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Is now the best time to buy an electric vehicle in Australia?
12+ hour, 23+ min ago (1578+ words) Is it time to buy an electric vehicle in Australia? February 13, 2025 In "Cars and accessories" The cost of insuring electric vehicles March 25, 2026 In "Car insurance" Six ways to unleash Australia's electric vehicle potential November 29, 2022 In "Cars and accessories" Transport / Cars…...
Real estate agents pressuring renters to use third-party apps
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (1732+ words) Personal finance and money advice / Property and real estate / Renting property Checked for accuracy by our qualified fact-checkers and verifiers. Find out more about fact-checking at CHOICE To any renter searching for a home, a successful application comes as a…...
Common Wi-Fi problems and how to fix them
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (1890+ words) Electronics and technology / Internet / Connecting to the Internet It's always so tempting to curse the National Broadband Network (NBN) or your internet service provider (ISP) when the internet is on the fritz. But while outages do occur, the cause of…...
The government needs to protect our retirement savings from scammers
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1626+ words) Personal finance and money advice / Financial planning and investing / Superannuation Checked for accuracy by our qualified fact-checkers and verifiers. Find out more about fact-checking at CHOICE Around this time she saw a Facebook ad for an investment opportunity. The timing…...
Decades of dodgy card surcharging set to come to an end
1+ week, 1+ day ago (798+ words) Personal finance and money advice / Credit cards and loans Checked for accuracy by our qualified fact-checkers and verifiers. Find out more about fact-checking at CHOICE When the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) introduced the payment card surcharging framework in 2003, it…...
Why wouldn't the bank help this identity theft victim?
1+ week, 3+ day ago (905+ words) Data protection and privacy / Protecting your data / Data laws and regulation Checked for accuracy by our qualified fact-checkers and verifiers. Find out more about fact-checking at CHOICE The card was for Great Southern Bank (GSB) " Patricia was not a customer…...
AI is about to do your grocery shopping. Is that good for consumers?
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1250+ words) Shopping / Everyday shopping / Supermarkets Thanks to new AI tools, your online shopping experience at Australia's biggest retailers could be in for a dramatic change." Woolworths, Coles and the owner of both Kmart and Bunnings have all recently signed major deals…...
The cost of insuring electric vehicles
2+ week, 1+ day ago (2086+ words) Personal finance and money advice / Insurance products / Car insurance Checked for accuracy by our qualified fact-checkers and verifiers. Find out more about fact-checking at CHOICE As prices continue to drop and the variety of models keeps increasing, electric vehicles (EVs)…...
The best steam air fryers
2+ week, 1+ day ago (985+ words) Home and living / Kitchen appliances / Multi-cookers Checked for accuracy by our qualified fact-checkers and verifiers. Find out more about fact-checking at CHOICE We're asking more and more from our kitchen appliances these days. With space, time and money in short…...
Is the new Dyson Spot + Scrub Ai wet and dry robot vacuum worth buying?
2+ week, 2+ day ago (1438+ words) Home and living / Laundry and cleaning / Vacuum cleaners We were keen to see how Dyson's offering compared to rival brands such as Ecovacs, Dreame and Roborock, so we borrowed a loan model so we could get it into our labs…...