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Westfield shopping centre in lockdown after person ‘spotted with weapon’

A Westfield shopping centre in Adelaide is in lockdown after reports a person was spotted with a weapon.Shoppers at Westfield Marion say an emergency announceme

Making ends meat: Australians can save up to $20 a kg by changing where they shop

People could save up to $20 a kg if they purchased their meat from markets or grocery stores rather than the big two supermarkets, a purchasing test by Guardian

‘We got breadcrumbs’: One of Australia’s biggest unions accused of pushing a bad deal for Woolworths workers

In short: Woolworths workers have voted in favour of a wage increase of 3.75 per cent — the same as the Fair Work Commission's annual award wage increase.Smal

The ‘Grocery Olympics’ reveal one chain where Australian customers could save

Listen to Australian and world news, and follow trending topics with It's been described as the Grocery Olympics.Mystery shoppers deployed to more than 80 super

Landmark survey reveals Australia’s cheapest groceries

Consumer group Choice's first government-funded quarterly supermarket price survey has revealed the cheapest chain to shop at in Australia.Choice sent myster

Aldi stores 25pc cheaper than Coles, Woolworths, Choice report finds

In short: Consumer advocacy group Choice says there is a difference of just 75 cents for the same basic grocery items at Coles and Woolworths.Choice found that

‘I’m very anti-fast fashion’: How a wave of second-hand shopping is cutting NSW’s carbon footprint

In short: A new report has found that the amount residents of NSW spent on second-hand items helped reduce a significant amount of waste and greenhouse gases.Ac

Derelict Brisbane shopping centre faces indefinite redevelopment delays due to ‘complex’ flood works

In short: Plans to redevelop the ruined Toombul Shopping Centre face indefinite delay as the developer grapples with the "complexities" of Brisbane flood works.

GIC offloads another shopping centre stake

Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC is selling another half stake in an Australian shopping centre, this time in Perth. JY Group is believed to be buy

Shein scrambles to find new venue as Perth shopping centre scraps pop-up

A shopping centre in Perth’s northern suburbs has scrapped a planned three-day pop-up store by global fast fashion brand Shein.The ultra-cheap online retailer

Refugee who died defending others among six victims of Bondi stabbing attack

Five women aged between 20 and 55 and a 30-year-old male security guard from Pakistan were killed after a man went on a stabbing spree in a busy Sydney shopping

Billions are lost to gangs as fake cigarettes flood Australia. Is the war on smoking at a tipping point?

The sale takes place in plain sight.At a convenience store on a Tuesday afternoon, the cashier asks: "Do you want the cheaper ones?""Sure," I say, thinking to m