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NAB will increase the variable interest rates for home loans from Monday.

Shortage of gas is threatening the existence of Australia's largest wool manufacturer, Victoria Wool Processor. The company was unable to acquire a natural gas dealer.

Coles managing director John Durkan challenged other directors of the company to buy a week's worth of groceries for $150.

Optus announced on Thursday that it has successfully secured a fund to build 114 new mobile sites in the second round of Mobile Black Spots Program of the federal government.

JB Hi-Fi Chief Richard Murray said on Wednesday that he is not threatened by Amazon's retails offering in Australia.

Scurvy, an 18th century disease historically associated with sea sailors, has made a surprise comeback to Australia.

HubSpot and Survey Monkey’s Asia Pacific Content Marketing Report has revealed that 22 percent Australian marketers perceived that content marketing is the single most effective tactic when it comes to driving sales and leads in 2016.

Westpac's RAMS is increasing fixed home loan rates by 0.4 percent. The company is the first big lender to increase interest rates.

Woolworths is preparing for the arrival of the Amazon store in Australia in 2017.

Nintendo Classic Mini, Hatchimals and Pokémon are three of the most in-demand items for shoppers right now and great deals are available.

One of the busiest shopping days of the year is here and eBay has the best Thanksgiving 2016 deals.

Sydney and Melbourne CBD are good places to rent an affordable apartment as the cities show a large decline in the apartment prices.

In a major turnaround of events that has baffled medical experts and researchers, a protein that was long believed to cause Alzheimer’s, has proved to be one that actually fights off the degenerative disease.

Victoria is rolling out a revolutionary melanoma blood test that can diagnose the disease within hours, thereby greatly improving patients’ chances of overcoming the disease. This liquid-biopsy is an Australian-first that allows patients to begin treatment immediately. It cuts weeks off the time taken to detect the fatal skin cancer.

Experts are concerned of the overuse of anti-psychotic drugs prevalent nowadays. They say that these may damage brain and will even lead to early death. However, critics oppose the argument, contradicting the theory for lack of scientific evidence. Most of the claims are exaggerations, they say.

Woolworths reopened at Warringah Mall on Northern Beaches, Sydney, on Thursday featuring its first next-generation store.

Consumers don't have to wait for the Black Friday and Cyber Monday rush for their gadget fix. Great deals are available as early as now.

The overall tablet PC market has taken a hit. Apple still rules, but another giant is surging.

Apple looks to regain its grip on the tech market as its annual revenue has dropped for the first time in 15 years.

Rethink Success, a National Australia Bank whitepaper, revealed that 57 percent of Australians consider happiness as the basis for success in life. It was followed by having strong relationships, feeling fit and healthy, being a good person, having a good marriage, having good mental health and being control in own's life. More than 2000 people participated in the survey between ages 16 and 70.

Telco titan AT&T has announced that it will buy media giant Time Warner for US$85.4B (AU$112.25B) to reshape the evolving media industry.

University of California-San Francisco Medical Center’s assistant clinical professor of dermatology, Dr. Jenny Eileen Murase, says that people who sweat excessively do not realise that they have a treatable medical condition.

China is Australia's biggest wine market today as it overthrows the United States. According to Wine Australia, the demand increases more than 50 percent to $474 million for the past 12 months. The US market ranks second with $448 million, while UK ranks third with $361 million.

The iPhone maker sues manufacturers of fake and dangerous Apple-labelled products sold on Amazon, seeking millions of dollars in damages.

The Galaxy Note 7 debacle is not a first for Samsung. The company has faced issues regarding product quality and safety over the years.

Although Facebook’s tax settlements were legal based on UK laws, it is being criticised for paying a lesser amount of dues.

Optus is collaborating with Nokia to launch a 5G network in Australia. The second largest telco in the country and the Finnish communications company have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to work on a 5G research that they hoped to eventually overhaul Optus’ existing 4G network.

Microsoft Surface Pro 4 is a highly-innovative device from the maker of Windows. However, there’s another device in town, the Huawei MateBook. It will be interesting to see whether the MateBook comes even close to what Surface Pro 4 offers to its users.

Despite endorsement from TV mogul Oprah Winfrey, Weight Watchers (NYSE: WTW) is sinking fast. The weight loss company announced Monday it would be replacing current CEO James Chambers amidst reports that it lost US$1.2 billion (AU$1.6 billion) in the last 11 months.