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Smarter Shopping If you think the iPhone is still the king of the castle, think again. This year brought some seriously good smartphone alternatives.

Smarter Shopping SHOPPING mayhem will put many Australians under pressure as they rush to fill their festive stockings. Here are some tricks to keeping your costs down.

Fashion & Beauty ROGER David is in the hands of administrators after the menswear retailer collapsed due to international and online rivals.

Smarter Shopping Most Aussies spend hundreds on food each week. But there are easy ways to save big at the checkout, without cutting fresh produce from the shopping list.

Smarter Shopping THIS fancy two-slice KitchenAid toaster will set you back $189, but somehow the manufacturer missed a pretty glaring problem.

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Smarter Shopping IT’S known for its luxury crepes and hot chocolate, but sluggish sales and rising costs are spelling big trouble for a chocolate chain with 37 Aussie stores.

Environment AUSTRALIAN communities are joining together to pursue an innovative energy sharing future — and cashing in at the same time.

Smarter Shopping AUSTRALIA'S largest family, who are based in Toowoomba, have taken to YouTube to share what they call a stock up shop, and the cost is staggering.

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Politics There is a growing push to introduce a radical new tax that would see motorists pay per kilometre they drive.

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News YOUR supermarket trips could soon become a whole lot more expensive, with prices on track to skyrocket across Australia.

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Smarter Shopping THERE are many other fees and charges consumers need to watch.

Lifestyle A TASMANIAN woman has come up with an ingenious way of cleaning the trickiest area of her house.

Smarter Shopping THE cost of online shopping could be about to skyrocket thanks to a new government plan targeting parcels sent from overseas.

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News AUSTRALIANS are the first to admit they love a good ‘big thing’ especially when it comes to monumental fruit or televisions.

Smarter Shopping US POLICE have revealed an ingenious, cheap and simple trick that can keep you, and your bag, safe from the criminals during the Christmas rush.

News "WHAT would you like for Christmas?", I ask my grandchildren, expecting a helpful answer. The responses are mixed.

News THIS Gluten Free Christmas pudding combines some classic Christmas flavours', including fruit, nuts, cinnamon, ginger, brandy and lemon.

Lifestyle THIS white bean dip is a play on a dish called musabaha, which is a chunkier hummus with a spicy, lemony flavour.

News THE announcement that Oroton - the iconic Australian retailer - has been put into administration spells the end of an era for a generation of fashionistas.

News SUMMER is here and so it’s time to reach out for the air conditioner controls. But can you afford to run one or more in your home?