Jamelle Agbuis

Coffee slurpers and office hoarders beware, the etiquette police are after you!

In a new Food Investigations video entitled, "The Vitamin Water Deception," the non-profit Consumer Wellness Center (www.ConsumerWellness.org) takes aim at the misleading marketing and high sugar content of Vitamin Water (a Coca-Cola product).

A recent landmark legal case in which a Telstra employee successfully claimed compensation for injuries suffered while working from home has raised some serious concerns for employers who offer similar flexible working arrangements.

Economic volatility has delayed CUA's re-entry to the broker market, the mutual has indicated.

The Australian Bankers' Association has claimed there are already high levels of switching between financial institutions, but has committed the banking industry to working with the government to ease switching following the release of proposed legislative reforms.

Plastic bags, other than plastic bottles, are in my top most hated things list! Especially the super thin, totally useless ones – you know the ones, you pick them up and they basically rip on contact.

Australian First Mortgage has made its second round of fixed rate cuts in a week.

It may be the title of the latest Hollywood-blockbuster comedy, but having a horrible boss is the norm for many people in reality - and a real threat to employee retention, according to a recent survey.

The Australian team has finished on top of the medal tally at the 2011 UCI Junior Track World Championships.

Non-profit property developer group the Urban Taskforce has blasted the Council of Australian Governments, saying it has failed to take any action on housing affordability.

Honda Women's Tour - National Road Series

New South Wales' Caleb Ewan continued Australia gold rush at the 2011 UCI Junior Track cycling Championships in Moscow winning the men's omnium.

It was a telling contrast, the day BlueScope Steel cuts 1,000 jobs, closes two steel plants and reveals a loss, including write-downs totalling $1.05 billion, its smaller competitor, OneSteel reveals plans to spend another half a billion dollars expanding its iron ore export business.

Despite another fall in global markets on Friday, the Australian market looks like steadying today.

By mixing the genomes of spiders and humans, researchers say they can create genetically altered human skin that could withstand a bullet fired from a .22-caliber long rifle.

A new study suggests extraterrestrial beings might consider humanity a threat to other planets, based on how we treat our own.

New survey finds shorter school lunch periods that experts fear may lead kids to overeat or choose unhealthy fare.

Former president gives an update on his plant-based diet — and how making the shift has given him a second shot at a healthy life.

The brain-eating amoeba has killed three people in the U.S. this summer, raising fears about swimming in freshwater. Here's what you should know.

Anthony Bourdain slams the Food Network star for her unhealthy recipes and 'connections with evil corporations.'

When applying for a rental property tenant history is methodically and ruthlessly checked ̶ and with good reason. There's a lot on the line if an agent accepts a tenant who goes on to trash the place.

There are some astounding, heart-pounding new videos that have just hit the scene, and you'll want to check these out.

In August's Talking Travel we chat to Bill Lehane (BillLehane), a journalist and writer from Dublin whose hobbies include: "Hanging out with Megan, writing in all its forms, drinking coffee, visiting art galleries and churches, and seeing the world."

Watching a spiral herb garden being constructed is a fascinating thing. Having 50 school kids building it all at once can descend into mayhem, but fortunately Permaculture teacher Leonie Shanahan was able to keep the whole process on track with a certain degree of military precision.

Nordstrom is my guilty pleasure but there is nothing guilty about the pleasure of shopping at one new Nordstrom-owned store. The store, Treasure & Bond, will open on Friday in New York City and Nordstrom has committed to donating store profits to charity. That’s right; Nordstrom will not be pocketing the profits from Treasure & Bond.

Animal rights group plans to join other groups in reserving a new .xxx domain featuring 'pornography that benefits animals.'

The only time you need to run the AC is when someone is home to enjoy it.

Apple may have just found itself in hot water again after a dutch technology news site spotted doctored images within a filing in Netherlands court surrounding Samsung's Galaxy S smartphones.

HP is taking a beating for its decision to kill off WebOS devices, including TouchPad, and shopping around its PC division, which could be spun off or sold. Shares fell nearly 23 percent - that's about a six-year low! - in early trading today.