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Coalition sides with small firms against big business

15 December 2013

David Crowe December 11, 2013 The Australian STRONGER powers could be legislated to protect consumers and small business from the…

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Who Made That Energy Drink?

15 December 2013

DANIEL ENGBER December 6, 2013 The energy drink, as we know it, started in Japan. In the postwar period, amphetamines…

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France Lumps E-Cigs Under Tobacco

15 December 2013

NACS Online December 11, 2013 The French court ruled that electronic cigarettes are subject to the same laws as tobacco…

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FDA Targets Teens With New Anti-Smoking Effort

15 December 2013

NACS Online December 11, 2013 The agency will launch an ambitious campaign early in 2014 aimed at stopping teens from…

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Cost of petrol fell actually fell this year

15 December 2013

Eli Greenblat December 12, 2013 The Age Despite motorists grumbling about the almost vertical leap in petrol prices this year,…

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Tap and shop with your smartphone

15 December 2013

FRAN FOO December 12, 2013 The Australian WESTPAC customers at Woolworths and Coles will be able to exit with their…

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French cafe fed up with rushed customers begins charging more for rudeness

15 December 2013

News Limited December 12, 2013 A FRENCH café fed up with rude customers has started charging people more if they…

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Watchdog gets powers to name and shame businesses refusing to engage in reasonable dispute resolution

15 December 2013

Claire Heaney December 10, 2013 Herald Sun VICTORIA’S small business watchdog will get new powers to name and shame businesses…

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C-stores’ Snackable Selections Resonating With Consumers

15 December 2013

Dec 11, 2013 CSNews CHICAGO – Consumers are purchasing more snacks from convenience stores thanks to their increasing desire for…

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Cartel action against Woolworths, Colgate and Cussons over laundry products

15 December 2013

Eli Greenblat December 12, 2013 The Age The competition regulator has launched a cartel action against two of the world’s…

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Australia ‘fails’ anti-tobacco bid

15 December 2013

Peter Martin December 12, 2013 The Age Australia has been accused of failing to defend its historic plain packaging tobacco…

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Cartel inquiry ‘not rushed’, says ACCC

15 December 2013

Eli Greenblat, Matthew Drummond December 13, 2013 The Age The boss of Australia’s powerful competition regulator has fired back at…

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