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Jan
11
2026

Peter Griffin: What Cars Are Australians Buying?

Consumer Affairs, Popular Culture, Shopping, Society & Culture

SUVs and utes keep dominating, plug-in hybrids are booming, Chinese brands are rising, and electric vehicle growth is real but ...

Jan
2
2026

Dr Katie Lee: Worried After Sunscreen Recalls? How to Choose a Safe One

Consumer Affairs, Health, Personal Safety, Shopping

After a year of confusing sunscreen headlines, many Australians are wondering whether they can trust the label on the bottle. ...

Nov
16
2025

Simone Kelly: Transform Transwear and Gender-Affirming Design

Design, Fashion & Beauty, LGBTIQA+ Community, Popular Culture, Shopping, Society & Culture

A Melbourne Awards finalist, Transform Transwear crafts gender-affirming apparel with community at its heart. Founder Simone Kelly on comfort, collaboration ...

Oct
23
2025

Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne — What Happened to Brunch?

Business, Consumer Affairs, Diet and Nutrition, Finance, Popular Culture, Shopping, Society & Culture

Melbourne’s once-sacred weekend ritual of brunch is quietly disappearing, but why? Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne unpacks how the cost of ...

Oct
18
2025

Nicole Rich: Know Your Shopping Rights

Consumer Affairs, Law, Shopping

From delayed parcels to broken gadgets and “no refund” signs, the "silly season" is prime time for shopping fails. Nicole ...

Sep
19
2025

Vibhu Arya: Ditching Card Fees for Good

Consumer Affairs, Finance, Shopping

Every year, Australians hand over more than $1.2 billion in card surcharges, but it doesn’t have to be that way. ...

Jul
20
2025

Dr Evangeline Mantzioris: The Truth About Use-By Dates

Consumer Affairs, Diet and Nutrition, Health, Personal Safety, Science & Medicine, Shopping

Are you throwing out food that’s still perfectly safe to eat? Dr Evangeline Mantzioris clears up the confusion between best-before ...

Mar
20
2025

Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne: Are Shopping Malls Dying?

Business, Consumer Affairs, Popular Culture, Shopping, Society & Culture

It was buzzing if you stepped into an Australian shopping centre in the 1990s. Families were renting movies at Video ...

Feb
25
2025

Tony Weber: Car Trends of 2024

Automotive, Shopping

The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries has released its annual report, revealing a year of strong new vehicle sales in ...

Feb
19
2025

Dr Emily Brayshaw: Birkenstocks

Consumer Affairs, Fashion & Beauty, Popular Culture, Shopping

If you think of Birkenstocks, what comes to mind? Hippies? Tourists with socks? Or the latest must-have fashion trend? Birkenstock ...