European luxury retailer Sandro Paris has opened its fourth store in Australia at Chadstone Shopping Centre in Melbourne. Located on the ground floor, the store features a lounge area with custom wooden furniture as well as an in-store coffee bar. The store will sell a select range of Sandro Paris clothing, footwear and accessories across...
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More shoppers being hit by card surcharges – but we don’t seem to mind
Some businesses charge a flat fee rather than a percentage surcharge, but even a flat fee should reflect the merchants’ costs. Merchants must display surcharges when there is no way to avoid them, such as paying cash, the ACCC says on its website. They should still display surcharges even if they take cash, the regulator...
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Explore Tasmania’s Underwater Wonders: Diving into the Hidden Gems of Australia’s Apple Isle
Over the coming months, we will delve, State by State, into the magnificent and diverse diving the waters of Australia offer. Australia boasts stunning reefs, kelp forests, a vast array of wrecks, humpback whale migrations, whaleshark aggregations, great white encounters, sea lions, weedy and leafy sea dragons, macro dives galore, a staggering number of endemic...
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Major change to AusPost deliveries
Australia Post will cut back on letter deliveries to focus on parcels in a move that’s hoped will help the organisation’s flailing financial viability. The Albanese Government has moved to change AusPost’s performance standards to see regular letters and unaddressed mail delivered every second day. Posties will instead focus on parcels, express and priority mail...
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Aussie grocers hit back after pricing probe announced
Supermarket shelf in Australia. Credit: AsiaTravel / Shutterstock Australia’s two largest supermarket groups, Coles and Woolworths, have defended their pricing strategies after it was announced the country’s parliament is to hold an inquiry into what one main political party believes is price-gouging, or profiteering on the grocers’ part. Coles said its rate of inflation has...
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Australian shopping malls take home prestigious international awards
Seven Australian projects were Laureates in the South Asia and The Pacific Prix region. Awards were won across the Shops & Stores, Shopping Malls, Hotels, and Restaurants categories. The World Titles are announced in mid-December. The 2023 list of the World’s Most Beautiful Shops & Stores, Shopping Malls, Hotels, and Restaurants was recently announced on...
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The King has left the building – Australian Seniors News
Royal Australian Mint CEO, Leigh Gordon, has taken to Cooleman Court shopping centre in Canberra to do his charity Christmas shopping with a pocket full of brand new shiny King Charles III coins. “Australia has been anticipating the new King Charles coins since the passing of the Queen in 2022. Crafting them has certainly been...
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Australian Historic Site Wins Living Building Design Challenge
Announced today: The architects, designers, and students who emerged victorious in the ILLUMANATE Living Building Challenge® Design Competition. 6 December | The Living Future Institute of Australia (LFIA) today announces the winners of the ILLUMANATE Living Building Challenge® Design Competition, in partnership with Development Victoria. Through three categories, professional, student (university), and people’s choice, the...
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The Best Luxury Drinks to Gift This Christmas
Spanish manzanilla and palo cortado sherries with local takes by Pennyweight and Seppeltsfield. Photography by Fred Siggins. Christmas and celebratory drinks go hand-in-hand. Whether shopping for a red wine novice, a whisky connoisseur or those embracing an alcohol approach to the silly season, take notes from the T Australia editors’ drinks-themed Christmas Gift Guide (we’ll...
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Union takes Woolworths to court over COVID-19 working hours change
The Retail and Fast Food Workers Union (RAFFWU) is taking Woolworths to court, claiming its overnight workers suffered pay cuts when they were forced to switch to working regular hours during the COVID-19 pandemic. The union alleges 1400 Woolworths overnight workers across 100 stores in Victoria and Tasmania were required to move to daytime or...
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Man steals $2m worth of designer watches from Australia’s Chadstone Shopping Centre
Once inside, he headed for a luxury store that stocks high-end brands including Cartier, Rolex, Franck Muller and Dolce and Gabbana. There the man smashed through cabinets and grabbed 30 luxury watches, including designer brands totalling about $2 million. The smash-and-grab lasted only four minutes and was captured on a CCTV system. Police believe the...
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NAB Gift Guide 2023 – NAB News
Day 1: Axil Coffee Roasters We all have someone in our lives that can’t start their days without their cup of Joe. And Axil is the epitome of exceptional coffee and it’s the ideal gift for coffee lovers. Since 2010, Axil has been renowned for its dedication to direct trade and roasting Melbourne’s finest coffee,...