Consumers

Facts speak for themselves — Australia still lucky country

Facts speak for themselves — Australia still lucky country

Tweet Despite the News Ltd media and the Coalition talking down our economy at every turn, Australia truly is an economic marvel. Matthew N. Donovan crunches the numbers. THERE HAS been a lot of misinformation around lately regarding the situation...

 

Sympathy for the NAB

Sympathy for the NAB

Tweet The National Australia Bank suffered a drastic “profit slump” last year, only clearing a meagre $4.1 billion last year. Sue Stevenson offers some kindly words of support. Dear National Australia Bank, Thank you for your two...

 

Technology and progress ― where to from here?

Technology and progress ― where to from here?

Tweet The way we are living is becoming unsustainable, says Matthew Mitchell, who outlines the ‘reindustrialisation’ alternative. SO, here we are. Destroying whole mountain ranges in the US so as to perpetuate our industrial system....

 

Alan Jones and 2GB — lessons not learnt

Alan Jones and 2GB — lessons not learnt

Tweet By pulling all the ads from the Alan Jones Show, 2GB is losing money hand over fist — but have they learnt from the experience? Alan Austin suggests not. THIS WEEK, 2GB suspended all advertising during its top income-earning breakfast...

 

How the world’s top brands greenwash the public

How the world’s top brands greenwash the public

Tweet A new book by Guy Pearse reveals the so-called “green revolution” is largely being faked by big companies trying to “greenwash” their environmental credentials. Graham Readfearn from DeSmogBlog reports. “I...

 

Electricity bill discounts: too good to be true?

Electricity bill discounts: too good to be true?

Tweet Vince O’Grady discusses the privatisation of State utilities – especially electricity – and how it has affected consumers. On Wednesday the 19th of September 2012, while I was out at a meeting, a man rang the door bell of our house...

 

The BMW bandits

The BMW bandits

Tweet Peter Wicks has a thing for small cars, but he says choosing a BMW has become an expensive nightmare, characterised by appallingly bad customer service. I HAVE a thing for cars. Maybe it’s a midlife crisis thing, I dunno, but I...

 

Sodastream take on Coca Cola’s bottling

Sodastream take on Coca Cola’s bottling

Tweet Home carbonation company Sodastream are on a mission to rally support against the dangers of plastic bottle pollution — and getting up the nose of Coke by doing so. Managing editor David Donovan reports. DID YOU have a Sodastream as...

 

Carbon tax to raise electricity prices less than expected

Carbon tax to raise electricity prices less than expected

Tweet  The effect of the carbon price on retail electricity will be lower than predicted and vary considerably by region, a new University of Queensland study has projected. The most accurate estimate to date for the impact of the carbon...

 

Do our governments do what we want?

Do our governments do what we want?

Tweet The carbon tax and the flood levy—are they examples of the Government doing what it wants rather than expressing the will of the people. John Smith comments. I’ve been puzzled by this concept with our government for some time now....

 
 
 
 

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