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Did Woolworths pull wool over customers’ eyes with Oreo price? ACCC says yes
For two years the Oreo Family Pack cost a Woolworths customer $3.50, until the biscuits were bumped to $5 in late 2022. Three weeks later, the product appeared on the shelves as a 'Prices Dropped' special, selling for $4.50. Inflation, Woolworths says. Deception, says the ACCC.
Woolworths manager says baby food ‘before’ price contingent on deal
A Woolworths manager has admitted he wouldn't have been content to sell Nestle's Ceralac at the advertised 'before' price of $6.50 in the absence of the product's listing on the supermarket chain's Prices Dropped program.
ARN says it had ‘no power’ over Kyle and Jackie O Show
ARN says it had no ability to control the on-air behaviour of KIIS FM shock jock Kyle Sandilands, and has revealed a letter from the lawyers of co-host Jackie 'O' Henderson outlining her allegations of bullying.
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Watpac wins payment fight with Natura developer Romeciti
Builder Watpac has won a battle with developer Romeciti over a final payment claim issued as part of an agreement to construct a $450 million luxury development in Sydney's Macquarie Park.
Bid for Origin Energy docs on eve of trial nears abuse, judge says
A judge has rejected as "approaching an abuse of process" a bid by internet provider Origin Net for more documents from power company Origin Energy ahead of next month's trial in their intellectual property stoush.
Legal watchdog chair joins bench of busy Victoria Supreme Court
Silk and former chair of the state's legal watchdog Sam Hay KC is the latest judicial appointee to Victoria's Supreme Court, joining the bench at a time when the court's docket is bulging.
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Goodman sheds Sydney industrial sites as it eyes data centre growth
As it bets on the growth of the global data centre market, industrial real estate group Goodman has sold off two Sydney warehouses for a reported $438 million to property investor Aliro.
Settlement OK’d in class action over Summerlin Parklands condo
A court has approved a settlement in a class action by owners against the developer of a Brisbane condominuim, which claimed off-the-plan contracts were wrongly terminated when neighbouring property values soared.
Woolworths next in line in ACCC’s ‘illusory discounts’ case
Trial begins Tuesday in the consumer regulator's case against Woolworths over alleged dodgy discounts, with the supermarket chain set to argue there was nothing phony about its 'Prices Dropped' campaign.
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Dexus may have been ‘immoral’ in APAC sale, but so what, judge asks
A judge said Tuesday evidence in a case over the sale of a stake in Melbourne Airport's operator might justify a finding that shareholder Dexus acted unethically and immorally. But whether such a finding was relevant to the validity of a default notice at the centre of the suit is another matter.