installed Endeavour boss Jayne Hrdlicka.

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Endeavour claws back market share by making booze cheaper

Newly-installed Endeavour boss Jayne Hrdlicka says its move to make booze cheaper at Dan Murphy’s has helped it claw back market share from major rival Coles Liquor as well as independent stores.

Cheyanne Enciso

Petrol prices may hit $2 a litre.

EnergyCommentsPremiumWhy surging diesel prices spell trouble for our economy

Wholesale diesel prices surged overnight as NRMA warned the increases could worsen cost of living pressures unless the Middle East conflict is resolved.

Tom Richardson

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NewsPremiumWatchdog calls out dodgy drone tactic

The supplier of a popular drone company has admitted to undertaking dodgy price tactics with resellers – an act that is illegal in Australia.

Alexandra Feiam

Western Roads Federation chief executive Cam Dumesny.

WA NewsCommentsPremiumEast-west rail corridor washed out just days after reopening

Just days after reopening Australia’s east-west rail corridor — crucial for goods supply to WA — has been washed out again after flooding in South Australia. 

Caitlyn Rintoul

The future of the company owning of one of Australia’s most iconic and widely known products is uncertain. Supplied.

NEWSPremiumFuture of 80yo Aussie icon in doubt

Almost every Australian backyard has one, but the company behind the legendary Hills Hoist could be sold after a shock corporate restructure.

Georgia Palgan

Coles CEO Leah Weckert.

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Coles boss has her next test to grab coveted grocery crown

In terms of corporate and financial results, Leah Weckert has had a good run in her near-three years at the helm of the nation’s second-biggest grocery chain, Coles.

Cheyanne Enciso

Coles CEO Leah Weckert.

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Investors give Coles the cold shoulder as sales lag Woolies

Investors have punished Coles after the supermarket giant revealed softer-than-expected sales in the half-year that also lagged behind its bigger arch rival Woolworths.

Cheyanne Enciso

Harvey Norman chair Gerry Harvey.

RetailPremiumAI-led computers, mobiles help lift Harvey Norman profit

Harvey Norman chair Gerry Harvey reckons consumers have cast aside cost-of-living pressures to stock up on AI-led computers and mobile devices, helping it deliver a 15 per cent increase in half-year profit.

Cheyanne Enciso

Renowned celebrity chef Maggie Beer is a director and public face of the company named after her. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

foodPremiumMaggie Beer group back in the black despite tough half

Maggie Beer Holdings has returned to profit as it continues to examine a number of unsolicited offers for its hampers business.

Kaaren Morrissey

Coles released half-year financial results on Friday. Photo: NewsWire / Gaye Gerard

UPDATEDPremiumColes reveals big AI change for shoppers

Coles has revealed how AI will shape its sales regime after the supermarket was sued by the consumer watchdog over alleged fake discounts.

Blair Jackson

Weight-loss drugs like Ozempic have boosted sales as Chemist Warehouse.

RetailCommentsPremiumWeight-loss drugs a shot in the arm for Chemist Warehouse

Discount pharmacy juggernaut Chemist Warehouse has attributed its double-digit sales lift to the growing popularity of weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro.

Cheyanne Enciso

Super Retail Group boss Paul Bradshaw.

RetailCommentsPremiumRebel owner says rate rises ‘rattled’ shoppers in December

The company behind some of Australia’s best-known brands says consumers were “rattled” about interest rate hikes as early as December, which led to a more cautious shopping behaviour during Christmas.

Cheyanne Enciso

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POLITICSPremium‘Declined’: Key absences in Optus probe

Senior executives at Optus’s parent company have skipped a hearing into the embattled telco’s deadly triple-0 outage.

Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer