Business
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Apple Becomes First Irish Company To Hit $1 Trillion Valuation
A computer business that began life in the garage of Steve Jobs’ childhood home in Dublin has become the first company to be valued at...
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New Coles Initiative Allows Customers To Dispose Of Plastic Bags Directly Into Ocean
Saying it wanted to make it as easy as possible for customers to contribute to environmental degradation, shopping centre giant Coles today launched a new...
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Elon Musk Travels To Thailand To Help Extract Publicity
As the Thailand cave rescue efforts continued today, Elon Musk said he was on hand to do whatever he can to help extract publicity.
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Woolworths To Phase In Plastic Bags
Supermarket giant Woolworths says it is committed to phasing in plastic bags across all of its fresh fruit and vegetables over the next two years,...
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Company You’ve Never Heard Of Has A New Privacy Policy For You To Delete
A company you vaguely remember signing up to in 2006 has spent the last three weeks developing a new privacy policy for you to immediately...
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Mum’s Spag Bol Drops Out Randomly Without Notice, Telstra Confirms
The ‘spag bol’ that Telstra was referring to in its recent advertising campaign often isn’t available, and can be missing essential ingredients, the company has...
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Robots That Built IKEA Chair Now Divorced
Citing ‘irreparable differences’, a pair of Singaporean robots who famously built an IKEA chair last week, has divorced, after the couple attempted to assemble a...
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AMP Replaces CEO With Pokie Machine: ‘It’s About Fairer Outcomes for Our Customers’
Financial services giant AMP has made a “Where’s The Gold” pokie machine it’s new CEO in a bid to drastically improve its current money management...
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Commonwealth Bank Opens New Cemetery Branch, To Be Closer To Its Customer Base
Saying it was part of its ‘customer-first strategy’ Commonwealth Bank has announced the opening of a new branch in Melbourne General Cemetery – one of...
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Royal Commission Struggling To Pay Bank Participation Fees
The Government has been slugged with bank fees totalling $1.8 million as part of the Royal Commission – a charge the banks say is necessary...
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Optus Launches New ‘Optus White’ Service
Telecommunications provider Optus has launched a new premium service called ‘Optus White’, a special offering available exclusively to customers of Anglo Saxon origin.
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Teenager Borrows Father’s Suit For Court Appearance
After being strongly advised by his mother that a hoodie and jeans would not cut it today, a Californian teen today arrived in court today...
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New Facebook Privacy Setting Allows Users To Stop Posting Intimate Details Of Their Personal Life
New privacy controls on Facebook will allow users to decide whether or not to post details of their relationship status, shopping preferences, private thoughts and...
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McDonald’s Launches New ‘Ethical Options’ Made From Free Range, Cruelty Free Emulsifiers
Fast food giant McDonald’s has joined the movement towards offering more ethical food options, vowing to use only free range emulsifiers and additives in its...
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Woolworths Self Checkout Machines To Double As Pokies
Customers at Woolworths will soon be able to gamble their entire weekly shop at the point of sale, in an innovative new strategy announced today.
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