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Health star labels come close to being mandatory. But food companies can still (legally) game the system

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On Thursday, Australian and New Zealand food ministers at state, federal and national levels met to discuss what’s next for health star ratings for packaged foods. Now, after the food industry made slow progress in meeting the target to voluntarily put health stars on more products, ministers are tightening the screws. In an important step, … Read more

Australia’s phone companies are giving away free phones and gift vouchers in a last-minute bid to lure customers off 3G

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Briefly: Almost 200,000 Australians still rely solely on 3G devices, which will stop working within weeks. Telstra and Optus are now giving away phones and vouchers to help vulnerable Australians get better. What is expected next? The 3G network is being phased out to make way for 4G and 5G technologies. Telstra and Optus are … Read more