Fuel prices set to rise: ACCC
Australia's consumer watchdog says petrol prices are set to rise ahead of New Year's Eve.
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Australia's consumer watchdog says petrol prices are set to rise ahead of New Year's Eve.
View ArticlePetrol retailers deny price gouging in south-east Qld
The body representing fuel distributors and retailers says south-east Queensland motorists are not being gouged at the petrol pump.
View ArticleResidents raise concerns over incorrect water bills
The Sunshine Coast Association of Residents (SCAR) has called for a meeting with Unitywater and Council to discuss irregularities in water bills.
View ArticleFinancial adviser cannot operate without licence
A financial adviser on Queensland's Sunshine Coast has been stopped from operating without the proper licence.
View ArticleClass action suit launched against soy milk distributor
A lawyer says 155 people have joined a class action against the Australian distributor of soy milk that allegedly contained dangerous levels of iodine.
View ArticleScam websites offering cheap airfares ripping off Queenslanders
Police are warning Queenslanders not to trust foreign websites offering cheap airfares.
View ArticleDriveway scammers trigger 'alarm bells'
The Office of Fair Trading is warning residents on Queensland's Sunshine Coast to be alert for dodgy tradesmen offering cheap bitumen jobs.
View ArticleWOW demise sparks traffic chaos but 'no bargains'
Demand for bargains after the collapse of the WOW audio-visual company caused traffic dramas in Maroochydore on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.
View ArticleCall for Government to stop BSA fining electrical contractors
Master Electricians Australia (MEA) says licensed contractors are being unfairly targeted by Queensland's Building Services Authority (BSA) over technical breaches.
View ArticleFlood victims urged to use licensed builders
Master Builders Queensland (MBQ) says flood-hit residents can visit its website to search for licensed contractors.
View ArticlePublic warned of door-to-door scammers
The Office of Fair Trading is investigating reports of dodgy door-to-door traders targeting residents in the Nambour area.
View ArticleDeath of Queensland child prompts deal to childproof lithium battery packs
Australian manufacturers of lithium batteries have agreed to introduce child-proof packaging following the death of a four-year-old girl in Queensland.
View ArticleSunshine Coast residents warned about 'bitumen bandits'
Authorities are warning Sunshine Coast residents not to be conned by door-to-door traders selling cheap bitumen for cash payments.
View ArticleSolar part recall: Electricians left to wear cost of replacing devices after...
Electricians have been forced to wear the cost of replacing allegedly faulty solar devices produced by collapsed Sunshine Coast company Advancetech.
View ArticleQueensland to push for national lemon laws for when new cars keep going bad
The Queensland Government is starting a campaign for national lemon laws to protect new car buyers from vehicles that turn up repeated faults.
View ArticleNodaji sushi bar owner underpaid foreign workers $28K Fair Work Ombudsman...
A Fair Work Ombudsman investigation has found a Wide Bay restaurant owner in southern Queensland underpaid four foreign workers more than $28,000 over six months.
View ArticleKleenmaid's dire financial position kept hidden from bank by company...
Directors of the failing Kleenmaid company deliberately hid its dire financial position from Westpac in securing a $13 million loan, a Brisbane court hears.
View ArticleSamsung mobile phone explosion prompts mum's concern people are walking...
A Sunshine Coast mother says she is happy to be alive after waking at 2am to a smoke-filled room, with her mobile phone "glowing red hot like an element" as it charged on the bedside table.
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