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The business of Ooshies - who really benefits?

Woolworths offers one of the Disney movie characters for every $30 spent, while New World has knife sets.

  • Woolworths and New World run promotions offering Ooshies for every $30 spent.
  • Two-thirds of Ooshies distributed, 90% of display cases sold out.
  • Consumer advocacy warns of potential costs, advises price comparisons.

FG moves to end raw mineral exports

The Federal Government is ending raw mineral exports, aiming to attract investments in local processing and manufacturing to accelerate industrialisation a Read More…

Lawmakers want this new betting trend shut down before it’s too late

As wildfires rip through the Pacific Northwest, a group of lawmakers is calling on federal regulators to intervene to stop some very grim gambling activity that poses dangers of its own. Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley led a group of lawmakers this week in asking for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (which regulates U.S.

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